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May 9 2008 - Statistics Canada reports that the unemployment rate rose to 6.1% in April even though employment increased by an estimated 19,000 over the month as more people entered the job market. Calculated in the U.S. manner, the participation rate reached 64.5% in April.
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, Z. c) c. Q$ COnly Manitoba registered significant jobs growth during the month. Overall, the decline in manufacturing jobs continues as a major trend with 112,000 factory jobs lost since April 2007. 6 n' {8 U K+ q1 ]
Seasonally adjusted, unemployment rates vary from 13.2% (Newfoundland and Labrador) to 3.3% (Alberta). + o, i. ?$ i2 G$ b
Rates for all the provinces were (previous month in brackets):
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1 k& A8 Q) G# A/ _! I- TNewfoundland and Labrador 13.2% (12.6%)
; ^: M8 C/ ] ]Prince Edward Island 11.2% (10.4%)
! r* t4 U( S. w7 A1 uNova Scotia 7.8% (7.9%)
# B" a" n" T5 t* J1 j7 C6 LNew Brunswick 8.3% (8.5%) 0 i1 K+ r, K9 W
Quebec 7.6% (7.3%) % W+ c/ |' Z) g# V
Ontario 6.3% (6.4%) " \1 p- w) G3 Q% w! Z& ~% f0 R
Manitoba 3.8% (4.3%)
9 j' X% `5 w' @( g0 iSaskatchewan 4.3% (4.1%) ; a0 M9 E! B) c H2 D
Alberta 3.3% (3.4%) # ~' V _. b( p9 d" n, d
British Columbia 4.3% (4.3%) |
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