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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. * `7 n m/ L* b4 Q1 j: x O1 C& F5 n8 j
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Only 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.
+ U1 I* p$ q \. J- _* ESeasonally adjusted, unemployment rates vary from 13.2% (Newfoundland and Labrador) to 3.3% (Alberta). ; J2 j, d+ K P0 M3 d b
Rates for all the provinces were (previous month in brackets):, @- ~7 I2 p' T& l h
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Newfoundland and Labrador 13.2% (12.6%) - y9 P# P- o9 e4 F% s ?4 }
Prince Edward Island 11.2% (10.4%) 7 [3 |: R9 ?5 G. r4 I( X
Nova Scotia 7.8% (7.9%)
: T6 F( X u2 h8 [/ h, _* J8 sNew Brunswick 8.3% (8.5%) 0 r, L% [ x! E) u+ p6 \4 }( n
Quebec 7.6% (7.3%)
9 s0 f' ]- e* h! n5 BOntario 6.3% (6.4%) : n5 }5 J! [0 l5 J8 t4 L
Manitoba 3.8% (4.3%) ; W4 d2 `$ N( s: b. @* N
Saskatchewan 4.3% (4.1%)
) Z$ R: j2 k, ?: cAlberta 3.3% (3.4%)
0 v. N7 q c1 a( W% VBritish Columbia 4.3% (4.3%) |
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