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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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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.
+ J" C8 ?2 U% D% GSeasonally adjusted, unemployment rates vary from 13.2% (Newfoundland and Labrador) to 3.3% (Alberta). . u! q/ `2 e' {' q" b8 r
Rates for all the provinces were (previous month in brackets):
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Newfoundland and Labrador 13.2% (12.6%)
" w6 ^/ `; s, ]3 I: U+ l/ sPrince Edward Island 11.2% (10.4%)
- {3 `5 _' z+ C5 o3 w( e: X' K2 d. dNova Scotia 7.8% (7.9%)
5 z+ K3 g1 F' s' s6 I3 k5 [New Brunswick 8.3% (8.5%) ' [$ M# S2 X2 Q' W M; _& {
Quebec 7.6% (7.3%)
0 f! d( S: V5 v! U1 O* h* COntario 6.3% (6.4%) " I% E& Y: g. j# ^) ]
Manitoba 3.8% (4.3%) # `& o; r% g- F7 F8 P b; Q
Saskatchewan 4.3% (4.1%)
3 G1 K G; x2 l9 o3 w( F& n% ZAlberta 3.3% (3.4%)
0 P4 W+ h$ E) jBritish Columbia 4.3% (4.3%) |
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