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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. 3 p2 M/ X7 K3 g3 j( B9 R+ C" ?
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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.
1 e2 v5 n. ?8 O8 qSeasonally adjusted, unemployment rates vary from 13.2% (Newfoundland and Labrador) to 3.3% (Alberta). # n( Y% N. ~8 ~: [; M
Rates for all the provinces were (previous month in brackets):5 S, M, c2 {" D( K' q* k
, i/ ?+ j9 L- C* NNewfoundland and Labrador 13.2% (12.6%)
7 ]# T2 W5 f) A% iPrince Edward Island 11.2% (10.4%) , t- T" O0 p& Y& p% T# u2 Y5 n; F' u" x
Nova Scotia 7.8% (7.9%) / q9 d$ m, c9 N% b
New Brunswick 8.3% (8.5%)
( V# k0 x2 d) [' n4 H1 f: e. ?" J4 qQuebec 7.6% (7.3%) # J' a( l. ~& u* ~$ K, e9 J
Ontario 6.3% (6.4%) ) x% E6 P0 Q. H. b% v! L6 Q: S, I+ u
Manitoba 3.8% (4.3%) ! Y' k- @, J. q2 M7 s, O
Saskatchewan 4.3% (4.1%)
" C! M8 }/ ?( Y' S1 E0 L4 `# Y0 CAlberta 3.3% (3.4%)
, W) c _' m3 X7 b! eBritish Columbia 4.3% (4.3%) |
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