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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. 8 P1 f( W' a& h/ I" R& b! H6 H8 p
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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. / d# u0 ]. ^) X& a
Seasonally adjusted, unemployment rates vary from 13.2% (Newfoundland and Labrador) to 3.3% (Alberta).
. m6 ]1 J4 g1 a, a$ JRates for all the provinces were (previous month in brackets):
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Newfoundland and Labrador 13.2% (12.6%)
6 I+ }8 o* s/ n5 m8 S: t- Z0 MPrince Edward Island 11.2% (10.4%) 3 z! W! O/ Q( Z
Nova Scotia 7.8% (7.9%)
5 v% D4 }" k- J3 R; wNew Brunswick 8.3% (8.5%)
' p7 @2 ]' | i; gQuebec 7.6% (7.3%)
7 Z% q. T* {+ `, E, U7 O2 ?Ontario 6.3% (6.4%) . a- z# \" Y2 w: T% {0 |' @
Manitoba 3.8% (4.3%)
' d. l' a* }: C' t( e/ dSaskatchewan 4.3% (4.1%) 2 Q5 j* |: n6 t
Alberta 3.3% (3.4%) 5 j! t. j3 E/ r3 z3 h, U
British Columbia 4.3% (4.3%) |
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