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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 x8 g; N/ `) m; }! K6 w
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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.
# k( v, k) e; U3 H& L+ aSeasonally adjusted, unemployment rates vary from 13.2% (Newfoundland and Labrador) to 3.3% (Alberta).
; A8 U0 }& r2 S+ VRates for all the provinces were (previous month in brackets):
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6 t( [# E q) p- W7 z2 JNewfoundland and Labrador 13.2% (12.6%) 4 R" l/ x* \. ^! J; w' \
Prince Edward Island 11.2% (10.4%)
7 Z" O. `) Z- b+ o; ?& mNova Scotia 7.8% (7.9%)
) X5 _9 U# e5 G; |% {New Brunswick 8.3% (8.5%)
( V) j( |4 b" c7 q/ M V( DQuebec 7.6% (7.3%)
8 L8 t$ e2 G! V( W: j3 f* R; QOntario 6.3% (6.4%) , M# H7 t! T( U% D w5 Q* T
Manitoba 3.8% (4.3%) 0 K7 Q8 {7 g: w6 O7 Z' N# `& K
Saskatchewan 4.3% (4.1%)
: W) Q" j; z* t0 S1 H& a3 A- XAlberta 3.3% (3.4%)
$ e& O& H; g8 YBritish Columbia 4.3% (4.3%) |
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