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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. - s: ` T0 N- G* ^8 @
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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.
$ s& \+ M- l8 @1 h$ T( i, {% K3 SSeasonally adjusted, unemployment rates vary from 13.2% (Newfoundland and Labrador) to 3.3% (Alberta).
4 T0 q( [5 X, M' b7 N" IRates for all the provinces were (previous month in brackets):
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Newfoundland and Labrador 13.2% (12.6%)
/ e- V4 j* _5 J+ KPrince Edward Island 11.2% (10.4%) 5 ?, }9 }% F2 g, L& Z; `. F' _
Nova Scotia 7.8% (7.9%)
8 Z4 L. b# g: o$ U# I- M! {New Brunswick 8.3% (8.5%)
2 R' n- K" J' T8 W/ KQuebec 7.6% (7.3%)
0 |, ^2 Y$ U) ~+ d6 r1 cOntario 6.3% (6.4%)
, p- }" B( a5 x" r% D8 hManitoba 3.8% (4.3%) 6 B1 G) @- q8 j/ a7 n; e9 C
Saskatchewan 4.3% (4.1%) 4 o: }5 o' ]4 M- P4 o0 y
Alberta 3.3% (3.4%)
7 Y8 W9 r6 a5 o( ^0 T/ [8 |: ]British Columbia 4.3% (4.3%) |
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