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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. ! @5 S, J, ]# Z+ n1 d
6 p/ c$ M2 R4 X" l& V$ VOnly 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.
5 G% A8 z% h/ c* b" |Seasonally adjusted, unemployment rates vary from 13.2% (Newfoundland and Labrador) to 3.3% (Alberta). / \, Y8 U- X, p
Rates for all the provinces were (previous month in brackets):
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$ d6 y. k/ T9 [- @Newfoundland and Labrador 13.2% (12.6%)
. x, m; X( v' X) xPrince Edward Island 11.2% (10.4%)
8 \7 o. ^' ~/ \1 L3 `3 ?: iNova Scotia 7.8% (7.9%)
[; s% {6 h. C8 y( H& rNew Brunswick 8.3% (8.5%)
0 v" f1 Y/ n9 v0 D1 aQuebec 7.6% (7.3%)
' V! @9 t, T$ f+ X. J9 s6 [Ontario 6.3% (6.4%) $ d4 @4 X2 p, E2 G% b7 d
Manitoba 3.8% (4.3%)
! [" Q& J. w' s2 ?5 NSaskatchewan 4.3% (4.1%)
% I. i1 O/ i) l) |9 K1 f! pAlberta 3.3% (3.4%)
! w+ {2 O/ @ |2 ?8 ]9 B) j1 SBritish Columbia 4.3% (4.3%) |
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