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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.
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9 o; R. M2 N4 q5 @- J2 C7 V% I, `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.
+ B* V- A3 ^6 }5 ^* `7 f5 OSeasonally adjusted, unemployment rates vary from 13.2% (Newfoundland and Labrador) to 3.3% (Alberta). * u6 V( V. h7 V6 F! d* f' f! `
Rates for all the provinces were (previous month in brackets):( a8 D$ f( X7 V0 K
b8 }) c, l% H) ?7 c: @. `1 q* J" @# TNewfoundland and Labrador 13.2% (12.6%)
E; H# w1 W+ b% O' S$ s; FPrince Edward Island 11.2% (10.4%) 9 z& r% l! U- k6 H
Nova Scotia 7.8% (7.9%) 7 X5 M8 ]: b W/ {' H* S$ Q
New Brunswick 8.3% (8.5%)
# M8 V' C6 t9 V( d1 v8 sQuebec 7.6% (7.3%)
+ |$ ~0 f) i/ e& {( [; L+ {Ontario 6.3% (6.4%)
/ }- A. Z9 ^3 d, C* M6 r9 uManitoba 3.8% (4.3%) 0 a8 O5 H4 x5 g
Saskatchewan 4.3% (4.1%)
; ?5 _' C1 n7 q7 hAlberta 3.3% (3.4%) ) F7 t. i# T; T e, C6 b2 e) H
British Columbia 4.3% (4.3%) |
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