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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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' P% ~7 {9 |) U, E8 e, \1 hOnly 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.
# `4 K; `$ a$ \. O& F" eSeasonally adjusted, unemployment rates vary from 13.2% (Newfoundland and Labrador) to 3.3% (Alberta). 1 l/ w' M% I7 V! U
Rates for all the provinces were (previous month in brackets):* m$ V9 [6 J3 y& i0 h
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Newfoundland and Labrador 13.2% (12.6%)
( }( w( Y, W+ ~( F5 T0 P* ?* mPrince Edward Island 11.2% (10.4%) # U: z( p+ L6 p9 d% A& L
Nova Scotia 7.8% (7.9%)
+ N& o! S) n8 l/ M+ w' O! u! yNew Brunswick 8.3% (8.5%)
. V. p# F' N9 F* E/ QQuebec 7.6% (7.3%) , c/ P" i* @$ o3 \' A
Ontario 6.3% (6.4%)
2 r( {8 w! ~6 P3 T. U3 y, vManitoba 3.8% (4.3%) * P2 T! M& F& a, t
Saskatchewan 4.3% (4.1%)
) {+ H9 M8 |% G+ [5 F1 V1 ]; uAlberta 3.3% (3.4%) 2 Z( a4 e+ D* ?2 f/ u1 [: R+ ~
British Columbia 4.3% (4.3%) |
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