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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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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.
& c1 _* a4 o2 wSeasonally adjusted, unemployment rates vary from 13.2% (Newfoundland and Labrador) to 3.3% (Alberta).
/ ]0 t5 D& m3 v" f, ~' DRates for all the provinces were (previous month in brackets):
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Newfoundland and Labrador 13.2% (12.6%) - d( v4 D2 p/ w' d" h
Prince Edward Island 11.2% (10.4%)
. s3 N; x4 t+ o$ C0 F' dNova Scotia 7.8% (7.9%)
: D' m% b$ q2 Y: h i0 tNew Brunswick 8.3% (8.5%) + ?4 \+ r* n: L2 W, r
Quebec 7.6% (7.3%) ' c1 p0 N2 p, T2 f
Ontario 6.3% (6.4%)
$ A1 l5 }5 w9 mManitoba 3.8% (4.3%) ! i1 l h. _( h* v* h
Saskatchewan 4.3% (4.1%) 6 j7 S0 P3 P0 T+ Y2 r& w& b8 [
Alberta 3.3% (3.4%)
2 n! O/ ^# L! v( FBritish Columbia 4.3% (4.3%) |
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