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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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7 G! q$ ~9 ]) R8 ?) r9 u% ~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. 8 I3 t# d) v* J
Seasonally adjusted, unemployment rates vary from 13.2% (Newfoundland and Labrador) to 3.3% (Alberta).
5 ]* ]* E; F7 |) @+ {Rates for all the provinces were (previous month in brackets):1 T$ K; s& U$ L9 p+ U) w! ^8 P! ~
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Newfoundland and Labrador 13.2% (12.6%) 9 m7 i5 B" ~9 m2 a9 D' [
Prince Edward Island 11.2% (10.4%)
' ?+ Y4 q6 w! qNova Scotia 7.8% (7.9%) & c% L( N1 ^4 m u$ u
New Brunswick 8.3% (8.5%) f/ K. g* @4 S
Quebec 7.6% (7.3%) - y* t- ^4 m# p. j) H
Ontario 6.3% (6.4%) 8 J% ~8 k' I4 H' N; K- W' i
Manitoba 3.8% (4.3%) $ u& P9 \7 d' W% H
Saskatchewan 4.3% (4.1%) / R( c4 j: l O5 l" O/ y
Alberta 3.3% (3.4%) / ]! L" e' u0 n0 F5 M: P
British Columbia 4.3% (4.3%) |
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