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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. " ^& `: E, ^8 a
! f9 O# j5 i; f% C1 {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.
; h7 Z7 ]9 [6 t9 M+ Q) H7 [Seasonally adjusted, unemployment rates vary from 13.2% (Newfoundland and Labrador) to 3.3% (Alberta).
6 k- O2 ?8 P5 ^2 A: TRates for all the provinces were (previous month in brackets):
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Newfoundland and Labrador 13.2% (12.6%)
/ R$ L2 S: [6 X# w( e1 ]& JPrince Edward Island 11.2% (10.4%) 3 P) F# }0 _( Z$ l0 _4 m, |
Nova Scotia 7.8% (7.9%) 2 a, b; ^! H7 a8 |8 J4 w: s
New Brunswick 8.3% (8.5%) 4 ^4 c; J# h G- a6 a
Quebec 7.6% (7.3%) ! D5 _6 ~8 s/ b) W6 q' r
Ontario 6.3% (6.4%)
* G3 |! j3 n# i6 O8 S4 sManitoba 3.8% (4.3%)
, S7 z9 u: K/ k3 h- }# `9 V YSaskatchewan 4.3% (4.1%)
. f/ `: R9 Q( J2 H: z5 t2 Y; rAlberta 3.3% (3.4%) " i! o5 t5 z! W b
British Columbia 4.3% (4.3%) |
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