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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. & {* d, m! K; {3 G. T
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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. : ?) O& K7 f7 N# v
Seasonally adjusted, unemployment rates vary from 13.2% (Newfoundland and Labrador) to 3.3% (Alberta). ! }6 ]+ c- Q3 q. n
Rates for all the provinces were (previous month in brackets):
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Newfoundland and Labrador 13.2% (12.6%)
0 C' O1 H2 T( g3 ]Prince Edward Island 11.2% (10.4%)
4 [3 D. ^" M4 {- h5 j' jNova Scotia 7.8% (7.9%) + p: I( x, o7 X& F' C
New Brunswick 8.3% (8.5%)
! v1 ~3 ~% U, E- P7 w) i6 {! YQuebec 7.6% (7.3%)
E& E( e) }3 SOntario 6.3% (6.4%)
1 Y! m" r& U% X; [$ f9 H1 IManitoba 3.8% (4.3%) % r+ ~* x1 X% @( o& R5 M
Saskatchewan 4.3% (4.1%)
- R" V0 L! K" _8 i0 m# G1 V* S- qAlberta 3.3% (3.4%)
7 P+ o% u# |) @; Y7 cBritish Columbia 4.3% (4.3%) |
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