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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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, v/ \ p6 m0 k" Q1 QOnly 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.
/ \: e& [1 n, u/ ^( ISeasonally adjusted, unemployment rates vary from 13.2% (Newfoundland and Labrador) to 3.3% (Alberta). 3 y# n. T" \. y! z
Rates for all the provinces were (previous month in brackets):# j( Q4 U& K `, }0 A0 u
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Newfoundland and Labrador 13.2% (12.6%)
; l4 q0 ~% `) u* s9 O! lPrince Edward Island 11.2% (10.4%) 3 t j. @. ^1 q2 g. `. L; Q
Nova Scotia 7.8% (7.9%) 1 D: l7 W, ]; x* @6 S4 y
New Brunswick 8.3% (8.5%) 6 _1 P$ x6 w; J# m1 f& g8 d* C; g J
Quebec 7.6% (7.3%) 5 b( |4 W5 f; v7 A* Z
Ontario 6.3% (6.4%) ; Q5 k, M* {2 G+ c; D- ~
Manitoba 3.8% (4.3%)
' B, V( t: E5 X( J6 u4 ?" WSaskatchewan 4.3% (4.1%)
0 j" L# S& P5 V% B) [9 IAlberta 3.3% (3.4%) 0 K, R" a& w) q
British Columbia 4.3% (4.3%) |
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