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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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8 [0 }& I8 Y; D5 R! 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. 7 R) \' A; `! ] i
Seasonally adjusted, unemployment rates vary from 13.2% (Newfoundland and Labrador) to 3.3% (Alberta).
! I7 _" l) R; I/ ~1 Y: O7 sRates for all the provinces were (previous month in brackets):6 D1 y" c4 W3 x% a2 I' ]' B
# ^8 f h5 X; }! T7 V4 XNewfoundland and Labrador 13.2% (12.6%) & u: S% v3 Z- q) m" `
Prince Edward Island 11.2% (10.4%) 6 a8 X& s) S7 Y2 [ l3 z) ~9 K, w: `
Nova Scotia 7.8% (7.9%)
. N' N3 ~( c! a! m+ [/ ~! w! CNew Brunswick 8.3% (8.5%) 7 F7 B# U0 L, }* `7 g, a
Quebec 7.6% (7.3%) # m4 o1 I( }5 Q' _
Ontario 6.3% (6.4%) 0 R5 A# K8 @( A- |! B& q. f: o; Y$ V
Manitoba 3.8% (4.3%) , M8 f; E4 {$ f! H! Z4 L
Saskatchewan 4.3% (4.1%)
6 B2 s# n- l5 @2 f; A, O6 bAlberta 3.3% (3.4%) % X& H& w$ M! |- g4 X
British Columbia 4.3% (4.3%) |
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