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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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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.
. B$ k- J# ~; {- F. F* |( lSeasonally adjusted, unemployment rates vary from 13.2% (Newfoundland and Labrador) to 3.3% (Alberta).
$ b% J0 ?: q+ v+ v6 r/ ]Rates for all the provinces were (previous month in brackets):
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Newfoundland and Labrador 13.2% (12.6%) % D7 Q3 u+ [$ S' V' T
Prince Edward Island 11.2% (10.4%)
# o0 R4 C, [0 ~' VNova Scotia 7.8% (7.9%)
# m5 x3 i1 l$ v6 yNew Brunswick 8.3% (8.5%)
, I3 N: d- n% eQuebec 7.6% (7.3%) : {' a+ }6 o" u# E$ @3 |' k8 |
Ontario 6.3% (6.4%) 7 J0 @1 l7 e9 p" e1 H
Manitoba 3.8% (4.3%)
8 \# v: }5 E8 B& aSaskatchewan 4.3% (4.1%) 6 o( T+ b+ q1 z& N& q
Alberta 3.3% (3.4%) + T+ ?6 r6 c5 a
British Columbia 4.3% (4.3%) |
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