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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. 8 {- |2 ~3 @0 z5 I
Seasonally adjusted, unemployment rates vary from 13.2% (Newfoundland and Labrador) to 3.3% (Alberta). 8 M) _ Y: w5 {) @& M |
Rates for all the provinces were (previous month in brackets):
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Newfoundland and Labrador 13.2% (12.6%) / a" ]$ k! l6 g8 B8 [& o; O
Prince Edward Island 11.2% (10.4%) ! y* Z) X3 I4 R. `0 ?
Nova Scotia 7.8% (7.9%) ; r: j( ]4 Y& u5 m8 }
New Brunswick 8.3% (8.5%) v; l+ b+ e: I# R! C. C* n3 e, q
Quebec 7.6% (7.3%)
5 y6 J% C! I, }* j, k0 Q! iOntario 6.3% (6.4%) " n1 }/ V0 W$ s# X4 U9 H6 r
Manitoba 3.8% (4.3%)
[0 ^; a: c* ?Saskatchewan 4.3% (4.1%)
f! S' I7 t) o) NAlberta 3.3% (3.4%)
2 n) Q: i# i: W' O5 H( gBritish Columbia 4.3% (4.3%) |
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