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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. 8 t" v( z5 ^1 L" V
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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.
3 A$ w+ l4 M/ E9 n6 ?: U7 LSeasonally adjusted, unemployment rates vary from 13.2% (Newfoundland and Labrador) to 3.3% (Alberta). 1 `( o3 E) W# j4 E Q) S- M
Rates for all the provinces were (previous month in brackets):
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6 B6 y* B5 s# z8 L( S4 VNewfoundland and Labrador 13.2% (12.6%)
7 r" L% G! U c: e% c; u+ t$ ePrince Edward Island 11.2% (10.4%) , Q' L1 q7 T( T& l3 Z N @0 T6 Z
Nova Scotia 7.8% (7.9%)
) X4 A- U U% }: w/ E' dNew Brunswick 8.3% (8.5%) - r! k# S; Q1 M3 @+ X
Quebec 7.6% (7.3%) 8 l, B p, {; F! q+ V6 x
Ontario 6.3% (6.4%) 5 T, H/ B) C- K$ [ L* T$ S
Manitoba 3.8% (4.3%)
, K2 t/ J l; U& {' l2 j9 U$ k& ^Saskatchewan 4.3% (4.1%)
2 b. b/ l/ l8 e% l% r2 OAlberta 3.3% (3.4%) ( s. }! W9 m2 @. e
British Columbia 4.3% (4.3%) |
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