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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. 3 ~! x) Z+ r- c @3 y
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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. 6 B$ c, w3 a: L+ |+ D. E- U, A
Seasonally adjusted, unemployment rates vary from 13.2% (Newfoundland and Labrador) to 3.3% (Alberta). & ]4 F! Q* E' U* H* @3 h2 |! O( w
Rates for all the provinces were (previous month in brackets):
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! {8 C7 \+ U. H) F9 d# vNewfoundland and Labrador 13.2% (12.6%) 6 r8 L7 ~5 n0 k: W, }' l( @
Prince Edward Island 11.2% (10.4%) + v; j. O* y- m! N4 r0 S& ~+ n% A4 k
Nova Scotia 7.8% (7.9%) 3 h7 {5 G1 k/ k' a/ U: E
New Brunswick 8.3% (8.5%)
. Q w9 v/ W$ jQuebec 7.6% (7.3%)
* p$ ]: f: E& w: S/ P7 vOntario 6.3% (6.4%) / N5 U5 p# q! l h& n. `, ]5 d
Manitoba 3.8% (4.3%) , r4 n) U$ O: r; g! R1 S
Saskatchewan 4.3% (4.1%)
8 D, l) A" P' B5 b" UAlberta 3.3% (3.4%)
3 Q6 }3 t. p/ e- J4 _) QBritish Columbia 4.3% (4.3%) |
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