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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. # [( f5 S" R; [, D% k" y/ K
7 q9 W+ N/ z8 b( K" \% E2 sOnly 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 m+ L% z0 o. g3 Z# E+ U
Seasonally adjusted, unemployment rates vary from 13.2% (Newfoundland and Labrador) to 3.3% (Alberta).
1 R1 S0 J4 j* K# xRates for all the provinces were (previous month in brackets): Y, A. H8 c( e/ q+ n- z
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Newfoundland and Labrador 13.2% (12.6%) 9 g' _5 D k! ?7 F
Prince Edward Island 11.2% (10.4%) 6 U3 N( K1 N/ `
Nova Scotia 7.8% (7.9%)
7 W' l8 O& P9 `8 u% l7 nNew Brunswick 8.3% (8.5%)
9 a( O: ~2 S; V, c/ HQuebec 7.6% (7.3%)
! V {1 |- k. C8 y6 ~0 q" y: AOntario 6.3% (6.4%)
: ?& Z, \ o7 ]4 fManitoba 3.8% (4.3%)
9 x$ u, K" r: {( x. ESaskatchewan 4.3% (4.1%) 1 }# S& w$ @7 O8 {% v* ]8 E
Alberta 3.3% (3.4%)
% y. ]7 S: g! c* W8 oBritish Columbia 4.3% (4.3%) |
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