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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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8 O/ {- [) E; }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 n5 E$ B- F- ^. h' r; RSeasonally adjusted, unemployment rates vary from 13.2% (Newfoundland and Labrador) to 3.3% (Alberta).
4 ^- J) W" M. K @# rRates for all the provinces were (previous month in brackets):8 k* t6 Z8 i; o& \$ S( x
) f! T4 O3 Q) _1 h# v7 T& Y2 r0 a3 rNewfoundland and Labrador 13.2% (12.6%) 8 r7 C5 r4 L4 c- o/ ?5 H9 n" E
Prince Edward Island 11.2% (10.4%) ! v/ p8 r3 c2 i' o
Nova Scotia 7.8% (7.9%)
3 S; S1 k9 k2 B$ R6 @+ a$ SNew Brunswick 8.3% (8.5%) % d D, ?$ z" S0 d1 m' y6 J$ s' @
Quebec 7.6% (7.3%)
4 c4 |5 A, z9 ]/ ^4 T0 _" XOntario 6.3% (6.4%)
M, }& k+ y+ G8 `* r6 W; iManitoba 3.8% (4.3%)
! G* e3 b" \( L! n6 C; FSaskatchewan 4.3% (4.1%)
2 _$ R1 h- A0 D& y+ ?Alberta 3.3% (3.4%) " s+ ?) q3 W( D4 o: y j
British Columbia 4.3% (4.3%) |
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