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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. m6 y0 V3 G8 s7 B# {' l0 M
Seasonally adjusted, unemployment rates vary from 13.2% (Newfoundland and Labrador) to 3.3% (Alberta).
& F3 B0 a2 n5 X" i7 d: k1 a# fRates for all the provinces were (previous month in brackets):& H. a% W( s8 I. F
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Newfoundland and Labrador 13.2% (12.6%)
6 C. [" s% f( z6 z$ h% h1 lPrince Edward Island 11.2% (10.4%) . m6 c4 K3 t0 K3 ~9 A6 {5 ~
Nova Scotia 7.8% (7.9%)
8 {( J% W) i: d2 O8 @/ I1 QNew Brunswick 8.3% (8.5%)
; _( B% H8 I0 Q" b4 E b; O" SQuebec 7.6% (7.3%) ( j( m. ^) J% g4 @) ^
Ontario 6.3% (6.4%)
2 r* u: ]7 `) W2 iManitoba 3.8% (4.3%) 4 G- U! B1 `0 x; w; W. z2 }6 U
Saskatchewan 4.3% (4.1%)
# X% X) x! Y, l s% Q: G) o2 E* uAlberta 3.3% (3.4%)
* G/ Y! B* _6 N8 M& r* z# JBritish Columbia 4.3% (4.3%) |
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