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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. ' s, T( }3 o' w! y e' u
9 u! j' f3 W: E4 X1 ^ x. rOnly 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.
* S$ o2 B/ `4 g. SSeasonally adjusted, unemployment rates vary from 13.2% (Newfoundland and Labrador) to 3.3% (Alberta). & E& ^7 Y! d0 p0 K+ K7 E- Q
Rates for all the provinces were (previous month in brackets):
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Newfoundland and Labrador 13.2% (12.6%)
; a4 m+ n- W! Z5 B8 v4 _8 TPrince Edward Island 11.2% (10.4%) . d$ Y0 m3 W( i( l( Q
Nova Scotia 7.8% (7.9%) 0 J3 T7 W; ^; u7 C
New Brunswick 8.3% (8.5%)
+ `$ X% l, A" \2 x1 DQuebec 7.6% (7.3%) 6 k% k3 z# @: x
Ontario 6.3% (6.4%)
" O. J: O f [5 Z2 C' z9 s3 |' ]Manitoba 3.8% (4.3%) . I! ]) }$ b7 Z
Saskatchewan 4.3% (4.1%)
: P0 @( ]/ I. IAlberta 3.3% (3.4%)
E+ X) w0 K& D- L. jBritish Columbia 4.3% (4.3%) |
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