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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. ) y9 O/ p' Y+ V- S; c
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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. & x, c, u; ?5 E0 P& J4 ~7 F) Z; ~
Seasonally adjusted, unemployment rates vary from 13.2% (Newfoundland and Labrador) to 3.3% (Alberta).
# U$ }& m$ T1 F/ aRates for all the provinces were (previous month in brackets):- e0 _$ c- h6 `9 H5 X* L/ F* Y* g1 i
9 Y" R: t# q3 f+ @0 c. cNewfoundland and Labrador 13.2% (12.6%)
1 ~; _( o( b( g' sPrince Edward Island 11.2% (10.4%) , X) X/ E: Q; q) ~7 x# F& K7 ]0 h7 L' Y
Nova Scotia 7.8% (7.9%)
, [3 S6 t0 D6 u- L& s2 |+ aNew Brunswick 8.3% (8.5%) # o' u; n; g, Q
Quebec 7.6% (7.3%) 4 K& n2 \3 p. i. F
Ontario 6.3% (6.4%)
6 x, K+ _7 r4 v! f! k5 I" SManitoba 3.8% (4.3%)
a9 h$ }, h3 ASaskatchewan 4.3% (4.1%) + H* F% g" ^- I$ o1 @$ R% T; e4 q
Alberta 3.3% (3.4%) - V. _ ~+ ~+ p3 T9 D" X
British Columbia 4.3% (4.3%) |
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