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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.
- F, ~' @4 Y- Q+ P# Y( l/ ?6 I+ tSeasonally adjusted, unemployment rates vary from 13.2% (Newfoundland and Labrador) to 3.3% (Alberta). ) K A `7 A, y
Rates for all the provinces were (previous month in brackets):8 T. V% O" J, n# y# E
' h+ {0 a" m1 B/ kNewfoundland and Labrador 13.2% (12.6%) * U# e* U3 z% F: _! A0 y
Prince Edward Island 11.2% (10.4%)
! E6 H$ p' N9 s* M2 H5 }2 hNova Scotia 7.8% (7.9%) / ]" Z0 O- d# v. @
New Brunswick 8.3% (8.5%) , l: J; p5 [: ?$ M. g
Quebec 7.6% (7.3%) - {* Y z/ H( |4 [! Y
Ontario 6.3% (6.4%)
7 m8 ^9 o* x1 c; P! F+ q" EManitoba 3.8% (4.3%)
; v6 a) @* \; k0 O: m# x, eSaskatchewan 4.3% (4.1%) - k* I& |$ F; t" A, o/ z) S
Alberta 3.3% (3.4%) & F' Z. l) A- l* k" C6 V1 O0 A
British Columbia 4.3% (4.3%) |
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