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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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: v- \: d4 A% DOnly 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. # e' ?+ j Y- g( E9 @6 ~1 \3 V9 {
Seasonally adjusted, unemployment rates vary from 13.2% (Newfoundland and Labrador) to 3.3% (Alberta). & ?$ U4 D: o. g
Rates for all the provinces were (previous month in brackets):/ D6 z! |6 r/ [* Y, _" Z
# M$ D, x+ c- D0 p+ F$ \Newfoundland and Labrador 13.2% (12.6%)
5 H+ o% ]# B) L! k# zPrince Edward Island 11.2% (10.4%)
* k' D8 r# s" q* S3 vNova Scotia 7.8% (7.9%) , q& N2 t, v# m# |. N$ i t8 }
New Brunswick 8.3% (8.5%) " J- J9 q4 ~, P) [$ F
Quebec 7.6% (7.3%) . n$ P6 ^/ w: G" p# J1 `. x
Ontario 6.3% (6.4%) ; u* T. ]4 ~6 P7 s- ^2 E) X
Manitoba 3.8% (4.3%)
# U. L& |* R& o$ v, w* C5 L/ rSaskatchewan 4.3% (4.1%) 6 J e3 R* S( f" X, h3 m% H
Alberta 3.3% (3.4%) / S, m1 M$ q: W! g M
British Columbia 4.3% (4.3%) |
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