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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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, w3 D4 D U0 z% j4 gOnly 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.
" f0 e; d8 L! I W7 {Seasonally adjusted, unemployment rates vary from 13.2% (Newfoundland and Labrador) to 3.3% (Alberta). ' y# p. @+ X% W) o
Rates for all the provinces were (previous month in brackets):# {# y) b0 {% y+ k- n! N7 S) `6 ]
# x) D; ~6 ^% o1 ^; I; _7 x8 YNewfoundland and Labrador 13.2% (12.6%) , P- s" O/ ?7 z9 g& w
Prince Edward Island 11.2% (10.4%)
( D8 j0 o- Y; J* a/ a0 H# ?Nova Scotia 7.8% (7.9%) - o" \2 q, ?4 G9 p: v
New Brunswick 8.3% (8.5%)
& B: u8 m5 I9 u( }+ T' I% v3 y0 lQuebec 7.6% (7.3%)
# R# f* @8 E9 x$ x2 J# e! OOntario 6.3% (6.4%)
5 d$ o! O/ M6 @/ F2 GManitoba 3.8% (4.3%) 5 H4 o8 ?+ O A
Saskatchewan 4.3% (4.1%)
; Y6 W9 R3 p" |3 Z' A! MAlberta 3.3% (3.4%) / G- k, A# r% ^: l: C, e- q
British Columbia 4.3% (4.3%) |
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