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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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1 V l7 a' u 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. 7 L( I- [2 W7 ^0 F1 g
Seasonally adjusted, unemployment rates vary from 13.2% (Newfoundland and Labrador) to 3.3% (Alberta). * X. C% o1 }5 g6 k% G W7 f f4 R
Rates for all the provinces were (previous month in brackets):
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Newfoundland and Labrador 13.2% (12.6%) @1 r9 m! \# D) x1 T% {
Prince Edward Island 11.2% (10.4%) / @" ?& I( H6 \5 v% \
Nova Scotia 7.8% (7.9%) 2 A5 h6 V4 P6 l$ C
New Brunswick 8.3% (8.5%) * i Z: T( z' u7 b" z
Quebec 7.6% (7.3%)
" S, e7 d5 C' L( [- FOntario 6.3% (6.4%)
9 x4 j9 T0 ]% o/ lManitoba 3.8% (4.3%) 0 C y; X5 D* I4 s5 B
Saskatchewan 4.3% (4.1%) + {; c$ \2 O% ?3 m( T
Alberta 3.3% (3.4%)
8 z4 Y8 |' J$ v" LBritish Columbia 4.3% (4.3%) |
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