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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. 8 T/ F, i# v. ^' O% N
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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. / |8 Y/ x" U' o9 r' |
Seasonally adjusted, unemployment rates vary from 13.2% (Newfoundland and Labrador) to 3.3% (Alberta). 9 T) N; d, t; G8 C% R: y3 Y' u
Rates for all the provinces were (previous month in brackets):. c/ x5 }- y6 M, `" v$ O4 P
2 X- S" r4 \, {$ f- Q+ I/ R% @Newfoundland and Labrador 13.2% (12.6%)
" ^ o( U- x( G9 r W k2 K+ \Prince Edward Island 11.2% (10.4%)
9 _& T' |* T" ^" T& V) @Nova Scotia 7.8% (7.9%) 3 ]5 `. l/ n ~2 w# w) ^7 v
New Brunswick 8.3% (8.5%) - F6 M, R+ J9 j0 ]. J( Q+ l
Quebec 7.6% (7.3%)
" Q2 Y; |' ?2 y5 VOntario 6.3% (6.4%)
: b6 C4 q% R8 m3 X; O8 rManitoba 3.8% (4.3%)
; \ `, h+ R# i2 z; VSaskatchewan 4.3% (4.1%) $ S3 i% Z9 f. G- H2 `1 {) b! u
Alberta 3.3% (3.4%)
6 c& {5 _* ?7 J) R& _# ?British Columbia 4.3% (4.3%) |
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