 鲜花( 0)  鸡蛋( 0)
|
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. ) a0 |. e& P/ j, o. c
. |7 h4 B; q* a* E
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 t- E& [* e1 [$ u; FSeasonally adjusted, unemployment rates vary from 13.2% (Newfoundland and Labrador) to 3.3% (Alberta). 5 Z0 f3 o7 g) W* |
Rates for all the provinces were (previous month in brackets):1 ?' b( F2 d8 q3 @& I" H4 r
7 b) {+ Z, [ H6 G9 V
Newfoundland and Labrador 13.2% (12.6%)
0 e) H/ t" v" bPrince Edward Island 11.2% (10.4%) / f" i2 R$ y1 B! T7 O
Nova Scotia 7.8% (7.9%)
$ T; I8 Q' v/ P" `2 J+ L0 MNew Brunswick 8.3% (8.5%)
% K/ }5 R& I" Q" o) yQuebec 7.6% (7.3%) ; n, k+ t- `+ a f" z& t
Ontario 6.3% (6.4%)
$ G) X, [1 R* y" rManitoba 3.8% (4.3%)
r+ h- N3 W8 sSaskatchewan 4.3% (4.1%) ( A1 |/ h0 Y0 L1 n1 t) n' d
Alberta 3.3% (3.4%)
; H2 @1 P0 M; ]British Columbia 4.3% (4.3%) |
|