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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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& p6 T7 J- p# R) b( VOnly 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.
% }% h2 h6 u: S2 L/ M) ^: ISeasonally adjusted, unemployment rates vary from 13.2% (Newfoundland and Labrador) to 3.3% (Alberta). 7 V/ k3 l* l' f( \0 k! F2 m
Rates for all the provinces were (previous month in brackets):3 a1 W5 P8 U+ `3 k6 E. X4 Q5 j
) o5 a( _' n0 |2 xNewfoundland and Labrador 13.2% (12.6%) + X; c4 H3 g) d) V+ m( O) {; H
Prince Edward Island 11.2% (10.4%)
) a: N% z' O t7 @/ JNova Scotia 7.8% (7.9%) ; D. R0 N/ V8 C j: i2 P
New Brunswick 8.3% (8.5%) , y& Y0 @% R( x8 p$ Z& [
Quebec 7.6% (7.3%)
! v7 a5 ?) s U7 e+ k% l9 N* hOntario 6.3% (6.4%)
) f d5 _, h7 {Manitoba 3.8% (4.3%) 7 ~1 Y0 C. v; \) G/ h
Saskatchewan 4.3% (4.1%)
8 b/ ^% {% n( \0 E( M9 r, `Alberta 3.3% (3.4%) + |2 O& j2 e2 ]% i1 U
British Columbia 4.3% (4.3%) |
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