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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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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.
$ q7 k3 H# Z3 z4 h* l) kSeasonally adjusted, unemployment rates vary from 13.2% (Newfoundland and Labrador) to 3.3% (Alberta). 9 S7 e4 D* n! I" }5 s4 S5 ^1 ]& I
Rates for all the provinces were (previous month in brackets):
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. G3 G0 P( i1 S6 E# m3 hNewfoundland and Labrador 13.2% (12.6%)
* p$ r8 d+ `7 g7 I& K. nPrince Edward Island 11.2% (10.4%) , q' _: } J& s+ ]
Nova Scotia 7.8% (7.9%)
4 e& K1 b% {( J# i* D+ ~New Brunswick 8.3% (8.5%) 4 g& B/ e K+ @1 o. n8 ]- v
Quebec 7.6% (7.3%)
9 \( N# W: x3 X5 \& U5 VOntario 6.3% (6.4%) 1 ~7 |. T3 ^2 Z$ l4 l( U6 Z
Manitoba 3.8% (4.3%) 5 V! Y E# H5 S* Z5 A
Saskatchewan 4.3% (4.1%)
: b. ~6 a5 U+ @" }; G$ VAlberta 3.3% (3.4%)
4 K$ Z% R3 Q6 J" V5 v' XBritish Columbia 4.3% (4.3%) |
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