 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. 5 O) I! m# P/ c; ^, R5 Y! p
^ n' n( @ I$ ]! g! 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. 6 @% @ z$ ^! _8 G2 y, t8 I9 f
Seasonally adjusted, unemployment rates vary from 13.2% (Newfoundland and Labrador) to 3.3% (Alberta). $ q" z9 _" t- D
Rates for all the provinces were (previous month in brackets):/ H% T' ^6 f0 b. ?. x' s2 ~
8 D" S" t* \; w
Newfoundland and Labrador 13.2% (12.6%)
/ Q- w1 [9 G1 Y) S5 N# EPrince Edward Island 11.2% (10.4%) , \0 k/ O* p% i7 F5 u
Nova Scotia 7.8% (7.9%) $ }* J0 {6 J) u" o, j' ?. i/ x5 ?
New Brunswick 8.3% (8.5%)
1 O7 S& c7 x) } Q! jQuebec 7.6% (7.3%)
* P1 h! _" p) C$ ^1 X+ BOntario 6.3% (6.4%)
4 F% Q) N" D/ b# [6 s" G1 UManitoba 3.8% (4.3%)
/ |9 _! m% B) g5 S MSaskatchewan 4.3% (4.1%)
3 K( p5 y* ]# Q/ }2 O' \5 E4 zAlberta 3.3% (3.4%)
' D; f$ i7 b; C. i$ h9 \British Columbia 4.3% (4.3%) |
|