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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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/ r% W3 S/ S, t+ }" jOnly 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.
% c" G- ?. |7 ]& g' oSeasonally adjusted, unemployment rates vary from 13.2% (Newfoundland and Labrador) to 3.3% (Alberta).
6 g/ u. u+ `6 w; X8 T# N/ cRates for all the provinces were (previous month in brackets):
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0 Y! y& I0 ]4 e; g3 p4 F4 ENewfoundland and Labrador 13.2% (12.6%) 7 A0 g9 r8 _1 e8 }8 g: C
Prince Edward Island 11.2% (10.4%) 6 N3 K3 G: }9 C, ?- p& o# N
Nova Scotia 7.8% (7.9%)
+ v" U! J( T7 L$ K, N: \9 X. `New Brunswick 8.3% (8.5%)
% I6 x# W) _- C. [1 t# Q8 QQuebec 7.6% (7.3%) . i% Q% z" S* ?% ^
Ontario 6.3% (6.4%) . z) k# i6 S& T2 f4 P
Manitoba 3.8% (4.3%) ) F! C: K5 s6 R4 a
Saskatchewan 4.3% (4.1%) ( ?% ?. u, ^" j- C
Alberta 3.3% (3.4%) ' d- o `+ W0 w& w) ?
British Columbia 4.3% (4.3%) |
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