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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. & W6 @& H6 k- ]9 f
. A' [$ }# \0 d; k" Y4 iOnly 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.
3 o1 ~0 N3 t2 `" @5 h2 ?Seasonally adjusted, unemployment rates vary from 13.2% (Newfoundland and Labrador) to 3.3% (Alberta).
* [. {2 G* \# U* x2 n3 y# dRates for all the provinces were (previous month in brackets):
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+ B1 H. c. M* _( tNewfoundland and Labrador 13.2% (12.6%)
& v4 L9 l- w4 f: n' g, HPrince Edward Island 11.2% (10.4%)
- y2 H1 }* t; uNova Scotia 7.8% (7.9%) 5 C' J8 c0 {: _5 H4 {/ K3 y) T
New Brunswick 8.3% (8.5%) % u# O5 J: B: [ C/ l! D0 r
Quebec 7.6% (7.3%) , \0 s& D* F% R% @7 t
Ontario 6.3% (6.4%)
9 s# {! n) ~! D! v6 v8 g( ?Manitoba 3.8% (4.3%)
1 H- v0 ?7 r& ^5 _4 [( aSaskatchewan 4.3% (4.1%) ( J9 M- k1 ]1 k7 a( b5 Z! n! v6 E
Alberta 3.3% (3.4%) 9 r! F0 Y' M* {. X
British Columbia 4.3% (4.3%) |
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