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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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Seasonally adjusted, unemployment rates vary from 13.2% (Newfoundland and Labrador) to 3.3% (Alberta). & R9 R6 a& k/ @0 G1 m7 q7 e
Rates for all the provinces were (previous month in brackets):8 W# o% t3 `+ _
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Newfoundland and Labrador 13.2% (12.6%)
/ m9 [3 f8 y% n0 h4 b* I. O/ s/ _ ?Prince Edward Island 11.2% (10.4%) 3 i, n; I D2 F4 e
Nova Scotia 7.8% (7.9%)
f0 H: l8 z- R u/ l! i+ _' d! C. pNew Brunswick 8.3% (8.5%)
5 w- g: U ?% g& ^9 g* GQuebec 7.6% (7.3%)
& C9 z7 ], D/ _, z+ W1 H v8 YOntario 6.3% (6.4%) ) k0 I% }3 {/ T, r2 ?2 S1 Y4 P ?
Manitoba 3.8% (4.3%)
/ L1 o6 a/ H; @; fSaskatchewan 4.3% (4.1%)
6 E- p) g1 r! H+ B% TAlberta 3.3% (3.4%)
( q3 f/ [4 t8 O7 Y/ zBritish Columbia 4.3% (4.3%) |
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