 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.
( r2 \3 ]! B" _: I _: x7 _& n \) l2 y
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. / Y5 V9 u! `5 f1 [/ o
Seasonally adjusted, unemployment rates vary from 13.2% (Newfoundland and Labrador) to 3.3% (Alberta). + \4 i2 y5 t* k7 T- a
Rates for all the provinces were (previous month in brackets):
& {! T7 H2 s# K+ W( ~8 t0 X k4 r6 H+ X% C% q/ ^
Newfoundland and Labrador 13.2% (12.6%)
A2 ]- t9 A/ M1 @! RPrince Edward Island 11.2% (10.4%)
6 [5 S9 k5 Z( P1 BNova Scotia 7.8% (7.9%) 0 | @" u3 C3 c4 f: a3 }
New Brunswick 8.3% (8.5%) $ Z1 b$ A3 D' `. |* O
Quebec 7.6% (7.3%)
, n0 V& { o+ q/ _3 A+ kOntario 6.3% (6.4%)
- v( v" @/ ~" s0 ~Manitoba 3.8% (4.3%)
7 l2 i/ Z* ^" H4 h1 S4 L" F3 l- rSaskatchewan 4.3% (4.1%)
% s' f" u) _9 \( a, TAlberta 3.3% (3.4%) 7 q. q' t7 B7 ~
British Columbia 4.3% (4.3%) |
|