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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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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.
, W: R' q" N, bSeasonally adjusted, unemployment rates vary from 13.2% (Newfoundland and Labrador) to 3.3% (Alberta).
' A/ X2 X. [8 URates for all the provinces were (previous month in brackets):
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6 y) s" O# |9 c) D- x" qNewfoundland and Labrador 13.2% (12.6%) 9 W" z) K" [, g' e- { d! J9 n
Prince Edward Island 11.2% (10.4%)
- e. l! s) H6 Z) W- y8 u( u4 ]Nova Scotia 7.8% (7.9%) + \3 p u* s+ l3 a2 ]; r
New Brunswick 8.3% (8.5%) ( `5 \ k' m( J& f3 ?; {* G9 y
Quebec 7.6% (7.3%)
6 e3 E2 e! Q" _7 t0 IOntario 6.3% (6.4%) ' x: ?, q, |/ d; |: ?
Manitoba 3.8% (4.3%) 5 ~8 v- d2 s! D) x6 r; \
Saskatchewan 4.3% (4.1%)
# Z% p% _4 ]3 {Alberta 3.3% (3.4%)
K2 p# l+ l$ G. E8 {" }& CBritish Columbia 4.3% (4.3%) |
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