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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. . o. L; ?! l6 }* ?; A& a) ^1 w2 P2 s
% k0 c" R2 O C' I7 W, ZOnly 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.
% H& i H, K1 X! \5 T6 i+ p" uSeasonally adjusted, unemployment rates vary from 13.2% (Newfoundland and Labrador) to 3.3% (Alberta).
- k8 X" W, K- ^6 @# ERates for all the provinces were (previous month in brackets): v0 Q } N% I( r. B
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Newfoundland and Labrador 13.2% (12.6%)
$ i7 O) H. v" s- L. |! i! {Prince Edward Island 11.2% (10.4%)
7 E W0 a+ {" |( ^* pNova Scotia 7.8% (7.9%) 3 C2 a% ?. E0 p, D' j4 f# v
New Brunswick 8.3% (8.5%) ) U& ]- m H8 P2 K$ p- L' l
Quebec 7.6% (7.3%) 5 n: i( v4 a! r' O* F K& G" c
Ontario 6.3% (6.4%) $ M, d& \$ }( d- O
Manitoba 3.8% (4.3%)
+ Y) ]; q+ ]9 ?& D: rSaskatchewan 4.3% (4.1%) $ T5 w6 d( d& o
Alberta 3.3% (3.4%)
' D/ ?5 @# c! U7 W- pBritish Columbia 4.3% (4.3%) |
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