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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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) ]1 {5 }- \$ T) }" Z+ aOnly 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.
4 r& ^; Y7 A% I7 K7 M9 qSeasonally adjusted, unemployment rates vary from 13.2% (Newfoundland and Labrador) to 3.3% (Alberta). ( Y! s4 z# m3 R3 [% p% o, E
Rates for all the provinces were (previous month in brackets):+ [- m' E4 p, x: q* {% S
, E: o( v: X6 T3 y- I! f+ vNewfoundland and Labrador 13.2% (12.6%)
2 E9 \. J% r5 b8 C6 p l/ |Prince Edward Island 11.2% (10.4%) " Z- Z7 }8 w" R
Nova Scotia 7.8% (7.9%)
) G5 V6 ?" S4 `" S e# f1 yNew Brunswick 8.3% (8.5%)
! G( m5 S3 ^; m8 k( w! rQuebec 7.6% (7.3%) 1 }. [. _' M" }+ t
Ontario 6.3% (6.4%) ! r( D' ~# |" F4 j; e, C% W7 ^
Manitoba 3.8% (4.3%) 0 J) F" Q7 T9 @. `# X$ H
Saskatchewan 4.3% (4.1%)
. m6 G! z! F5 p4 S+ {Alberta 3.3% (3.4%) # w& D5 S$ B! t0 z# Z
British Columbia 4.3% (4.3%) |
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