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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.
0 x4 B* {$ H& Q/ z" s- cSeasonally adjusted, unemployment rates vary from 13.2% (Newfoundland and Labrador) to 3.3% (Alberta).
7 Z) ~: R- W6 `' M9 BRates for all the provinces were (previous month in brackets):
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2 t$ F/ s" m9 G; G1 d4 g0 ZNewfoundland and Labrador 13.2% (12.6%) # v a( X1 K& g0 b% ]/ T
Prince Edward Island 11.2% (10.4%) " t! g" ?& T! p# Q. Q& |9 w
Nova Scotia 7.8% (7.9%) & ?# G! w: S4 a4 j: v/ U2 L
New Brunswick 8.3% (8.5%)
5 _/ _5 _0 ~( T/ k7 Q. p- \Quebec 7.6% (7.3%) 6 l& y. Q2 s( {* `. s
Ontario 6.3% (6.4%) 0 B, |, |5 h% s; C
Manitoba 3.8% (4.3%)
6 z7 u6 E) w% ?8 o0 T2 S" GSaskatchewan 4.3% (4.1%)
7 }. p( q1 B% n. K$ AAlberta 3.3% (3.4%) ) v3 A, D$ d+ M
British Columbia 4.3% (4.3%) |
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