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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. . S! I& g! n; a# N; ~5 d0 a
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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.
& d0 v- q9 X8 l( H' OSeasonally adjusted, unemployment rates vary from 13.2% (Newfoundland and Labrador) to 3.3% (Alberta).
& t9 [; _7 R; cRates for all the provinces were (previous month in brackets):
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Newfoundland and Labrador 13.2% (12.6%)
9 U& [) E+ Y, J/ T$ Z# EPrince Edward Island 11.2% (10.4%) - p0 e1 P3 ^: n& c/ J) H
Nova Scotia 7.8% (7.9%) " w: M7 S8 V1 ]3 U/ K8 o
New Brunswick 8.3% (8.5%) ) N* u4 n" q' e& J- d5 x: W
Quebec 7.6% (7.3%) 2 _+ Q( o- f1 R' O; c
Ontario 6.3% (6.4%) $ w7 I' O0 S/ q7 K
Manitoba 3.8% (4.3%) ; Q" }1 L' w7 p! f1 N% u1 h
Saskatchewan 4.3% (4.1%)
& _2 G( E. C. lAlberta 3.3% (3.4%)
7 H0 c% E. I# jBritish Columbia 4.3% (4.3%) |
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