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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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/ M5 z, C! z$ R- j7 POnly 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.
7 K9 {/ q; |+ p$ P& d/ U+ aSeasonally adjusted, unemployment rates vary from 13.2% (Newfoundland and Labrador) to 3.3% (Alberta).
1 ^& ]" u7 R0 ^) FRates for all the provinces were (previous month in brackets):0 i4 f6 }2 S' Q9 {
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Newfoundland and Labrador 13.2% (12.6%)
8 B7 Q" [, ]6 Q5 Y) APrince Edward Island 11.2% (10.4%)
5 A3 c" g/ {, _& a" C. t. b0 aNova Scotia 7.8% (7.9%)
A# M; j# a9 ]% `- S/ Z+ h0 _4 JNew Brunswick 8.3% (8.5%)
- j. ], U" U6 ^9 FQuebec 7.6% (7.3%)
C: D4 l2 x, rOntario 6.3% (6.4%) . H2 p0 M/ j8 c8 r. g5 P& B. }
Manitoba 3.8% (4.3%)
, t$ h& F, }9 G& _9 R8 Z0 B& |. wSaskatchewan 4.3% (4.1%) + H( f1 K1 a# c9 z
Alberta 3.3% (3.4%)
' c& x# m% V6 A0 dBritish Columbia 4.3% (4.3%) |
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