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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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3 X, |5 r0 i; S5 LOnly 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.
' d$ J4 ]# |8 v9 j. v) cSeasonally adjusted, unemployment rates vary from 13.2% (Newfoundland and Labrador) to 3.3% (Alberta).
4 ^# E, U, Q/ J+ DRates for all the provinces were (previous month in brackets):: i3 A! A1 L4 B, K6 K D; E* x
6 m6 z- a* C9 O" t' TNewfoundland and Labrador 13.2% (12.6%)
2 T' c& j+ x3 F# I- qPrince Edward Island 11.2% (10.4%) 5 v' @, V( U8 l; l; b5 B% \7 F
Nova Scotia 7.8% (7.9%) 5 ^2 ^7 g$ l% k
New Brunswick 8.3% (8.5%) . n5 A# F( i5 S) L4 r
Quebec 7.6% (7.3%) ) j7 S/ k5 e! s3 U& ^% y
Ontario 6.3% (6.4%) + W n( n$ N$ J
Manitoba 3.8% (4.3%)
0 o# h# [; m* H$ N% _Saskatchewan 4.3% (4.1%)
' Q/ ?3 T- O0 w, N KAlberta 3.3% (3.4%) 9 z' b9 K. }4 {4 l, {# q4 X' r
British Columbia 4.3% (4.3%) |
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