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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. 6 {4 w, z; i4 A9 y. T# b
( J8 e( U! V& y0 d( i; o6 P! uOnly 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. / ~+ y& A- W: q8 U
Seasonally adjusted, unemployment rates vary from 13.2% (Newfoundland and Labrador) to 3.3% (Alberta).
; [5 y+ H) I" J4 \( |1 b4 jRates for all the provinces were (previous month in brackets):
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( y/ f8 x/ J6 V" ]% v6 q9 Y4 S q1 N3 INewfoundland and Labrador 13.2% (12.6%)
3 H" O3 s7 }) C! d* R5 P |+ tPrince Edward Island 11.2% (10.4%) * U$ G* Y/ y# O, v$ ?- H
Nova Scotia 7.8% (7.9%) ( l8 M6 \; D1 U% Z$ o# R
New Brunswick 8.3% (8.5%) 2 p6 z, a" r1 ]* S
Quebec 7.6% (7.3%)
. h2 i5 ]- T/ T9 L; n8 Z8 ^" T* XOntario 6.3% (6.4%) 1 ~5 u) \& h$ U( Q8 C
Manitoba 3.8% (4.3%)
$ R2 z! a1 m1 d* r6 w7 fSaskatchewan 4.3% (4.1%)
3 ~ A \' @2 l5 CAlberta 3.3% (3.4%)
9 q4 \& h' a# BBritish Columbia 4.3% (4.3%) |
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