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With a literacy rate of 99%, nearly all Canadians are able to read and write. Of these, 60% are English speakers, along with a large minority group of French speakers who comprise around 20% of the population. From May 2010–2011, employment rose 1.6% pushing the unemployment rate in Canada down to 7.4%. Alberta enjoyed the most growth over this period, with 2.8% higher employment since May 2010. As a result, unemployment figures in the region fell to 5.4% in May 2011. By contrast, Newfoundland and Labrador’s rate of unemployment is at 11.9% for the same month, although the region experienced the second highest growth in employment with 2.1% more people in work in the last year. Canada has many highly skilled and skilled workers. In 2010, 30% of people over the age of 15 held college or trade certification, along with 20% attaining university-level education. Additionally, 50% of immigrants who arrived between 2001 and 2006 held a university education. Like many developed countries, Canada has experienced a shift away from manufacturing industries towards services. Consequently, just over three quarters of Canadians now work in the service sector (2007). Of the recruitment agencies and organisations that advertise for jobs in Canada, Job Bank (a federal government initiative), Aplin and Adecco are good starting points.