OTTAWA — A quick look at Canada's May employment (numbers from the previous month in brackets):
Unemployment rate: 8.2 per cent (8.1)
Employment rate: 59.4 per cent (59.6)
Participation rate: 64.6 per cent (64.9)
Number unemployed: 1,652,300 (1,640,300)
Number working: 18,559,200 (18,627,200)
Youth (15-24 years) unemployment rate: 15.9 per cent (16.1)
Men (25 plus) unemployment rate: 6.9 per cent (6.6)
Women (25 plus) unemployment rate: 7.0 per cent (7.0)
This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 4, 2021, and was generated automatically.
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