National employment numbers for April from Statistics Canada, at a glance
May 5, 2017 | 6:00 AM
OTTAWA — A quick look at April employment (previous month in brackets):
Unemployment rate: 6.5 per cent (6.7)
Employment rate: 61.4 per cent (61.5)
Labour force participation rate: 65.6 per cent (65.9)
Number unemployed: 1,265,000 (1,313,700)
Number working: 18,311,200 (18,308,000)
Youth (15-24 years) unemployment rate: 11.7 per cent (12.8)
Men (25 plus) unemployment rate: 6.0 per cent (6.0)
Women (25 plus) unemployment rate: 5.1 per cent (5.4)
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