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QuickStats: Facts and figures about employment in Canada in May
OTTAWA – A quick look at May unemployment (previous month in brackets):
Unemployment rate: 5.8 per cent (5.8)
Employment rate: 61.5 per cent (61.6)
Participation rate: 65.3 per cent (65.4)
Number unemployed: 1,151,600 (1,155,000)
Number working: 18,596,200 (18,603,700)
Youth (15-24 years) unemployment rate: 11.1 per cent (11.1)
Men (25 plus) unemployment rate: 5.2 per cent (5.3)
Women (25 plus) unemployment rate: 4.8 per cent (4.6)
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