QuickStats: Facts and figures about employment in Canada for June

OTTAWA – A quick look at June unemployment (previous month in brackets):

Unemployment rate: 6.8 per cent (6.9)

Employment rate: 61.0 per cent (61.1)

Labour force participation rate: 65.5 per cent (65.7)

Number unemployed: 1,326,300 (1,346,500)

Number working: 18,054,500 (18,055,200)

Youth (15-24 years) unemployment rate: 13.0 per cent (13.3)

Men (25 plus) unemployment rate: 6.3 per cent (6.4)

Women (25 plus) unemployment rate: 5.3 per cent (5.4)

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