QuickStats: Facts and figures about employment in Canada in month of December
Posted January 8, 2016 5:41 am.
Last Updated January 8, 2016 6:20 am.
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OTTAWA – A quick look at December unemployment (previous month in brackets):
Unemployment rate: 7.1 per cent (7.1)
Employment rate: 61.2 per cent (61.2)
Labour force participation rate: 65.9 per cent (65.8)
Number unemployed: 1,386,400 (1,364,800)
Number working: 18,009,600 (17,986,800)
Youth (15-24 years) unemployment rate: 13.0 per cent (12.7)
Men (25 plus) unemployment rate: 6.6 per cent (6.5)
Women (25 plus) unemployment rate: 5.6 per cent (5.7)
