OTTAWA — A quick look at Canada's May employment (numbers from the previous month in brackets):
Unemployment rate: 13.7 per cent (13.0)
Employment rate: 52.9 per cent (52.1)
Participation rate: 61.4 per cent (59.8)
Number unemployed: 2,619,200 (2,418,300)
Number working: 16,474,500 (16,184,900)
Youth (15-24 years) unemployment rate: 29.4 per cent (27.2)
Men (25 plus) unemployment rate: 11.1 per cent (10.8)
Women (25 plus) unemployment rate: 11.8 per cent (11.3)
This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 5, 2020 and was generated automatically.
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