OTTAWA – A quick look at April unemployment (previous month in brackets):
Unemployment rate: 7.1 per cent (7.1)
Employment rate: 61.1 per cent (61.2)
Labour force participation rate: 65.8 per cent (65.9)
Number unemployed: 1,383,200 (1,384,900)
Number working: 18,041,400 (18,043,500)
Youth (15-24 years) unemployment rate: 13.1 per cent (13.4)
Men (25 plus) unemployment rate: 6.6 per cent (6.6)
Women (25 plus) unemployment rate: 5.5 per cent (5.4)