OTTAWA – A quick look at May unemployment (previous month in brackets):
Unemployment rate: 6.9 per cent (7.1)
Employment rate: 61.1 per cent (61.1)
Labour force participation rate: 65.7 per cent (65.8)
Number unemployed: 1,346,500 (1,383,200)
Number working: 18,055,200 (18,041,400)
Youth (15-24 years) unemployment rate: 13.3 per cent (13.1)
Men (25 plus) unemployment rate: 6.4 per cent (6.6)
Women (25 plus) unemployment rate: 5.4 per cent (5.5)
