OTTAWA — A quick look at October employment (numbers from the previous month in brackets):
Unemployment rate: 5.6 per cent (5.8)
Employment rate: 61.7 per cent (61.5)
Participation rate: 65.4 per cent (65.2)
Number unemployed: 1,124,800 (1,141,700)
Number working: 18,799,100 (18,705,000)
Youth (15-24 years) unemployment rate: 10.8 per cent (11.0)
Men (25 plus) unemployment rate: 5.0 per cent (5.0)
Women (25 plus) unemployment rate: 4.7 per cent (4.9)
The Canadian Press
