OTTAWA — A quick look at September employment (numbers from the previous month in brackets):
Unemployment rate: 5.5 per cent (5.7)
Employment rate: 62.1 per cent (62.0)
Participation rate: 65.7 per cent (65.8)
Number unemployed: 1,113,200 (1,160,100)
Number working: 19,165,200 (19,111,500)
Youth (15-24 years) unemployment rate: 11.9 per cent (11.5)
Men (25 plus) unemployment rate: 4.5 per cent (5.1)
Women (25 plus) unemployment rate: 4.3 per cent (4.4)
The Canadian Press
