OTTAWA – A quick look at May unemployment (previous month in brackets):
Unemployment rate: 7.0 per cent (6.9)
Employment rate: 61.5 per cent (61.5)
Labour force participation rate: 66.1 per cent (66.1)
Number unemployed: 1,343,800 (1,328,600)
Number working: 17,830,100 (17,804,300)
Youth (15-24 years) unemployment: per cent 13.3 (13.4)
Men (25 plus) unemployment: per cent 6.1 (6.2)
Women (25 plus) unemployment: per cent 5.7 (5.5)
