QuickStats: Facts and figures about employment in Canada in month of May

OTTAWA – A quick look at May unemployment (previous month in brackets):

Unemployment rate: 7.3 per cent (7.3)

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Number unemployed: 1,378,600 (1,370,600)

Number working: 17,502,400 (17,497,700)

Youth (15-24 years) unemployment: 14.3 (13.9)

Men (25 plus) unemployment: 6.42 per cent (6.4)

Women (25 plus) unemployment: 5.9 per cent (5.8)