National employment numbers for August from Statistics Canada, at a glance
Posted September 6, 2019 8:41 am.
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OTTAWA — A quick look at August employment (numbers from the previous month in brackets):
Unemployment rate: 5.7 per cent (5.7)
Employment rate: 62.0 per cent (61.9)
Participation rate: 65.8 per cent (65.6)
Number unemployed: 1,160,100 (1,149,900)
Number working: 19,111,500 (19,030,400)
Youth (15-24 years) unemployment rate: 11.5 per cent (11.4)
Men (25 plus) unemployment rate: 5.1 per cent (5.1)
Women (25 plus) unemployment rate: 4.4 per cent (4.4)
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