QuickStats: Facts and figures about employment in Canada in May

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

Unemployment rate: 5.8 per cent (5.8)

Employment rate: 61.5 per cent (61.6)

Participation rate: 65.3 per cent (65.4)

Number unemployed: 1,151,600 (1,155,000)

Number working: 18,596,200 (18,603,700)

Youth (15-24 years) unemployment rate: 11.1 per cent (11.1)

Men (25 plus) unemployment rate: 5.2 per cent (5.3)

Women (25 plus) unemployment rate: 4.8 per cent (4.6)

The Canadian Press