By Canadian Press

QuickStats: Facts and figures about employment in Canada for December

Jan 6, 2017 | 6:45 AM

OTTAWA — A quick look at December employment (previous month in brackets):

Unemployment rate: 6.9 per cent (6.8)

Employment rate: 61.3 per cent (61.2)

Labour force participation rate: 65.8 per cent (65.6)