National employment numbers for April from Statistics Canada, at a glance
Posted May 10, 2019 5:42 am.
OTTAWA — A quick look at April employment (numbers from the previous month in brackets):
Unemployment rate: 5.7 per cent (5.8)
Employment rate: 62.1 per cent (61.9)
Participation rate: 65.9 per cent (65.7)
Number unemployed: 1,158,700 (1,157,200)
Number working: 19,029,100 (18,922,600)
Youth (15-24 years) unemployment rate: 10.3 per cent (10.7)
Men (25 plus) unemployment rate: 5.2 per cent (5.2)
Women (25 plus) unemployment rate: 4.7 per cent (4.7)
The Canadian Press