OTTAWA — A quick look at November employment (numbers from the previous month in brackets):
Unemployment rate: 5.9 per cent (5.5)
Employment rate: 61.7 per cent (62.0)
Participation rate: 65.6 per cent (65.7)
Number unemployed: 1,194,300 (1,122,700)
Number working: 19,092,200 (19,163,400)
Youth (15-24 years) unemployment rate: 11.6 per cent (11.3)
Men (25 plus) unemployment rate: 5.2 per cent (4.7)
Women (25 plus) unemployment rate: 4.7 per cent (4.4)
The Canadian Press
