OTTAWA — A quick look at Canada's August employment (numbers from the previous month in brackets):
Unemployment rate: 7.1 per cent (7.5)
Employment rate: 60.5 per cent (60.3)
Participation rate: 65.1 per cent (65.2)
Number unemployed: 1,440,000 (1,521,400)
Number working: 18,974,100 (18,883,900)
Youth (15-24 years) unemployment rate: 11.6 per cent (11.6)
Men (25 plus) unemployment rate: 6.6 per cent (7.1)
Women (25 plus) unemployment rate: 6.0 per cent (6.4)
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 10, 2021 and was generated automatically.
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