National employment numbers for December from Statistics Canada, at a glance

OTTAWA – A quick look at December employment (numbers from the previous month in brackets):

Unemployment rate: 5.6 per cent (5.6)

Employment rate: 61.7 per cent (61.7)

Participation rate: 65.4 per cent (65.4)

Number unemployed: 1,125,100 (1,124,800)

Number working: 18,808,400 (18,799,100)

Youth (15-24 years) unemployment rate: 11.1 per cent (10.8)

Men (25 plus) unemployment rate: 4.9 per cent (5.0)

Women (25 plus) unemployment rate: 4.6 per cent (4.7)