QuickStats: Facts and figures about employment in Canada for February

OTTAWA – A quick look at February unemployment (previous month in brackets):

Unemployment rate: 7.3 per cent (7.2)

Employment rate: 61.1 per cent (61.2)

Labour force participation rate: 65.9 per cent (65.9)

Number unemployed: 1,410,400 (1,390,300)

Number working: 18,002,900 (18,005,200)

Youth (15-24 years) unemployment rate: 13.3 per cent (13.0)

Men (25 plus) unemployment rate: 6.9 per cent (6.7)

Women (25 plus) unemployment rate: 5.5 per cent (5.5)