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

OTTAWA – A quick look at Canada’s March employment (numbers from the previous month in brackets):

Unemployment rate: 5.3 per cent (5.5)

Employment rate: 61.9 per cent (61.8)

Participation rate: 65.4 per cent (65.4)

Number unemployed: 1,100,200 (1,135,500)

Number working: 19,585,200 (19,512,700)

Youth (15-24 years) unemployment rate: 9.8 per cent (10.9)

Men (25 plus) unemployment rate: 4.4 per cent (4.7)

Women (25 plus) unemployment rate: 4.8 per cent (4.5)

This report by The Canadian Press was first published April 8, 2022.