National employment numbers for March from Statistics Canada, at a glance
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This article was published 08/04/2022 (1634 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
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.
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