OTTAWA — A quick look at April employment (numbers from the previous month in brackets):
Unemployment rate: 13.0 per cent (7.8)
Employment rate: 52.1 per cent (58.5)
Participation rate: 59.8 per cent (63.5)
Number unemployed: 2,418,300 (1,547,000)
Number working: 16,184,900 (18,178,700)
Youth (15-24 years) unemployment rate: 27.2 per cent (16.8)
Men (25 plus) unemployment rate: 10.8 per cent (5.9)
Women (25 plus) unemployment rate: 11.3 per cent (7.1)
The Canadian Press
