QuickStats: Facts and figures about employment in Canada in December
OTTAWA - A quick look at December unemployment data (previous month in brackets):
Unemployment rate: 7.2 per cent (6.9)
Number unemployed: 1,382,700 (1,315,800)
Number working: 17,769,600 (17,815,500)
Youth (15-24 years) unemployment: per cent 14.0 (13.4)
Men (25 plus) unemployment: per cent 6.4 (6.2)
Women (25 plus) unemployment: per cent 5.6 (5.3)