A quick look at Canada's June employment figures (numbers from the previous month in brackets):
Unemployment rate: 6.5 per cent (6.6)
Employment rate: 60.8 per cent (60.7)
Participation rate: 65.0 per cent (65.0)
Number unemployed: 1,469,200 (1,482,400)
Number working: 21,139,700 (21,121,500)
Youth (15-24 years) unemployment rate: 12.7 per cent (13.4)
Men (25 plus) unemployment rate: 5.5 per cent (5.6)
Women (25 plus) unemployment rate: 5.5 per cent (5.3)
A better start to the youth summer jobs market helped the economy record steady employment gains in June, Statistics Canada said Friday.
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