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

A quick look at Canada’s December employment figures (numbers from the previous month in brackets):

Unemployment rate: 6.7 per cent (6.8)

Employment rate: 60.8 per cent (60.6)

Participation rate: 65.1 per cent (65.1)

Number unemployed: 1,492,100 (1,516,300)

Number working: 20,738,300 (20,647,400)

Youth (15-24 years) unemployment rate: 14.4 per cent (13.9)

Men (25 plus) unemployment rate: 5.4 per cent (5.8)

Women (25 plus) unemployment rate: 5.4 per cent (5.5)

The Canadian Press