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

OTTAWA — A quick look at Canada's January employment figures (numbers from the previous month in brackets):
Unemployment rate: 6.6 per cent (6.7)
Employment rate: 61.1 per cent (61.0)
Participation rate: 65.5 per cent (65.4)
Number unemployed: 1,490,600 (1,505,500)
Number working: 20,993,400 (20,917,400)
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