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

A worker walks on a construction site in Hamilton, Ont., on November 14, 2013. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Aaron Lynett

OTTAWA - A quick look at January employment (numbers from the previous month in brackets):

Unemployment rate: 5.8 per cent (5.6)

Employment rate: 61.8 per cent (61.7)

Participation rate: 65.6 per cent (65.4)

Number unemployed: 1,162,000 (1,125,100)

Number working: 18,873,900 (18,807,100)

Youth (15-24 years) unemployment rate: 11.2 per cent (11.1)

Men (25 plus) unemployment rate: 5.2 per cent (4.9)

Women (25 plus) unemployment rate: 4.6 per cent (4.6)

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