Unemployment rate for May up slightly

While there was little change in the overall unemployment rate for the month of May, employment did fall by 68,000 positions, most of those in part-time work.

The overall unemployment rate for the month, as measured on a year-over-year basis, was 8.2%. The comparable rate for April 2021 was 8.1%.

Details of the employment picture for May, by economic sector and demographic group, can be found in the June release of the Labour Force Survey. Click here to find the survey on the StatsCan website.