É«É«À² Business Business National employment numbers for August from Statistics Canada, at a glance OTTAWA - A quick look at Canada’s August employment figures (numbers from the previous month in brackets): Updated 6 hrs ago Sept. 5, 2025 Sept. 5, 2025 1 min read Save New subscriber benefit! Copied to clipboard A gifted article has been claimed. Out of gifts for the month Unfortunately you've used all of your gifts this month. Your counter will reset on the first day of next month. Share this article paywall-free Email Copy Link Copy article link Email flag wire: true flag sponsored: false article_type: pubinfo.section: cms.site.custom.site_domain : thestar.com sWebsitePrimaryPublication : publications/toronto_star bHasMigratedAvatar : false firstAuthor.avatar : By The Canadian Press OTTAWA - A quick look at Canada’s August employment figures (numbers from the previous month in brackets):Unemployment rate: 7.1 per cent (6.9)Employment rate: 60.5 per cent (60.7)Participation rate: 65.1 per cent (65.2)Number unemployed: 1,594,600 (1,560,200)Number working: 20,954,900 (21,020,400)Youth (15-24 years) unemployment rate: 14.5 per cent (14.6)Men (25 plus) unemployment rate: 6.2 per cent (6.0)Women (25 plus) unemployment rate: 5.4 per cent (5.2)This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 5, 2025. 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