OTTAWA, June 9 (Xinhua) -- Canada's unemployment rate rose 0.2 percentage points to 5.2 percent in May, the first increase in nine months, Statistics Canada said on Friday.
According to the national statistical agency, the youth (aged 15 to 24) unemployment rate was 10.7 percent in May, up 1.1 percentage points from April. Among people aged 55 and older, the unemployment rate edged up 0.2 percentage points to 4.1 percent. The unemployment rate for those in the core working age (25 to 54) was 4.3 percent without monthly change.
