Table 1
Labour force characteristics by age group and sex, seasonally adjusted
October 2018 |
November 2018 |
Standard error1 | October to November 2018 | November 2017 to November 2018 | October to November 2018 | November 2017 to November 2018 | |
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thousands (except rates) | thousands (except rates) | thousands (except rates) | change in thousands (except rates) | change in thousands (except rates) | % change | % change | |
15 years and over, both sexes | |||||||
Population | 30,419.6 | 30,452.3 | ... | 32.7 | 419.0 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
Labour force | 19,846.7 | 19,923.9 | 29.6 | 77.2 | 175.6 | 0.4 | 0.9 |
Employment | 18,705.0 | 18,799.1 | 29.4 | 94.1 | 218.8 | 0.5 | 1.2 |
Full-time employment | 15,189.0 | 15,278.9 | 41.7 | 89.9 | 227.4 | 0.6 | 1.5 |
Part-time employment | 3,516.1 | 3,520.2 | 38.4 | 4.1 | -8.6 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
Unemployment | 1,141.7 | 1,124.8 | 25.1 | -16.9 | -43.2 | -1.5 | -3.7 |
Participation rate | 65.2 | 65.4 | 0.1 | 0.2 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
Unemployment rate | 5.8 | 5.6 | 0.1 | -0.2 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
Employment rate | 61.5 | 61.7 | 0.1 | 0.2 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
15 to 24 years, both sexes | |||||||
Population | 4,356.6 | 4,357.3 | ... | 0.7 | 10.6 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Labour force | 2,720.4 | 2,721.4 | 17.6 | 1.0 | -74.8 | 0.0 | -2.7 |
Employment | 2,422.2 | 2,428.6 | 16.8 | 6.4 | -60.9 | 0.3 | -2.4 |
Full-time employment | 1,257.0 | 1,278.7 | 20.6 | 21.7 | -18.7 | 1.7 | -1.4 |
Part-time employment | 1,165.2 | 1,149.9 | 21.2 | -15.3 | -42.2 | -1.3 | -3.5 |
Unemployment | 298.2 | 292.8 | 13.9 | -5.4 | -13.9 | -1.8 | -4.5 |
Participation rate | 62.4 | 62.5 | 0.4 | 0.1 | -1.8 | ... | ... |
Unemployment rate | 11.0 | 10.8 | 0.5 | -0.2 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
Employment rate | 55.6 | 55.7 | 0.4 | 0.1 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
25 years and over, both sexes | |||||||
Population | 26,063.1 | 26,095.0 | ... | 31.9 | 408.5 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
Labour force | 17,126.3 | 17,202.5 | 23.8 | 76.2 | 250.4 | 0.4 | 1.5 |
Employment | 16,282.8 | 16,370.5 | 24.2 | 87.7 | 279.8 | 0.5 | 1.7 |
Full-time employment | 13,932.0 | 14,000.2 | 35.8 | 68.2 | 246.1 | 0.5 | 1.8 |
Part-time employment | 2,350.9 | 2,370.3 | 31.8 | 19.4 | 33.6 | 0.8 | 1.4 |
Unemployment | 843.5 | 832.0 | 20.4 | -11.5 | -29.3 | -1.4 | -3.4 |
Participation rate | 65.7 | 65.9 | 0.1 | 0.2 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
Unemployment rate | 4.9 | 4.8 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
Employment rate | 62.5 | 62.7 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
25 years and over, men | |||||||
Population | 12,755.5 | 12,771.9 | ... | 16.4 | 205.1 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
Labour force | 8,988.3 | 9,036.7 | 15.7 | 48.4 | 105.6 | 0.5 | 1.2 |
Employment | 8,542.7 | 8,587.5 | 16.5 | 44.8 | 132.8 | 0.5 | 1.6 |
Full-time employment | 7,806.4 | 7,863.1 | 23.0 | 56.7 | 98.5 | 0.7 | 1.3 |
Part-time employment | 736.3 | 724.4 | 19.1 | -11.9 | 34.3 | -1.6 | 5.0 |
Unemployment | 445.6 | 449.2 | 14.4 | 3.6 | -27.2 | 0.8 | -5.7 |
Participation rate | 70.5 | 70.8 | 0.1 | 0.3 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
Unemployment rate | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
Employment rate | 67.0 | 67.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
25 years and over, women | |||||||
Population | 13,307.5 | 13,323.1 | ... | 15.6 | 203.4 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
Labour force | 8,138.1 | 8,165.8 | 16.7 | 27.7 | 144.8 | 0.3 | 1.8 |
Employment | 7,740.2 | 7,783.0 | 16.4 | 42.8 | 147.0 | 0.6 | 1.9 |
Full-time employment | 6,125.6 | 6,137.1 | 26.9 | 11.5 | 147.6 | 0.2 | 2.5 |
Part-time employment | 1,614.6 | 1,645.9 | 25.4 | 31.3 | -0.6 | 1.9 | 0.0 |
Unemployment | 397.9 | 382.8 | 13.9 | -15.1 | -2.2 | -3.8 | -0.6 |
Participation rate | 61.2 | 61.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
Unemployment rate | 4.9 | 4.7 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
Employment rate | 58.2 | 58.4 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
25 to 54 years, both sexes | |||||||
Population | 14,781.9 | 14,790.0 | ... | 8.1 | 104.2 | 0.1 | 0.7 |
Labour force | 12,897.8 | 12,908.0 | 22.5 | 10.2 | 173.4 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
Employment | 12,262.7 | 12,311.5 | 23.9 | 48.8 | 208.2 | 0.4 | 1.7 |
Unemployment | 635.2 | 596.4 | 18.6 | -38.8 | -34.9 | -6.1 | -5.5 |
Participation rate | 87.3 | 87.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
Unemployment rate | 4.9 | 4.6 | 0.1 | -0.3 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
Employment rate | 83.0 | 83.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
25 to 54 years, men | |||||||
Population | 7,360.5 | 7,365.0 | ... | 4.5 | 54.4 | 0.1 | 0.7 |
Labour force | 6,686.1 | 6,689.8 | 14.2 | 3.7 | 57.7 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
Employment | 6,359.3 | 6,376.7 | 15.9 | 17.4 | 79.6 | 0.3 | 1.3 |
Unemployment | 326.8 | 313.2 | 13.0 | -13.6 | -21.8 | -4.2 | -6.5 |
Participation rate | 90.8 | 90.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
Unemployment rate | 4.9 | 4.7 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
Employment rate | 86.4 | 86.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
25 to 54 years, women | |||||||
Population | 7,421.4 | 7,425.0 | ... | 3.6 | 49.8 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
Labour force | 6,211.7 | 6,218.1 | 16.6 | 6.4 | 115.6 | 0.1 | 1.9 |
Employment | 5,903.4 | 5,934.9 | 16.8 | 31.5 | 128.7 | 0.5 | 2.2 |
Unemployment | 308.4 | 283.3 | 12.7 | -25.1 | -13.0 | -8.1 | -4.4 |
Participation rate | 83.7 | 83.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
Unemployment rate | 5.0 | 4.6 | 0.2 | -0.4 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
Employment rate | 79.5 | 79.9 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
55 years and over, both sexes | |||||||
Population | 11,281.2 | 11,305.0 | ... | 23.8 | 304.3 | 0.2 | 2.8 |
Labour force | 4,228.5 | 4,294.5 | 18.8 | 66.0 | 77.0 | 1.6 | 1.8 |
Employment | 4,020.2 | 4,059.0 | 18.9 | 38.8 | 71.5 | 1.0 | 1.8 |
Unemployment | 208.3 | 235.6 | 10.0 | 27.3 | 5.6 | 13.1 | 2.4 |
Participation rate | 37.5 | 38.0 | 0.2 | 0.5 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
Unemployment rate | 4.9 | 5.5 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
Employment rate | 35.6 | 35.9 | 0.2 | 0.3 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
55 years and over, men | |||||||
Population | 5,395.0 | 5,406.9 | ... | 11.9 | 150.7 | 0.2 | 2.9 |
Labour force | 2,302.2 | 2,346.9 | 12.7 | 44.7 | 47.9 | 1.9 | 2.1 |
Employment | 2,183.4 | 2,210.8 | 12.7 | 27.4 | 53.2 | 1.3 | 2.5 |
Unemployment | 118.8 | 136.1 | 7.5 | 17.3 | -5.3 | 14.6 | -3.7 |
Participation rate | 42.7 | 43.4 | 0.2 | 0.7 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
Unemployment rate | 5.2 | 5.8 | 0.3 | 0.6 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
Employment rate | 40.5 | 40.9 | 0.2 | 0.4 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
55 years and over, women | |||||||
Population | 5,886.1 | 5,898.1 | ... | 12.0 | 153.6 | 0.2 | 2.7 |
Labour force | 1,926.3 | 1,947.6 | 12.8 | 21.3 | 29.2 | 1.1 | 1.5 |
Employment | 1,836.8 | 1,848.1 | 12.9 | 11.3 | 18.3 | 0.6 | 1.0 |
Unemployment | 89.5 | 99.5 | 6.4 | 10.0 | 10.9 | 11.2 | 12.3 |
Participation rate | 32.7 | 33.0 | 0.2 | 0.3 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
Unemployment rate | 4.6 | 5.1 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
Employment rate | 31.2 | 31.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
...
not applicable
Note(s):
The sum of individual categories may not always add up to the total as a result of rounding.
Source(s):
Table 14-10-0287-02 (formerly CANSIM table 282-0087).
Table note 1
Average standard error of change in two consecutive months. See the "Data Quality" section of the Guide to the Labour Force Survey (Catalogue number71-543-G) for more information.
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