Table 1
Labour force characteristics by age group and sex, seasonally adjusted
| September 2020 |
October 2020 |
Standard error1 | September to October 2020 | October 2019 to October 2020 | September to October 2020 | October 2019 to October 2020 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 31,225.9 | 31,250.1 | ... | 24.2 | 354.1 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 20,302.5 | 20,370.3 | 36.4 | 67.8 | 89.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Employment | 18,469.9 | 18,553.5 | 37.0 | 83.6 | -598.2 | 0.5 | -3.1 |
| Full-time employment | 14,983.3 | 15,052.4 | 45.9 | 69.1 | -474.2 | 0.5 | -3.1 |
| Part-time employment | 3,486.6 | 3,501.1 | 41.4 | 14.5 | -124.0 | 0.4 | -3.4 |
| Unemployment | 1,832.6 | 1,816.8 | 32.6 | -15.8 | 687.4 | -0.9 | 60.9 |
| Participation rate | 65.0 | 65.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.0 | 8.9 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 3.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.1 | 59.4 | 0.1 | 0.3 | -2.6 | ... | ... |
| 15 to 24 years, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 4,400.2 | 4,400.4 | ... | 0.2 | 7.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Labour force | 2,824.4 | 2,823.4 | 20.5 | -1.0 | -26.3 | -0.0 | -0.9 |
| Employment | 2,290.4 | 2,292.5 | 19.6 | 2.1 | -236.3 | 0.1 | -9.3 |
| Full-time employment | 1,155.2 | 1,131.0 | 22.2 | -24.2 | -144.5 | -2.1 | -11.3 |
| Part-time employment | 1,135.2 | 1,161.4 | 22.9 | 26.2 | -91.9 | 2.3 | -7.3 |
| Unemployment | 534.0 | 530.9 | 18.2 | -3.1 | 209.9 | -0.6 | 65.4 |
| Participation rate | 64.2 | 64.2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 18.9 | 18.8 | 0.6 | -0.1 | 7.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 52.1 | 52.1 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -5.5 | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 26,825.7 | 26,849.6 | ... | 23.9 | 346.9 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 17,478.1 | 17,546.9 | 29.7 | 68.8 | 115.5 | 0.4 | 0.7 |
| Employment | 16,179.5 | 16,261.0 | 30.9 | 81.5 | -361.9 | 0.5 | -2.2 |
| Full-time employment | 13,828.1 | 13,921.4 | 40.3 | 93.3 | -329.7 | 0.7 | -2.3 |
| Part-time employment | 2,351.4 | 2,339.7 | 34.6 | -11.7 | -32.1 | -0.5 | -1.4 |
| Unemployment | 1,298.6 | 1,285.9 | 26.0 | -12.7 | 477.5 | -1.0 | 59.1 |
| Participation rate | 65.2 | 65.4 | 0.1 | 0.2 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.4 | 7.3 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 2.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.3 | 60.6 | 0.1 | 0.3 | -2.1 | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, men | |||||||
| Population | 13,146.1 | 13,158.5 | ... | 12.4 | 178.6 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 9,286.7 | 9,327.1 | 19.4 | 40.4 | 114.1 | 0.4 | 1.2 |
| Employment | 8,564.3 | 8,601.1 | 20.8 | 36.8 | -170.4 | 0.4 | -1.9 |
| Full-time employment | 7,806.5 | 7,831.7 | 25.8 | 25.2 | -187.0 | 0.3 | -2.3 |
| Part-time employment | 757.8 | 769.4 | 20.1 | 11.6 | 16.6 | 1.5 | 2.2 |
| Unemployment | 722.4 | 726.0 | 18.6 | 3.6 | 284.4 | 0.5 | 64.4 |
| Participation rate | 70.6 | 70.9 | 0.1 | 0.3 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.8 | 7.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 3.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.1 | 65.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 | -2.2 | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, women | |||||||
| Population | 13,679.6 | 13,691.2 | ... | 11.6 | 168.4 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 8,191.4 | 8,219.8 | 21.0 | 28.4 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Employment | 7,615.2 | 7,660.0 | 21.4 | 44.8 | -191.4 | 0.6 | -2.4 |
| Full-time employment | 6,021.7 | 6,089.7 | 29.7 | 68.0 | -142.7 | 1.1 | -2.3 |
| Part-time employment | 1,593.6 | 1,570.3 | 27.3 | -23.3 | -48.8 | -1.5 | -3.0 |
| Unemployment | 576.1 | 559.9 | 17.7 | -16.2 | 193.0 | -2.8 | 52.6 |
| Participation rate | 59.9 | 60.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.0 | 6.8 | 0.2 | -0.2 | 2.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 55.7 | 55.9 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -2.2 | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 14,993.3 | 14,997.8 | ... | 4.5 | 86.5 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| Labour force | 13,096.7 | 13,146.5 | 27.8 | 49.8 | 132.7 | 0.4 | 1.0 |
| Employment | 12,143.2 | 12,208.3 | 29.8 | 65.1 | -205.7 | 0.5 | -1.7 |
| Unemployment | 953.4 | 938.1 | 23.2 | -15.3 | 338.3 | -1.6 | 56.4 |
| Participation rate | 87.4 | 87.7 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.3 | 7.1 | 0.2 | -0.2 | 2.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 81.0 | 81.4 | 0.2 | 0.4 | -1.9 | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, men | |||||||
| Population | 7,477.8 | 7,480.5 | ... | 2.7 | 49.3 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Labour force | 6,822.2 | 6,850.9 | 17.5 | 28.7 | 77.8 | 0.4 | 1.1 |
| Employment | 6,306.1 | 6,331.2 | 19.7 | 25.1 | -121.2 | 0.4 | -1.9 |
| Unemployment | 516.1 | 519.8 | 16.7 | 3.7 | 199.1 | 0.7 | 62.1 |
| Participation rate | 91.2 | 91.6 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.6 | 7.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 2.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 84.3 | 84.6 | 0.3 | 0.3 | -2.2 | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, women | |||||||
| Population | 7,515.4 | 7,517.3 | ... | 1.9 | 37.2 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Labour force | 6,274.4 | 6,295.5 | 20.2 | 21.1 | 54.7 | 0.3 | 0.9 |
| Employment | 5,837.1 | 5,877.2 | 21.1 | 40.1 | -84.4 | 0.7 | -1.4 |
| Unemployment | 437.4 | 418.3 | 15.8 | -19.1 | 139.2 | -4.4 | 49.9 |
| Participation rate | 83.5 | 83.7 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.0 | 6.6 | 0.3 | -0.4 | 2.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 77.7 | 78.2 | 0.3 | 0.5 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 11,832.5 | 11,851.8 | ... | 19.3 | 260.4 | 0.2 | 2.2 |
| Labour force | 4,381.4 | 4,400.5 | 22.0 | 19.1 | -17.0 | 0.4 | -0.4 |
| Employment | 4,036.3 | 4,052.7 | 22.6 | 16.4 | -156.2 | 0.4 | -3.7 |
| Unemployment | 345.1 | 347.8 | 12.6 | 2.7 | 139.2 | 0.8 | 66.7 |
| Participation rate | 37.0 | 37.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.9 | 7.9 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 3.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 34.1 | 34.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -2.1 | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, men | |||||||
| Population | 5,668.3 | 5,678.0 | ... | 9.7 | 129.2 | 0.2 | 2.3 |
| Labour force | 2,464.5 | 2,476.1 | 14.6 | 11.6 | 36.1 | 0.5 | 1.5 |
| Employment | 2,258.2 | 2,269.9 | 15.0 | 11.7 | -49.2 | 0.5 | -2.1 |
| Unemployment | 206.4 | 206.2 | 9.0 | -0.2 | 85.3 | -0.1 | 70.6 |
| Participation rate | 43.5 | 43.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.4 | 8.3 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 3.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 39.8 | 40.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -1.8 | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, women | |||||||
| Population | 6,164.2 | 6,173.9 | ... | 9.7 | 131.3 | 0.2 | 2.2 |
| Labour force | 1,916.9 | 1,924.3 | 15.0 | 7.4 | -53.3 | 0.4 | -2.7 |
| Employment | 1,778.2 | 1,782.8 | 15.3 | 4.6 | -107.0 | 0.3 | -5.7 |
| Unemployment | 138.8 | 141.5 | 8.4 | 2.7 | 53.7 | 1.9 | 61.2 |
| Participation rate | 31.1 | 31.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.2 | 7.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 3.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 28.8 | 28.9 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -2.4 | ... | ... |
...
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 between 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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