Table 13
Students and other persons aged 15 to 24 by detailed age group, unadjusted for seasonality
| May 2019 |
May 2020 |
May 2021 |
Standard error1 | May 2020 to May 2021 | May 2019 to May 2020 | May 2020 to May 2021 | May 2019 to May 2020 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| thousands (except rates) | thousands (except rates) | thousands (except rates) | thousands (except rates) | change in thousands (except rates) | change in thousands (except rates) | % change | % change | |
| Students 15 to 24 years2 | ||||||||
| Population | 2,425.7 | 2,465.1 | 2,433.9 | 36.5 | -31.2 | 39.4 | -1.3 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 1,320.9 | 1,137.4 | 1,251.6 | 37.0 | 114.2 | -183.5 | 10.0 | -13.9 |
| Employment | 1,139.3 | 682.2 | 962.1 | 34.1 | 279.9 | -457.1 | 41.0 | -40.1 |
| Full-time employment | 274.5 | 214.8 | 233.2 | 24.7 | 18.4 | -59.7 | 8.6 | -21.7 |
| Part-time employment | 864.8 | 467.5 | 729.0 | 28.0 | 261.5 | -397.3 | 55.9 | -45.9 |
| Unemployment | 181.6 | 455.1 | 289.5 | 21.6 | -165.6 | 273.5 | -36.4 | 150.6 |
| Participation rate | 54.5 | 46.1 | 51.4 | 1.1 | 5.3 | -8.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 13.7 | 40.0 | 23.1 | 1.3 | -16.9 | 26.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 47.0 | 27.7 | 39.5 | 1.1 | 11.8 | -19.3 | ... | ... |
| Students 15 to 16 years2 | ||||||||
| Population | 747.4 | 744.3 | 762.4 | 6.0 | 18.1 | -3.1 | 2.4 | -0.4 |
| Labour force | 236.4 | 201.6 | 220.3 | 14.2 | 18.7 | -34.8 | 9.3 | -14.7 |
| Employment | 185.4 | 123.3 | 162.3 | 12.6 | 39.0 | -62.1 | 31.6 | -33.5 |
| Full-time employment | 5.8 | 17.3 | 1.8 | 6.3 | -15.5 | 11.5 | -89.6 | 198.3 |
| Part-time employment | 179.6 | 106.0 | 160.4 | 11.4 | 54.4 | -73.6 | 51.3 | -41.0 |
| Unemployment | 51.0 | 78.4 | 58.0 | 9.1 | -20.4 | 27.4 | -26.0 | 53.7 |
| Participation rate | 31.6 | 27.1 | 28.9 | 1.9 | 1.8 | -4.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 21.6 | 38.9 | 26.3 | 2.9 | -12.6 | 17.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 24.8 | 16.6 | 21.3 | 1.7 | 4.7 | -8.2 | ... | ... |
| Students 17 to 19 years2 | ||||||||
| Population | 924.3 | 910.4 | 881.1 | 18.3 | -29.3 | -13.9 | -3.2 | -1.5 |
| Labour force | 547.8 | 460.7 | 499.9 | 19.9 | 39.2 | -87.1 | 8.5 | -15.9 |
| Employment | 475.4 | 282.8 | 396.5 | 18.9 | 113.7 | -192.6 | 40.2 | -40.5 |
| Full-time employment | 84.7 | 72.0 | 65.5 | 13.0 | -6.5 | -12.7 | -9.0 | -15.0 |
| Part-time employment | 390.7 | 210.8 | 331.0 | 17.3 | 120.2 | -179.9 | 57.0 | -46.0 |
| Unemployment | 72.5 | 177.9 | 103.4 | 13.3 | -74.5 | 105.4 | -41.9 | 145.4 |
| Participation rate | 59.3 | 50.6 | 56.7 | 1.8 | 6.1 | -8.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 13.2 | 38.6 | 20.7 | 2.0 | -17.9 | 25.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 51.4 | 31.1 | 45.0 | 1.8 | 13.9 | -20.3 | ... | ... |
| Students 20 to 24 years2 | ||||||||
| Population | 754.0 | 810.4 | 790.4 | 30.2 | -20.0 | 56.4 | -2.5 | 7.5 |
| Labour force | 536.7 | 475.0 | 531.4 | 27.7 | 56.4 | -61.7 | 11.9 | -11.5 |
| Employment | 478.6 | 276.2 | 403.3 | 25.3 | 127.1 | -202.4 | 46.0 | -42.3 |
| Full-time employment | 184.0 | 125.5 | 165.8 | 18.7 | 40.3 | -58.5 | 32.1 | -31.8 |
| Part-time employment | 294.6 | 150.7 | 237.6 | 19.3 | 86.9 | -143.9 | 57.7 | -48.8 |
| Unemployment | 58.1 | 198.8 | 128.1 | 13.6 | -70.7 | 140.7 | -35.6 | 242.2 |
| Participation rate | 71.2 | 58.6 | 67.2 | 2.0 | 8.6 | -12.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 10.8 | 41.9 | 24.1 | 2.0 | -17.8 | 31.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.5 | 34.1 | 51.0 | 2.1 | 16.9 | -29.4 | ... | ... |
| Other persons aged 15 to 243 | ||||||||
| Population | 2,055.9 | 2,014.5 | 2,022.4 | 36.5 | 7.9 | -41.4 | 0.4 | -2.0 |
| Labour force | 1,718.7 | 1,516.9 | 1,646.9 | 35.5 | 130.0 | -201.8 | 8.6 | -11.7 |
| Employment | 1,550.5 | 1,137.3 | 1,414.5 | 35.1 | 277.2 | -413.2 | 24.4 | -26.6 |
| Full-time employment | 1,144.7 | 874.1 | 1,070.8 | 32.0 | 196.7 | -270.6 | 22.5 | -23.6 |
| Part-time employment | 405.7 | 263.2 | 343.7 | 22.4 | 80.5 | -142.5 | 30.6 | -35.1 |
| Unemployment | 168.2 | 379.6 | 232.4 | 19.7 | -147.2 | 211.4 | -38.8 | 125.7 |
| Participation rate | 83.6 | 75.3 | 81.4 | 1.0 | 6.1 | -8.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.8 | 25.0 | 14.1 | 1.1 | -10.9 | 15.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 75.4 | 56.5 | 69.9 | 1.3 | 13.5 | -19.0 | ... | ... |
...
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 14-10-0286-02 (formerly CANSIM table 282-0006).
Table note 1
Average standard error of change over the year. See the "Data Quality" section of the Guide to the Labour Force Survey (Catalogue number71-543-G) for more information.
Table note 2
Students are persons aged 15 to 24 who attended school full-time in March and who are planning to return to school in the fall.
Table note 3
Other persons are all other youths aged 15 to 24 who are not included in the student population.
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