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Table 1 
Labour force characteristics by age and sex – Seasonally adjusted

Labour force characteristics by age and sex – Seasonally adjusted
  September 2013 October 2013 Standard error1 September to October 2013 October 2012 to October 2013 September to October 2013 October 2012 to October 2013
  thousands (except rates)thousands (except rates)thousands (except rates) change in thousands (except rates)change in thousands (except rates) % change% change
Both sexes, 15 years and over              
Population 28,762.9 28,791.6 ... 28.7 376.8 0.1 1.3
Labour force 19,105.7 19,118.9 29.2 13.2 142.3 0.1 0.7
Employment 17,780.7 17,793.9 28.9 13.2 213.8 0.1 1.2
Full-time 14,421.8 14,437.8 39.0 16.0 156.2 0.1 1.1
Part-time 3,358.9 3,356.2 35.7 -2.7 57.6 -0.1 1.7
Unemployment 1,325.0 1,325.0 25.1 0.0 -71.4 0.0 -5.1
Participation rate 66.4 66.4 0.1 0.0 -0.4 ... ...
Unemployment rate 6.9 6.9 0.1 0.0 -0.5 ... ...
Employment rate 61.8 61.8 0.1 0.0 -0.1 ... ...
Part-time rate 18.9 18.9 0.2 0.0 0.1 ... ...
Youths, 15 to 24 years              
Population 4,447.0 4,445.0 ... -2.0 -12.1 0.0 -0.3
Labour force 2,824.7 2,840.2 17.3 15.5 7.0 0.5 0.2
Employment 2,461.3 2,459.9 15.8 -1.4 38.4 -0.1 1.6
Full-time 1,286.0 1,284.7 18.6 -1.3 22.2 -0.1 1.8
Part-time 1,175.3 1,175.2 19.5 -0.1 16.1 0.0 1.4
Unemployment 363.4 380.3 14.9 16.9 -31.4 4.7 -7.6
Participation rate 63.5 63.9 0.4 0.4 0.3 ... ...
Unemployment rate 12.9 13.4 0.5 0.5 -1.1 ... ...
Employment rate 55.3 55.3 0.4 0.0 1.0 ... ...
Part-time rate 47.8 47.8 0.7 0.0 -0.1 ... ...
Men, 25 years and over              
Population 11,906.1 11,921.5 ... 15.4 195.2 0.1 1.7
Labour force 8,613.0 8,627.1 15.1 14.1 68.7 0.2 0.8
Employment 8,080.1 8,083.8 16.3 3.7 76.8 0.0 1.0
Full-time 7,444.2 7,460.4 22.0 16.2 55.1 0.2 0.7
Part-time 635.9 623.4 17.7 -12.5 21.7 -2.0 3.6
Unemployment 532.9 543.4 14.5 10.5 -8.0 2.0 -1.5
Participation rate 72.3 72.4 0.1 0.1 -0.6 ... ...
Unemployment rate 6.2 6.3 0.2 0.1 -0.1 ... ...
Employment rate 67.9 67.8 0.1 -0.1 -0.5 ... ...
Part-time rate 7.9 7.7 0.2 -0.2 0.2 ... ...
Women, 25 years and over              
Population 12,409.8 12,425.1 ... 15.3 193.7 0.1 1.6
Labour force 7,668.0 7,651.6 16.6 -16.4 66.7 -0.2 0.9
Employment 7,239.3 7,250.3 16.5 11.0 98.7 0.2 1.4
Full-time 5,691.7 5,692.7 25.4 1.0 78.9 0.0 1.4
Part-time 1,547.6 1,557.6 23.8 10.0 19.8 0.6 1.3
Unemployment 428.6 401.3 13.4 -27.3 -32.0 -6.4 -7.4
Participation rate 61.8 61.6 0.1 -0.2 -0.4 ... ...
Unemployment rate 5.6 5.2 0.2 -0.4 -0.5 ... ...
Employment rate 58.3 58.4 0.1 0.1 -0.1 ... ...
Part-time rate 21.4 21.5 0.3 0.1 0.0 ... ...
...
not applicable
Note(s): 
Related CANSIM table 282-0087. The sum of individual categories may not always add to the total as a result of rounding.
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