Table 1
Labour force characteristics by age group and sex – Seasonally adjusted
| February 2017 |
March 2017 |
Standard error1 | February to March 2017 | March 2016 to March 2017 | February to March 2017 | March 2016 to March 2017 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 29,764.3 | 29,791.9 | ... | 27.6 | 299.4 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| Labour force | 19,574.7 | 19,621.7 | 29.8 | 47.0 | 210.1 | 0.2 | 1.1 |
| Employment | 18,288.6 | 18,308.0 | 29.5 | 19.4 | 276.4 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Full-time | 14,798.7 | 14,817.1 | 40.5 | 18.4 | 223.1 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Part-time | 3,489.9 | 3,490.9 | 37.7 | 1.0 | 53.3 | 0.0 | 1.6 |
| Unemployment | 1,286.1 | 1,313.7 | 25.1 | 27.6 | -66.3 | 2.1 | -4.8 |
| Participation rate | 65.8 | 65.9 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.6 | 6.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.4 | 61.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Part-time rate | 19.1 | 19.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Youths, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 4,358.4 | 4,356.9 | ... | -1.5 | -42.8 | 0.0 | -1.0 |
| Labour force | 2,783.8 | 2,789.2 | 17.3 | 5.4 | -17.5 | 0.2 | -0.6 |
| Employment | 2,438.1 | 2,433.2 | 16.1 | -4.9 | 3.3 | -0.2 | 0.1 |
| Full-time | 1,236.5 | 1,254.6 | 19.8 | 18.1 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 0.1 |
| Part-time | 1,201.6 | 1,178.6 | 20.8 | -23.0 | 1.6 | -1.9 | 0.1 |
| Unemployment | 345.7 | 355.9 | 14.6 | 10.2 | -20.9 | 3.0 | -5.5 |
| Participation rate | 63.9 | 64.0 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 12.4 | 12.8 | 0.5 | 0.4 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 55.9 | 55.8 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Part-time rate | 49.3 | 48.4 | 0.8 | -0.8 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 12,426.9 | 12,441.4 | ... | 14.5 | 167.2 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 8,869.5 | 8,902.8 | 15.6 | 33.3 | 97.7 | 0.4 | 1.1 |
| Employment | 8,344.7 | 8,370.8 | 16.6 | 26.1 | 146.2 | 0.3 | 1.8 |
| Full-time | 7,607.0 | 7,636.7 | 22.6 | 29.7 | 78.1 | 0.4 | 1.0 |
| Part-time | 737.7 | 734.1 | 18.3 | -3.6 | 68.2 | -0.5 | 10.2 |
| Unemployment | 524.8 | 532.0 | 15.1 | 7.2 | -48.5 | 1.4 | -8.4 |
| Participation rate | 71.4 | 71.6 | 0.1 | 0.2 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.9 | 6.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 67.2 | 67.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Part-time rate | 8.8 | 8.8 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 12,979.0 | 12,993.7 | ... | 14.7 | 175.0 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 7,921.4 | 7,929.8 | 17.2 | 8.4 | 130.1 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| Employment | 7,505.7 | 7,504.0 | 17.2 | -1.7 | 126.9 | 0.0 | 1.7 |
| Full-time | 5,955.2 | 5,925.8 | 26.6 | -29.4 | 143.3 | -0.5 | 2.5 |
| Part-time | 1,550.5 | 1,578.3 | 25.1 | 27.8 | -16.3 | 1.8 | -1.0 |
| Unemployment | 415.7 | 425.8 | 13.6 | 10.1 | 3.2 | 2.4 | 0.8 |
| Participation rate | 61.0 | 61.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.2 | 5.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.8 | 57.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Part-time rate | 20.7 | 21.0 | 0.3 | 0.4 | -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):
CANSIM table 282-0087.
Table note 1
Average standard error for change in two consecutive months. See "Sampling variability of estimates" in the "Data Quality" section of the Labour Force Information (Catalogue number71-001-X) publication for further explanations.
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