Table 1
Labour force characteristics by age group and sex – Seasonally adjusted
| March 2017 |
April 2017 |
Standard error1 | March to April 2017 | April 2016 to April 2017 | March to April 2017 | April 2016 to April 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 | 29,791.9 | 29,822.2 | ... | 30.3 | 307.8 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| Labour force | 19,621.7 | 19,576.2 | 29.8 | -45.5 | 164.6 | -0.2 | 0.8 |
| Employment | 18,308.0 | 18,311.2 | 29.5 | 3.2 | 275.7 | 0.0 | 1.5 |
| Full-time | 14,817.1 | 14,785.9 | 40.5 | -31.2 | 189.6 | -0.2 | 1.3 |
| Part-time | 3,490.9 | 3,525.2 | 37.7 | 34.3 | 86.1 | 1.0 | 2.5 |
| Unemployment | 1,313.7 | 1,265.0 | 25.1 | -48.7 | -111.2 | -3.7 | -8.1 |
| Participation rate | 65.9 | 65.6 | 0.1 | -0.3 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.7 | 6.5 | 0.1 | -0.2 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.5 | 61.4 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Part-time rate | 19.1 | 19.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Youths, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 4,356.9 | 4,355.4 | ... | -1.5 | -39.8 | 0.0 | -0.9 |
| Labour force | 2,789.2 | 2,766.7 | 17.3 | -22.5 | -39.3 | -0.8 | -1.4 |
| Employment | 2,433.2 | 2,442.3 | 16.1 | 9.1 | 3.7 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
| Full-time | 1,254.6 | 1,222.5 | 19.8 | -32.1 | -37.1 | -2.6 | -2.9 |
| Part-time | 1,178.6 | 1,219.8 | 20.8 | 41.2 | 40.8 | 3.5 | 3.5 |
| Unemployment | 355.9 | 324.4 | 14.6 | -31.5 | -43.0 | -8.9 | -11.7 |
| Participation rate | 64.0 | 63.5 | 0.4 | -0.5 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 12.8 | 11.7 | 0.5 | -1.1 | -1.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 55.8 | 56.1 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Part-time rate | 48.4 | 49.9 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 1.6 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 12,441.4 | 12,457.2 | ... | 15.8 | 169.9 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 8,902.8 | 8,896.4 | 15.6 | -6.4 | 100.4 | -0.1 | 1.1 |
| Employment | 8,370.8 | 8,362.5 | 16.6 | -8.3 | 146.8 | -0.1 | 1.8 |
| Full-time | 7,636.7 | 7,625.5 | 22.6 | -11.2 | 73.9 | -0.1 | 1.0 |
| Part-time | 734.1 | 737.1 | 18.3 | 3.0 | 73.1 | 0.4 | 11.0 |
| Unemployment | 532.0 | 533.9 | 15.1 | 1.9 | -46.4 | 0.4 | -8.0 |
| Participation rate | 71.6 | 71.4 | 0.1 | -0.2 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 67.3 | 67.1 | 0.1 | -0.2 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Part-time rate | 8.8 | 8.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 12,993.7 | 13,009.7 | ... | 16.0 | 177.8 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 7,929.8 | 7,913.1 | 17.2 | -16.7 | 103.5 | -0.2 | 1.3 |
| Employment | 7,504.0 | 7,506.4 | 17.2 | 2.4 | 125.2 | 0.0 | 1.7 |
| Full-time | 5,925.8 | 5,938.0 | 26.6 | 12.2 | 153.0 | 0.2 | 2.6 |
| Part-time | 1,578.3 | 1,568.3 | 25.1 | -10.0 | -27.8 | -0.6 | -1.7 |
| Unemployment | 425.8 | 406.8 | 13.6 | -19.0 | -21.7 | -4.5 | -5.1 |
| Participation rate | 61.0 | 60.8 | 0.1 | -0.2 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.4 | 5.1 | 0.2 | -0.3 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.8 | 57.7 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Part-time rate | 21.0 | 20.9 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
...
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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