Table 1
Labour force characteristics by age group and sex – Seasonally adjusted
| July 2017 |
August 2017 |
Standard error1 | July to August 2017 | August 2016 to August 2017 | July to August 2017 | August 2016 to August 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 | 29,919.2 | 29,955.3 | ... | 36.1 | 316.3 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 19,668.7 | 19,670.7 | 29.4 | 2.0 | 237.4 | 0.0 | 1.2 |
| Employment | 18,421.9 | 18,444.1 | 29.4 | 22.2 | 374.3 | 0.1 | 2.1 |
| Full-time | 14,906.1 | 14,818.0 | 40.6 | -88.1 | 213.4 | -0.6 | 1.5 |
| Part-time | 3,515.7 | 3,626.1 | 37.4 | 110.4 | 160.8 | 3.1 | 4.6 |
| Unemployment | 1,246.8 | 1,226.6 | 24.8 | -20.2 | -136.8 | -1.6 | -10.0 |
| Participation rate | 65.7 | 65.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.3 | 6.2 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.6 | 61.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Part-time rate | 19.1 | 19.7 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Youths, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 4,351.3 | 4,349.8 | ... | -1.5 | -30.6 | 0.0 | -0.7 |
| Labour force | 2,785.4 | 2,759.2 | 17.1 | -26.2 | -27.9 | -0.9 | -1.0 |
| Employment | 2,475.0 | 2,442.2 | 16.2 | -32.8 | 19.9 | -1.3 | 0.8 |
| Full-time | 1,280.9 | 1,215.4 | 19.3 | -65.5 | -36.4 | -5.1 | -2.9 |
| Part-time | 1,194.1 | 1,226.8 | 20.4 | 32.7 | 56.2 | 2.7 | 4.8 |
| Unemployment | 310.4 | 317.1 | 14.5 | 6.7 | -47.7 | 2.2 | -13.1 |
| Participation rate | 64.0 | 63.4 | 0.4 | -0.6 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 11.1 | 11.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.9 | 56.1 | 0.4 | -0.8 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Part-time rate | 48.2 | 50.2 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 1.9 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 12,507.4 | 12,526.4 | ... | 19.0 | 171.2 | 0.2 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 8,892.7 | 8,911.1 | 15.8 | 18.4 | 102.4 | 0.2 | 1.2 |
| Employment | 8,391.9 | 8,418.0 | 16.7 | 26.1 | 190.2 | 0.3 | 2.3 |
| Full-time | 7,675.0 | 7,691.6 | 22.7 | 16.6 | 170.3 | 0.2 | 2.3 |
| Part-time | 717.0 | 726.4 | 18.7 | 9.4 | 19.9 | 1.3 | 2.8 |
| Unemployment | 500.7 | 493.1 | 14.8 | -7.6 | -87.8 | -1.5 | -15.1 |
| Participation rate | 71.1 | 71.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.6 | 5.5 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 67.1 | 67.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Part-time rate | 8.5 | 8.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 13,060.5 | 13,079.0 | ... | 18.5 | 175.6 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 7,990.6 | 8,000.4 | 16.8 | 9.8 | 163.0 | 0.1 | 2.1 |
| Employment | 7,554.9 | 7,583.9 | 16.9 | 29.0 | 164.2 | 0.4 | 2.2 |
| Full-time | 5,950.3 | 5,911.0 | 26.5 | -39.3 | 79.5 | -0.7 | 1.4 |
| Part-time | 1,604.7 | 1,673.0 | 25.0 | 68.3 | 84.8 | 4.3 | 5.3 |
| Unemployment | 435.7 | 416.4 | 13.3 | -19.3 | -1.3 | -4.4 | -0.3 |
| Participation rate | 61.2 | 61.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.5 | 5.2 | 0.2 | -0.3 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.8 | 58.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Part-time rate | 21.2 | 22.1 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 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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