Table 1
Labour force characteristics by age group and sex – Seasonally adjusted
| December 2017 |
January 2018 |
Standard error1 | December 2017 to January 2018 | January 2017 to January 2018 | December 2017 to January 2018 | January 2017 to January 2018 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 30,058.9 | 30,094.5 | ... | 35.6 | 352.6 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 19,784.2 | 19,710.5 | 29.6 | -73.7 | 123.8 | -0.4 | 0.6 |
| Employment | 18,645.1 | 18,557.1 | 29.5 | -88.0 | 288.7 | -0.5 | 1.6 |
| Full-time | 15,074.7 | 15,123.7 | 41.0 | 49.0 | 414.1 | 0.3 | 2.8 |
| Part-time | 3,570.4 | 3,433.4 | 37.7 | -137.0 | -125.4 | -3.8 | -3.5 |
| Unemployment | 1,139.1 | 1,153.4 | 25.3 | 14.3 | -164.9 | 1.3 | -12.5 |
| Participation rate | 65.8 | 65.5 | 0.1 | -0.3 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.8 | 5.9 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.0 | 61.7 | 0.1 | -0.3 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Youths, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 4,346.1 | 4,345.9 | ... | -0.2 | -15.3 | 0.0 | -0.4 |
| Labour force | 2,776.9 | 2,764.2 | 17.4 | -12.7 | -46.0 | -0.5 | -1.6 |
| Employment | 2,485.5 | 2,464.0 | 16.7 | -21.5 | 21.6 | -0.9 | 0.9 |
| Full-time | 1,264.7 | 1,289.4 | 19.8 | 24.7 | 54.6 | 2.0 | 4.4 |
| Part-time | 1,220.7 | 1,174.6 | 20.7 | -46.1 | -33.0 | -3.8 | -2.7 |
| Unemployment | 291.5 | 300.1 | 14.3 | 8.6 | -67.7 | 3.0 | -18.4 |
| Participation rate | 63.9 | 63.6 | 0.4 | -0.3 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 10.5 | 10.9 | 0.5 | 0.4 | -2.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.2 | 56.7 | 0.4 | -0.5 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 12,579.8 | 12,597.1 | ... | 17.3 | 182.4 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 8,958.9 | 8,945.9 | 15.8 | -13.0 | 75.8 | -0.1 | 0.9 |
| Employment | 8,491.9 | 8,478.9 | 16.7 | -13.0 | 141.8 | -0.2 | 1.7 |
| Full-time | 7,772.0 | 7,809.5 | 23.2 | 37.5 | 201.4 | 0.5 | 2.6 |
| Part-time | 719.9 | 669.4 | 19.2 | -50.5 | -59.7 | -7.0 | -8.2 |
| Unemployment | 467.0 | 467.0 | 14.6 | 0.0 | -66.0 | 0.0 | -12.4 |
| Participation rate | 71.2 | 71.0 | 0.1 | -0.2 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.2 | 5.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 67.5 | 67.3 | 0.1 | -0.2 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 13,133.0 | 13,151.6 | ... | 18.6 | 185.6 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 8,048.3 | 8,000.4 | 16.8 | -47.9 | 94.0 | -0.6 | 1.2 |
| Employment | 7,667.7 | 7,614.1 | 16.6 | -53.6 | 125.3 | -0.7 | 1.7 |
| Full-time | 6,037.9 | 6,024.7 | 26.7 | -13.2 | 158.0 | -0.2 | 2.7 |
| Part-time | 1,629.8 | 1,589.3 | 25.1 | -40.5 | -32.8 | -2.5 | -2.0 |
| Unemployment | 380.6 | 386.3 | 13.9 | 5.7 | -31.3 | 1.5 | -7.5 |
| Participation rate | 61.3 | 60.8 | 0.1 | -0.5 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.7 | 4.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.4 | 57.9 | 0.1 | -0.5 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
...
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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