Table 1
Labour force characteristics by age group and sex – Seasonally adjusted
| March 2018 |
April 2018 |
Standard error1 | March to April 2018 | April 2017 to April 2018 | March to April 2018 | April 2017 to April 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 | 30,154.8 | 30,198.1 | ... | 43.3 | 375.9 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 19,746.9 | 19,758.7 | 29.6 | 11.8 | 173.8 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| Employment | 18,604.8 | 18,603.7 | 29.5 | -1.1 | 278.3 | 0.0 | 1.5 |
| Full-time | 15,152.7 | 15,181.5 | 41.0 | 28.8 | 378.3 | 0.2 | 2.6 |
| Part-time | 3,452.2 | 3,422.2 | 37.7 | -30.0 | -100.0 | -0.9 | -2.8 |
| Unemployment | 1,142.1 | 1,155.0 | 25.3 | 12.9 | -104.5 | 1.1 | -8.3 |
| Participation rate | 65.5 | 65.4 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.8 | 5.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.7 | 61.6 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Youths, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 4,346.6 | 4,347.7 | ... | 1.1 | -7.7 | 0.0 | -0.2 |
| Labour force | 2,775.1 | 2,756.0 | 17.4 | -19.1 | -13.2 | -0.7 | -0.5 |
| Employment | 2,472.8 | 2,450.3 | 16.7 | -22.5 | 2.0 | -0.9 | 0.1 |
| Full-time | 1,292.5 | 1,310.2 | 19.8 | 17.7 | 78.3 | 1.4 | 6.4 |
| Part-time | 1,180.3 | 1,140.1 | 20.7 | -40.2 | -76.3 | -3.4 | -6.3 |
| Unemployment | 302.3 | 305.7 | 14.3 | 3.4 | -15.2 | 1.1 | -4.7 |
| Participation rate | 63.8 | 63.4 | 0.4 | -0.4 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 10.9 | 11.1 | 0.5 | 0.2 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.9 | 56.4 | 0.4 | -0.5 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 12,627.4 | 12,648.5 | ... | 21.1 | 191.3 | 0.2 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 8,963.3 | 8,965.1 | 15.8 | 1.8 | 67.7 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
| Employment | 8,504.6 | 8,488.7 | 16.7 | -15.9 | 121.5 | -0.2 | 1.5 |
| Full-time | 7,843.1 | 7,826.3 | 23.2 | -16.8 | 192.6 | -0.2 | 2.5 |
| Part-time | 661.5 | 662.5 | 19.2 | 1.0 | -71.0 | 0.2 | -9.7 |
| Unemployment | 458.7 | 476.4 | 14.6 | 17.7 | -53.9 | 3.9 | -10.2 |
| Participation rate | 71.0 | 70.9 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.1 | 5.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 67.4 | 67.1 | 0.1 | -0.3 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 13,180.8 | 13,202.0 | ... | 21.2 | 192.3 | 0.2 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 8,008.5 | 8,037.6 | 16.8 | 29.1 | 119.4 | 0.4 | 1.5 |
| Employment | 7,627.5 | 7,664.7 | 16.6 | 37.2 | 154.8 | 0.5 | 2.1 |
| Full-time | 6,017.1 | 6,045.0 | 26.7 | 27.9 | 107.4 | 0.5 | 1.8 |
| Part-time | 1,610.4 | 1,619.7 | 25.1 | 9.3 | 47.4 | 0.6 | 3.0 |
| Unemployment | 381.0 | 372.9 | 13.9 | -8.1 | -35.4 | -2.1 | -8.7 |
| Participation rate | 60.8 | 60.9 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.8 | 4.6 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.9 | 58.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
...
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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