Table 1
Labour force characteristics by age group and sex, seasonally adjusted
| May 2018 |
June 2018 |
Standard error1 | May to June 2018 | June 2017 to June 2018 | May to June 2018 | June 2017 to June 2018 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| thousands (except rates) | thousands (except rates) | thousands (except rates) | change in thousands (except rates) | change in thousands (except rates) | % change | % change | |
| 15 years and over, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 30,233.8 | 30,271.0 | ... | 37.2 | 384.1 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 19,747.8 | 19,823.4 | 29.6 | 75.6 | 138.0 | 0.4 | 0.7 |
| Employment | 18,596.2 | 18,628.0 | 29.5 | 31.8 | 214.9 | 0.2 | 1.2 |
| Full-time employment | 15,150.5 | 15,159.6 | 41.0 | 9.1 | 284.1 | 0.1 | 1.9 |
| Part-time employment | 3,445.8 | 3,468.5 | 37.7 | 22.7 | -69.1 | 0.7 | -2.0 |
| Unemployment | 1,151.6 | 1,195.3 | 25.3 | 43.7 | -77.1 | 3.8 | -6.1 |
| Participation rate | 65.3 | 65.5 | 0.1 | 0.2 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.8 | 6.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.5 | 61.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| 15 to 24 years, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 4,348.6 | 4,350.5 | ... | 1.9 | -1.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Labour force | 2,757.1 | 2,784.5 | 17.4 | 27.4 | -19.8 | 1.0 | -0.7 |
| Employment | 2,452.3 | 2,459.7 | 16.7 | 7.4 | -9.7 | 0.3 | -0.4 |
| Full-time employment | 1,296.7 | 1,298.0 | 19.8 | 1.3 | 24.7 | 0.1 | 1.9 |
| Part-time employment | 1,155.6 | 1,161.7 | 20.7 | 6.1 | -34.4 | 0.5 | -2.9 |
| Unemployment | 304.8 | 324.9 | 14.3 | 20.1 | -9.9 | 6.6 | -3.0 |
| Participation rate | 63.4 | 64.0 | 0.4 | 0.6 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 11.1 | 11.7 | 0.5 | 0.6 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.4 | 56.5 | 0.4 | 0.1 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 25,885.2 | 25,920.5 | ... | 35.3 | 385.6 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 16,990.8 | 17,038.8 | 23.8 | 48.0 | 157.6 | 0.3 | 0.9 |
| Employment | 16,144.0 | 16,168.4 | 24.3 | 24.4 | 224.8 | 0.2 | 1.4 |
| Full-time employment | 13,853.8 | 13,861.6 | 35.8 | 7.8 | 259.4 | 0.1 | 1.9 |
| Part-time employment | 2,290.2 | 2,306.8 | 31.7 | 16.6 | -34.7 | 0.7 | -1.5 |
| Unemployment | 846.8 | 870.5 | 20.6 | 23.7 | -67.0 | 2.8 | -7.1 |
| Participation rate | 65.6 | 65.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.0 | 5.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.4 | 62.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, men | |||||||
| Population | 12,665.7 | 12,683.3 | ... | 17.6 | 192.5 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 8,949.5 | 8,971.0 | 15.8 | 21.5 | 68.8 | 0.2 | 0.8 |
| Employment | 8,485.3 | 8,505.3 | 16.7 | 20.0 | 119.5 | 0.2 | 1.4 |
| Full-time employment | 7,818.5 | 7,812.9 | 23.2 | -5.6 | 149.0 | -0.1 | 1.9 |
| Part-time employment | 666.8 | 692.4 | 19.2 | 25.6 | -29.5 | 3.8 | -4.1 |
| Unemployment | 464.2 | 465.7 | 14.6 | 1.5 | -50.7 | 0.3 | -9.8 |
| Participation rate | 70.7 | 70.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.2 | 5.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 67.0 | 67.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, women | |||||||
| Population | 13,219.5 | 13,237.2 | ... | 17.7 | 193.2 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 8,041.3 | 8,067.8 | 16.8 | 26.5 | 88.8 | 0.3 | 1.1 |
| Employment | 7,658.7 | 7,663.1 | 16.6 | 4.4 | 105.2 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Full-time employment | 6,035.3 | 6,048.7 | 26.7 | 13.4 | 110.4 | 0.2 | 1.9 |
| Part-time employment | 1,623.4 | 1,614.4 | 25.1 | -9.0 | -5.2 | -0.6 | -0.3 |
| Unemployment | 382.6 | 404.7 | 13.9 | 22.1 | -16.4 | 5.8 | -3.9 |
| Participation rate | 60.8 | 60.9 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.8 | 5.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.9 | 57.9 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 14,735.7 | 14,746.3 | ... | 10.6 | 79.1 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
| Labour force | 12,767.1 | 12,798.5 | 22.3 | 31.4 | 22.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Employment | 12,134.5 | 12,148.4 | 23.8 | 13.9 | 72.7 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| Unemployment | 632.7 | 650.1 | 18.6 | 17.4 | -49.9 | 2.8 | -7.1 |
| Participation rate | 86.6 | 86.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.0 | 5.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 82.3 | 82.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, men | |||||||
| Population | 7,335.9 | 7,341.3 | ... | 5.4 | 40.8 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| Labour force | 6,645.2 | 6,649.0 | 14.1 | 3.8 | -10.7 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Employment | 6,310.0 | 6,316.7 | 16.0 | 6.7 | 40.3 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| Unemployment | 335.2 | 332.3 | 13.1 | -2.9 | -51.0 | -0.9 | -13.3 |
| Participation rate | 90.6 | 90.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 86.0 | 86.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, women | |||||||
| Population | 7,399.8 | 7,405.0 | ... | 5.2 | 38.3 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
| Labour force | 6,121.9 | 6,149.4 | 16.6 | 27.5 | 33.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
| Employment | 5,824.5 | 5,831.7 | 16.8 | 7.2 | 32.3 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| Unemployment | 297.4 | 317.7 | 12.7 | 20.3 | 1.0 | 6.8 | 0.3 |
| Participation rate | 82.7 | 83.0 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.9 | 5.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 78.7 | 78.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 11,149.5 | 11,174.2 | ... | 24.7 | 306.6 | 0.2 | 2.8 |
| Labour force | 4,223.6 | 4,240.4 | 18.9 | 16.8 | 135.0 | 0.4 | 3.3 |
| Employment | 4,009.5 | 4,020.0 | 18.9 | 10.5 | 152.1 | 0.3 | 3.9 |
| Unemployment | 214.1 | 220.4 | 10.2 | 6.3 | -17.1 | 2.9 | -7.2 |
| Participation rate | 37.9 | 37.9 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.1 | 5.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 36.0 | 36.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, men | |||||||
| Population | 5,329.8 | 5,342.0 | ... | 12.2 | 151.7 | 0.2 | 2.9 |
| Labour force | 2,304.2 | 2,322.0 | 12.7 | 17.8 | 79.5 | 0.8 | 3.5 |
| Employment | 2,175.3 | 2,188.6 | 12.9 | 13.3 | 79.2 | 0.6 | 3.8 |
| Unemployment | 129.0 | 133.4 | 7.7 | 4.4 | 0.3 | 3.4 | 0.2 |
| Participation rate | 43.2 | 43.5 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.6 | 5.7 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 40.8 | 41.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, women | |||||||
| Population | 5,819.7 | 5,832.2 | ... | 12.5 | 154.9 | 0.2 | 2.7 |
| Labour force | 1,919.4 | 1,918.4 | 13.0 | -1.0 | 55.4 | -0.1 | 3.0 |
| Employment | 1,834.2 | 1,831.4 | 12.9 | -2.8 | 72.9 | -0.2 | 4.1 |
| Unemployment | 85.2 | 87.0 | 6.6 | 1.8 | -17.4 | 2.1 | -16.7 |
| Participation rate | 33.0 | 32.9 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.4 | 4.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 31.5 | 31.4 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 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):
Table 14-10-0287-01 (formerly CANSIM table 282-0087).
Table note 1
Average standard error of change in two consecutive months. See the "Data Quality" section of the Guide to the Labour Force Survey (Catalogue number71-543-G) for more information.
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