Table 1
Labour force characteristics by age group and sex, seasonally adjusted
June 2018 |
July 2018 |
Standard error1 | June to July 2018 | July 2017 to July 2018 | June to July 2018 | July 2017 to July 2018 | |
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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 | 30,271.0 | 30,317.2 | ... | 46.2 | 398.0 | 0.2 | 1.3 |
Labour force | 19,823.4 | 19,842.5 | 29.6 | 19.1 | 172.3 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
Employment | 18,628.0 | 18,682.1 | 29.4 | 54.1 | 245.9 | 0.3 | 1.3 |
Full-time employment | 15,159.6 | 15,131.6 | 41.7 | -28.0 | 210.5 | -0.2 | 1.4 |
Part-time employment | 3,468.5 | 3,550.5 | 38.4 | 82.0 | 35.4 | 2.4 | 1.0 |
Unemployment | 1,195.3 | 1,160.4 | 25.1 | -34.9 | -73.6 | -2.9 | -6.0 |
Participation rate | 65.5 | 65.4 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
Unemployment rate | 6.0 | 5.8 | 0.1 | -0.2 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
Employment rate | 61.5 | 61.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
15 to 24 years, both sexes | |||||||
Population | 4,350.5 | 4,353.3 | ... | 2.8 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
Labour force | 2,784.5 | 2,772.6 | 17.6 | -11.9 | -9.1 | -0.4 | -0.3 |
Employment | 2,459.7 | 2,464.3 | 16.8 | 4.6 | -14.3 | 0.2 | -0.6 |
Full-time employment | 1,298.0 | 1,273.4 | 20.6 | -24.6 | -11.9 | -1.9 | -0.9 |
Part-time employment | 1,161.7 | 1,190.9 | 21.2 | 29.2 | -2.4 | 2.5 | -0.2 |
Unemployment | 324.9 | 308.3 | 13.9 | -16.6 | 5.1 | -5.1 | 1.7 |
Participation rate | 64.0 | 63.7 | 0.4 | -0.3 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
Unemployment rate | 11.7 | 11.1 | 0.5 | -0.6 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
Employment rate | 56.5 | 56.6 | 0.4 | 0.1 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
25 years and over, both sexes | |||||||
Population | 25,920.5 | 25,963.9 | ... | 43.4 | 396.0 | 0.2 | 1.5 |
Labour force | 17,038.8 | 17,069.9 | 23.8 | 31.1 | 181.4 | 0.2 | 1.1 |
Employment | 16,168.4 | 16,217.8 | 24.2 | 49.4 | 260.2 | 0.3 | 1.6 |
Full-time employment | 13,861.6 | 13,858.2 | 35.8 | -3.4 | 222.4 | 0.0 | 1.6 |
Part-time employment | 2,306.8 | 2,359.6 | 31.8 | 52.8 | 37.8 | 2.3 | 1.6 |
Unemployment | 870.5 | 852.0 | 20.4 | -18.5 | -78.9 | -2.1 | -8.5 |
Participation rate | 65.7 | 65.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
Unemployment rate | 5.1 | 5.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
Employment rate | 62.4 | 62.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
25 years and over, men | |||||||
Population | 12,683.3 | 12,705.1 | ... | 21.8 | 197.7 | 0.2 | 1.6 |
Labour force | 8,971.0 | 8,979.5 | 15.7 | 8.5 | 84.2 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
Employment | 8,505.3 | 8,512.4 | 16.5 | 7.1 | 117.1 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
Full-time employment | 7,812.9 | 7,798.0 | 23.0 | -14.9 | 116.1 | -0.2 | 1.5 |
Part-time employment | 692.4 | 714.4 | 19.1 | 22.0 | 1.0 | 3.2 | 0.1 |
Unemployment | 465.7 | 467.1 | 14.4 | 1.4 | -33.0 | 0.3 | -6.6 |
Participation rate | 70.7 | 70.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
Unemployment rate | 5.2 | 5.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
Employment rate | 67.1 | 67.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
25 years and over, women | |||||||
Population | 13,237.2 | 13,258.8 | ... | 21.6 | 198.3 | 0.2 | 1.5 |
Labour force | 8,067.8 | 8,090.3 | 16.7 | 22.5 | 97.2 | 0.3 | 1.2 |
Employment | 7,663.1 | 7,705.4 | 16.4 | 42.3 | 143.1 | 0.6 | 1.9 |
Full-time employment | 6,048.7 | 6,060.2 | 26.9 | 11.5 | 106.3 | 0.2 | 1.8 |
Part-time employment | 1,614.4 | 1,645.2 | 25.4 | 30.8 | 36.7 | 1.9 | 2.3 |
Unemployment | 404.7 | 384.9 | 13.9 | -19.8 | -45.9 | -4.9 | -10.7 |
Participation rate | 60.9 | 61.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
Unemployment rate | 5.0 | 4.8 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
Employment rate | 57.9 | 58.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
25 to 54 years, both sexes | |||||||
Population | 14,746.3 | 14,758.2 | ... | 11.9 | 84.7 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
Labour force | 12,798.5 | 12,819.4 | 22.5 | 20.9 | 39.0 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
Employment | 12,148.4 | 12,183.0 | 23.9 | 34.6 | 112.3 | 0.3 | 0.9 |
Unemployment | 650.1 | 636.4 | 18.6 | -13.7 | -73.2 | -2.1 | -10.3 |
Participation rate | 86.8 | 86.9 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
Unemployment rate | 5.1 | 5.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
Employment rate | 82.4 | 82.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
25 to 54 years, men | |||||||
Population | 7,341.3 | 7,347.5 | ... | 6.2 | 43.6 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
Labour force | 6,649.0 | 6,654.0 | 14.2 | 5.0 | -4.3 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
Employment | 6,316.7 | 6,321.0 | 15.9 | 4.3 | 40.5 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
Unemployment | 332.3 | 333.0 | 13.0 | 0.7 | -44.8 | 0.2 | -11.9 |
Participation rate | 90.6 | 90.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
Unemployment rate | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
Employment rate | 86.0 | 86.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
25 to 54 years, women | |||||||
Population | 7,405.0 | 7,410.7 | ... | 5.7 | 41.1 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
Labour force | 6,149.4 | 6,165.4 | 16.6 | 16.0 | 43.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
Employment | 5,831.7 | 5,862.0 | 16.8 | 30.3 | 71.8 | 0.5 | 1.2 |
Unemployment | 317.7 | 303.3 | 12.7 | -14.4 | -28.5 | -4.5 | -8.6 |
Participation rate | 83.0 | 83.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
Unemployment rate | 5.2 | 4.9 | 0.2 | -0.3 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
Employment rate | 78.8 | 79.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
55 years and over, both sexes | |||||||
Population | 11,174.2 | 11,205.7 | ... | 31.5 | 311.3 | 0.3 | 2.9 |
Labour force | 4,240.4 | 4,250.5 | 18.8 | 10.1 | 142.4 | 0.2 | 3.5 |
Employment | 4,020.0 | 4,034.8 | 18.9 | 14.8 | 147.9 | 0.4 | 3.8 |
Unemployment | 220.4 | 215.7 | 10.0 | -4.7 | -5.6 | -2.1 | -2.5 |
Participation rate | 37.9 | 37.9 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
Unemployment rate | 5.2 | 5.1 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
Employment rate | 36.0 | 36.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
55 years and over, men | |||||||
Population | 5,342.0 | 5,357.6 | ... | 15.6 | 154.1 | 0.3 | 3.0 |
Labour force | 2,322.0 | 2,325.5 | 12.7 | 3.5 | 88.5 | 0.2 | 4.0 |
Employment | 2,188.6 | 2,191.4 | 12.7 | 2.8 | 76.6 | 0.1 | 3.6 |
Unemployment | 133.4 | 134.1 | 7.5 | 0.7 | 11.8 | 0.5 | 9.6 |
Participation rate | 43.5 | 43.4 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
Unemployment rate | 5.7 | 5.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
Employment rate | 41.0 | 40.9 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
55 years and over, women | |||||||
Population | 5,832.2 | 5,848.1 | ... | 15.9 | 157.2 | 0.3 | 2.8 |
Labour force | 1,918.4 | 1,924.9 | 12.8 | 6.5 | 53.8 | 0.3 | 2.9 |
Employment | 1,831.4 | 1,843.4 | 12.9 | 12.0 | 71.3 | 0.7 | 4.0 |
Unemployment | 87.0 | 81.6 | 6.4 | -5.4 | -17.4 | -6.2 | -17.6 |
Participation rate | 32.9 | 32.9 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
Unemployment rate | 4.5 | 4.2 | 0.3 | -0.3 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
Employment rate | 31.4 | 31.5 | 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 14-10-0287-02 (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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