Table 1
Labour force characteristics by age group and sex, seasonally adjusted
| July 2018 |
August 2018 |
Standard error1 | July to August 2018 | August 2017 to August 2018 | July to August 2018 | August 2017 to August 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 | 30,317.2 | 30,352.2 | ... | 35.0 | 396.9 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 19,842.5 | 19,825.7 | 29.6 | -16.8 | 153.2 | -0.1 | 0.8 |
| Employment | 18,682.1 | 18,630.5 | 29.4 | -51.6 | 171.7 | -0.3 | 0.9 |
| Full-time employment | 15,131.6 | 15,172.0 | 41.7 | 40.4 | 326.1 | 0.3 | 2.2 |
| Part-time employment | 3,550.5 | 3,458.5 | 38.4 | -92.0 | -154.4 | -2.6 | -4.3 |
| Unemployment | 1,160.4 | 1,195.2 | 25.1 | 34.8 | -18.5 | 3.0 | -1.5 |
| Participation rate | 65.4 | 65.3 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.8 | 6.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.6 | 61.4 | 0.1 | -0.2 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| 15 to 24 years, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 4,353.3 | 4,354.8 | ... | 1.5 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Labour force | 2,772.6 | 2,769.0 | 17.6 | -3.6 | 7.2 | -0.1 | 0.3 |
| Employment | 2,464.3 | 2,467.9 | 16.8 | 3.6 | 18.5 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| Full-time employment | 1,273.4 | 1,303.5 | 20.6 | 30.1 | 79.3 | 2.4 | 6.5 |
| Part-time employment | 1,190.9 | 1,164.3 | 21.2 | -26.6 | -60.8 | -2.2 | -5.0 |
| Unemployment | 308.3 | 301.1 | 13.9 | -7.2 | -11.3 | -2.3 | -3.6 |
| Participation rate | 63.7 | 63.6 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 11.1 | 10.9 | 0.5 | -0.2 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.6 | 56.7 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 25,963.9 | 25,997.4 | ... | 33.5 | 392.0 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 17,069.9 | 17,056.8 | 23.8 | -13.1 | 146.1 | -0.1 | 0.9 |
| Employment | 16,217.8 | 16,162.7 | 24.2 | -55.1 | 153.3 | -0.3 | 1.0 |
| Full-time employment | 13,858.2 | 13,868.5 | 35.8 | 10.3 | 246.8 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| Part-time employment | 2,359.6 | 2,294.2 | 31.8 | -65.4 | -93.5 | -2.8 | -3.9 |
| Unemployment | 852.0 | 894.1 | 20.4 | 42.1 | -7.2 | 4.9 | -0.8 |
| Participation rate | 65.7 | 65.6 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.0 | 5.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.5 | 62.2 | 0.1 | -0.3 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, men | |||||||
| Population | 12,705.1 | 12,721.9 | ... | 16.8 | 195.5 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 8,979.5 | 8,959.1 | 15.7 | -20.4 | 50.5 | -0.2 | 0.6 |
| Employment | 8,512.4 | 8,477.1 | 16.5 | -35.3 | 57.8 | -0.4 | 0.7 |
| Full-time employment | 7,798.0 | 7,785.5 | 23.0 | -12.5 | 87.4 | -0.2 | 1.1 |
| Part-time employment | 714.4 | 691.6 | 19.1 | -22.8 | -29.7 | -3.2 | -4.1 |
| Unemployment | 467.1 | 482.0 | 14.4 | 14.9 | -7.2 | 3.2 | -1.5 |
| Participation rate | 70.7 | 70.4 | 0.1 | -0.3 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.2 | 5.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 67.0 | 66.6 | 0.1 | -0.4 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, women | |||||||
| Population | 13,258.8 | 13,275.5 | ... | 16.7 | 196.5 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 8,090.3 | 8,097.6 | 16.7 | 7.3 | 95.5 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| Employment | 7,705.4 | 7,685.6 | 16.4 | -19.8 | 95.5 | -0.3 | 1.3 |
| Full-time employment | 6,060.2 | 6,083.0 | 26.9 | 22.8 | 159.4 | 0.4 | 2.7 |
| Part-time employment | 1,645.2 | 1,602.6 | 25.4 | -42.6 | -63.9 | -2.6 | -3.8 |
| Unemployment | 384.9 | 412.0 | 13.9 | 27.1 | -0.1 | 7.0 | 0.0 |
| Participation rate | 61.0 | 61.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.8 | 5.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.1 | 57.9 | 0.1 | -0.2 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 14,758.2 | 14,766.4 | ... | 8.2 | 87.7 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| Labour force | 12,819.4 | 12,849.9 | 22.5 | 30.5 | 87.2 | 0.2 | 0.7 |
| Employment | 12,183.0 | 12,177.3 | 23.9 | -5.7 | 97.1 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
| Unemployment | 636.4 | 672.6 | 18.6 | 36.2 | -9.9 | 5.7 | -1.5 |
| Participation rate | 86.9 | 87.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.0 | 5.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 82.6 | 82.5 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, men | |||||||
| Population | 7,347.5 | 7,351.7 | ... | 4.2 | 44.9 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| Labour force | 6,654.0 | 6,660.2 | 14.2 | 6.2 | 16.8 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| Employment | 6,321.0 | 6,307.2 | 15.9 | -13.8 | 26.5 | -0.2 | 0.4 |
| Unemployment | 333.0 | 353.0 | 13.0 | 20.0 | -9.7 | 6.0 | -2.7 |
| Participation rate | 90.6 | 90.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.0 | 5.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 86.0 | 85.8 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, women | |||||||
| Population | 7,410.7 | 7,414.7 | ... | 4.0 | 42.8 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| Labour force | 6,165.4 | 6,189.7 | 16.6 | 24.3 | 70.4 | 0.4 | 1.2 |
| Employment | 5,862.0 | 5,870.1 | 16.8 | 8.1 | 70.6 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| Unemployment | 303.3 | 319.6 | 12.7 | 16.3 | -0.2 | 5.4 | -0.1 |
| Participation rate | 83.2 | 83.5 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.9 | 5.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 79.1 | 79.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 11,205.7 | 11,231.0 | ... | 25.3 | 304.2 | 0.2 | 2.8 |
| Labour force | 4,250.5 | 4,206.9 | 18.8 | -43.6 | 58.9 | -1.0 | 1.4 |
| Employment | 4,034.8 | 3,985.4 | 18.9 | -49.4 | 56.2 | -1.2 | 1.4 |
| Unemployment | 215.7 | 221.5 | 10.0 | 5.8 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 1.2 |
| Participation rate | 37.9 | 37.5 | 0.2 | -0.4 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.1 | 5.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 36.0 | 35.5 | 0.2 | -0.5 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, men | |||||||
| Population | 5,357.6 | 5,370.3 | ... | 12.7 | 150.7 | 0.2 | 2.9 |
| Labour force | 2,325.5 | 2,298.9 | 12.7 | -26.6 | 33.7 | -1.1 | 1.5 |
| Employment | 2,191.4 | 2,169.9 | 12.7 | -21.5 | 31.2 | -1.0 | 1.5 |
| Unemployment | 134.1 | 129.0 | 7.5 | -5.1 | 2.5 | -3.8 | 2.0 |
| Participation rate | 43.4 | 42.8 | 0.2 | -0.6 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.8 | 5.6 | 0.3 | -0.2 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 40.9 | 40.4 | 0.2 | -0.5 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, women | |||||||
| Population | 5,848.1 | 5,860.7 | ... | 12.6 | 153.5 | 0.2 | 2.7 |
| Labour force | 1,924.9 | 1,907.9 | 12.8 | -17.0 | 25.1 | -0.9 | 1.3 |
| Employment | 1,843.4 | 1,815.5 | 12.9 | -27.9 | 25.0 | -1.5 | 1.4 |
| Unemployment | 81.6 | 92.5 | 6.4 | 10.9 | 0.2 | 13.4 | 0.2 |
| Participation rate | 32.9 | 32.6 | 0.2 | -0.3 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.2 | 4.8 | 0.3 | 0.6 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 31.5 | 31.0 | 0.2 | -0.5 | -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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