Table 1
Labour force characteristics by age group and sex, seasonally adjusted
| August 2018 |
September 2018 |
Standard error1 | August to September 2018 | September 2017 to September 2018 | August to September 2018 | September 2017 to September 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 | 30,352.2 | 30,384.5 | ... | 32.3 | 402.7 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 19,825.7 | 19,864.9 | 29.6 | 39.2 | 175.6 | 0.2 | 0.9 |
| Employment | 18,630.5 | 18,693.8 | 29.4 | 63.3 | 222.4 | 0.3 | 1.2 |
| Full-time employment | 15,172.0 | 15,155.1 | 41.7 | -16.9 | 224.0 | -0.1 | 1.5 |
| Part-time employment | 3,458.5 | 3,538.7 | 38.4 | 80.2 | -1.6 | 2.3 | 0.0 |
| Unemployment | 1,195.2 | 1,171.1 | 25.1 | -24.1 | -46.8 | -2.0 | -3.8 |
| Participation rate | 65.3 | 65.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.0 | 5.9 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.4 | 61.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| 15 to 24 years, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 4,354.8 | 4,355.4 | ... | 0.6 | 6.4 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Labour force | 2,769.0 | 2,764.9 | 17.6 | -4.1 | 24.6 | -0.1 | 0.9 |
| Employment | 2,467.9 | 2,461.4 | 16.8 | -6.5 | 11.3 | -0.3 | 0.5 |
| Full-time employment | 1,303.5 | 1,259.5 | 20.6 | -44.0 | 15.1 | -3.4 | 1.2 |
| Part-time employment | 1,164.3 | 1,201.9 | 21.2 | 37.6 | -3.9 | 3.2 | -0.3 |
| Unemployment | 301.1 | 303.5 | 13.9 | 2.4 | 13.4 | 0.8 | 4.6 |
| Participation rate | 63.6 | 63.5 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 10.9 | 11.0 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.7 | 56.5 | 0.4 | -0.2 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 25,997.4 | 26,029.2 | ... | 31.8 | 396.4 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 17,056.8 | 17,100.0 | 23.8 | 43.2 | 151.0 | 0.3 | 0.9 |
| Employment | 16,162.7 | 16,232.4 | 24.2 | 69.7 | 211.2 | 0.4 | 1.3 |
| Full-time employment | 13,868.5 | 13,895.6 | 35.8 | 27.1 | 208.8 | 0.2 | 1.5 |
| Part-time employment | 2,294.2 | 2,336.8 | 31.8 | 42.6 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 0.1 |
| Unemployment | 894.1 | 867.6 | 20.4 | -26.5 | -60.2 | -3.0 | -6.5 |
| Participation rate | 65.6 | 65.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.2 | 5.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.2 | 62.4 | 0.1 | 0.2 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, men | |||||||
| Population | 12,721.9 | 12,738.1 | ... | 16.2 | 198.1 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 8,959.1 | 8,992.4 | 15.7 | 33.3 | 63.0 | 0.4 | 0.7 |
| Employment | 8,477.1 | 8,520.9 | 16.5 | 43.8 | 108.9 | 0.5 | 1.3 |
| Full-time employment | 7,785.5 | 7,815.1 | 23.0 | 29.6 | 94.0 | 0.4 | 1.2 |
| Part-time employment | 691.6 | 705.9 | 19.1 | 14.3 | 15.1 | 2.1 | 2.2 |
| Unemployment | 482.0 | 471.5 | 14.4 | -10.5 | -45.9 | -2.2 | -8.9 |
| Participation rate | 70.4 | 70.6 | 0.1 | 0.2 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.4 | 5.2 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.6 | 66.9 | 0.1 | 0.3 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, women | |||||||
| Population | 13,275.5 | 13,291.0 | ... | 15.5 | 198.2 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 8,097.6 | 8,107.6 | 16.7 | 10.0 | 88.0 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| Employment | 7,685.6 | 7,711.4 | 16.4 | 25.8 | 102.1 | 0.3 | 1.3 |
| Full-time employment | 6,083.0 | 6,080.5 | 26.9 | -2.5 | 114.9 | 0.0 | 1.9 |
| Part-time employment | 1,602.6 | 1,630.9 | 25.4 | 28.3 | -12.8 | 1.8 | -0.8 |
| Unemployment | 412.0 | 396.1 | 13.9 | -15.9 | -14.3 | -3.9 | -3.5 |
| Participation rate | 61.0 | 61.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.1 | 4.9 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.9 | 58.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 14,766.4 | 14,772.7 | ... | 6.3 | 91.9 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| Labour force | 12,849.9 | 12,881.5 | 22.5 | 31.6 | 105.8 | 0.2 | 0.8 |
| Employment | 12,177.3 | 12,231.6 | 23.9 | 54.3 | 159.4 | 0.4 | 1.3 |
| Unemployment | 672.6 | 649.8 | 18.6 | -22.8 | -53.7 | -3.4 | -7.6 |
| Participation rate | 87.0 | 87.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.2 | 5.0 | 0.1 | -0.2 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 82.5 | 82.8 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, men | |||||||
| Population | 7,351.7 | 7,355.3 | ... | 3.6 | 47.4 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| Labour force | 6,660.2 | 6,682.9 | 14.2 | 22.7 | 35.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
| Employment | 6,307.2 | 6,341.5 | 15.9 | 34.3 | 79.7 | 0.5 | 1.3 |
| Unemployment | 353.0 | 341.4 | 13.0 | -11.6 | -44.4 | -3.3 | -11.5 |
| Participation rate | 90.6 | 90.9 | 0.2 | 0.3 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.3 | 5.1 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 85.8 | 86.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, women | |||||||
| Population | 7,414.7 | 7,417.4 | ... | 2.7 | 44.5 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| Labour force | 6,189.7 | 6,198.6 | 16.6 | 8.9 | 70.5 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| Employment | 5,870.1 | 5,890.1 | 16.8 | 20.0 | 79.7 | 0.3 | 1.4 |
| Unemployment | 319.6 | 308.5 | 12.7 | -11.1 | -9.2 | -3.5 | -2.9 |
| Participation rate | 83.5 | 83.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.2 | 5.0 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 79.2 | 79.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 11,231.0 | 11,256.4 | ... | 25.4 | 304.4 | 0.2 | 2.8 |
| Labour force | 4,206.9 | 4,218.6 | 18.8 | 11.7 | 45.2 | 0.3 | 1.1 |
| Employment | 3,985.4 | 4,000.8 | 18.9 | 15.4 | 51.8 | 0.4 | 1.3 |
| Unemployment | 221.5 | 217.8 | 10.0 | -3.7 | -6.5 | -1.7 | -2.9 |
| Participation rate | 37.5 | 37.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.3 | 5.2 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 35.5 | 35.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, men | |||||||
| Population | 5,370.3 | 5,382.9 | ... | 12.6 | 150.8 | 0.2 | 2.9 |
| Labour force | 2,298.9 | 2,309.6 | 12.7 | 10.7 | 27.8 | 0.5 | 1.2 |
| Employment | 2,169.9 | 2,179.4 | 12.7 | 9.5 | 29.2 | 0.4 | 1.4 |
| Unemployment | 129.0 | 130.1 | 7.5 | 1.1 | -1.5 | 0.9 | -1.1 |
| Participation rate | 42.8 | 42.9 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.6 | 5.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 40.4 | 40.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, women | |||||||
| Population | 5,860.7 | 5,873.6 | ... | 12.9 | 153.7 | 0.2 | 2.7 |
| Labour force | 1,907.9 | 1,909.0 | 12.8 | 1.1 | 17.4 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| Employment | 1,815.5 | 1,821.3 | 12.9 | 5.8 | 22.4 | 0.3 | 1.2 |
| Unemployment | 92.5 | 87.7 | 6.4 | -4.8 | -5.0 | -5.2 | -5.4 |
| Participation rate | 32.6 | 32.5 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.8 | 4.6 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 31.0 | 31.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -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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