Table 1
Labour force characteristics by age group and sex, seasonally adjusted
| June 2019 |
July 2019 |
Standard error1 | June to July 2019 | July 2018 to July 2019 | June to July 2019 | July 2018 to July 2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 30,706.5 | 30,761.9 | ... | 55.4 | 444.7 | 0.2 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 20,169.1 | 20,180.3 | 30.0 | 11.2 | 342.3 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| Employment | 19,054.6 | 19,030.4 | 30.1 | -24.2 | 353.0 | -0.1 | 1.9 |
| Full-time employment | 15,470.1 | 15,458.5 | 42.3 | -11.6 | 325.8 | -0.1 | 2.2 |
| Part-time employment | 3,584.6 | 3,572.0 | 38.9 | -12.6 | 27.3 | -0.4 | 0.8 |
| Unemployment | 1,114.4 | 1,149.9 | 25.0 | 35.5 | -10.7 | 3.2 | -0.9 |
| Participation rate | 65.7 | 65.6 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.5 | 5.7 | 0.1 | 0.2 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.1 | 61.9 | 0.1 | -0.2 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| 15 to 24 years, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 4,375.9 | 4,381.4 | ... | 5.5 | 28.1 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| Labour force | 2,816.6 | 2,816.4 | 17.3 | -0.2 | 49.3 | 0.0 | 1.8 |
| Employment | 2,514.4 | 2,495.3 | 16.4 | -19.1 | 34.2 | -0.8 | 1.4 |
| Full-time employment | 1,291.6 | 1,280.6 | 20.5 | -11.0 | 5.5 | -0.9 | 0.4 |
| Part-time employment | 1,222.7 | 1,214.7 | 21.6 | -8.0 | 28.6 | -0.7 | 2.4 |
| Unemployment | 302.2 | 321.1 | 14.2 | 18.9 | 15.1 | 6.3 | 4.9 |
| Participation rate | 64.4 | 64.3 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 10.7 | 11.4 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.5 | 57.0 | 0.4 | -0.5 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 26,330.7 | 26,380.6 | ... | 49.9 | 416.7 | 0.2 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 17,352.5 | 17,364.0 | 24.7 | 11.5 | 293.1 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| Employment | 16,540.3 | 16,535.2 | 25.2 | -5.1 | 318.9 | 0.0 | 2.0 |
| Full-time employment | 14,178.4 | 14,177.9 | 36.7 | -0.5 | 320.2 | 0.0 | 2.3 |
| Part-time employment | 2,361.9 | 2,357.3 | 32.4 | -4.6 | -1.3 | -0.2 | -0.1 |
| Unemployment | 812.2 | 828.8 | 20.4 | 16.6 | -25.8 | 2.0 | -3.0 |
| Participation rate | 65.9 | 65.8 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.7 | 4.8 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.8 | 62.7 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, men | |||||||
| Population | 12,892.2 | 12,917.4 | ... | 25.2 | 212.3 | 0.2 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 9,183.0 | 9,204.9 | 16.3 | 21.9 | 223.9 | 0.2 | 2.5 |
| Employment | 8,715.8 | 8,736.8 | 16.9 | 21.0 | 223.3 | 0.2 | 2.6 |
| Full-time employment | 7,953.2 | 7,951.3 | 23.4 | -1.9 | 153.7 | 0.0 | 2.0 |
| Part-time employment | 762.6 | 785.6 | 19.5 | 23.0 | 69.7 | 3.0 | 9.7 |
| Unemployment | 467.2 | 468.1 | 14.8 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| Participation rate | 71.2 | 71.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.1 | 5.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 67.6 | 67.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, women | |||||||
| Population | 13,438.5 | 13,463.1 | ... | 24.6 | 204.3 | 0.2 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 8,169.5 | 8,159.0 | 17.2 | -10.5 | 69.1 | -0.1 | 0.9 |
| Employment | 7,824.5 | 7,798.3 | 17.3 | -26.2 | 95.4 | -0.3 | 1.2 |
| Full-time employment | 6,225.3 | 6,226.6 | 27.7 | 1.3 | 166.5 | 0.0 | 2.7 |
| Part-time employment | 1,599.3 | 1,571.8 | 26.0 | -27.5 | -70.9 | -1.7 | -4.3 |
| Unemployment | 345.0 | 360.7 | 13.8 | 15.7 | -26.3 | 4.6 | -6.8 |
| Participation rate | 60.8 | 60.6 | 0.1 | -0.2 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.2 | 4.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.2 | 57.9 | 0.1 | -0.3 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 14,850.1 | 14,867.2 | ... | 17.1 | 109.0 | 0.1 | 0.7 |
| Labour force | 12,975.0 | 12,985.3 | 23.2 | 10.3 | 156.0 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| Employment | 12,368.4 | 12,372.1 | 24.5 | 3.7 | 181.1 | 0.0 | 1.5 |
| Unemployment | 606.6 | 613.2 | 18.4 | 6.6 | -25.2 | 1.1 | -3.9 |
| Participation rate | 87.4 | 87.3 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.7 | 4.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 83.3 | 83.2 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, men | |||||||
| Population | 7,398.4 | 7,407.4 | ... | 9.0 | 59.9 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| Labour force | 6,756.8 | 6,771.4 | 15.1 | 14.6 | 112.1 | 0.2 | 1.7 |
| Employment | 6,414.9 | 6,436.8 | 16.3 | 21.9 | 111.9 | 0.3 | 1.8 |
| Unemployment | 341.9 | 334.7 | 13.2 | -7.2 | 0.2 | -2.1 | 0.1 |
| Participation rate | 91.3 | 91.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.1 | 4.9 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 86.7 | 86.9 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, women | |||||||
| Population | 7,451.7 | 7,459.8 | ... | 8.1 | 49.1 | 0.1 | 0.7 |
| Labour force | 6,218.2 | 6,213.9 | 16.7 | -4.3 | 43.9 | -0.1 | 0.7 |
| Employment | 5,953.6 | 5,935.3 | 17.4 | -18.3 | 69.2 | -0.3 | 1.2 |
| Unemployment | 264.7 | 278.6 | 12.6 | 13.9 | -25.3 | 5.3 | -8.3 |
| Participation rate | 83.4 | 83.3 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.3 | 4.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 79.9 | 79.6 | 0.2 | -0.3 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 11,480.6 | 11,513.4 | ... | 32.8 | 307.7 | 0.3 | 2.7 |
| Labour force | 4,377.5 | 4,378.6 | 20.0 | 1.1 | 137.0 | 0.0 | 3.2 |
| Employment | 4,171.8 | 4,163.1 | 20.2 | -8.7 | 137.7 | -0.2 | 3.4 |
| Unemployment | 205.6 | 215.5 | 10.3 | 9.9 | -0.7 | 4.8 | -0.3 |
| Participation rate | 38.1 | 38.0 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.7 | 4.9 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 36.3 | 36.2 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, men | |||||||
| Population | 5,493.8 | 5,510.0 | ... | 16.2 | 152.4 | 0.3 | 2.8 |
| Labour force | 2,426.2 | 2,433.5 | 13.1 | 7.3 | 111.8 | 0.3 | 4.8 |
| Employment | 2,300.9 | 2,300.1 | 13.4 | -0.8 | 111.5 | 0.0 | 5.1 |
| Unemployment | 125.3 | 133.4 | 7.7 | 8.1 | 0.3 | 6.5 | 0.2 |
| Participation rate | 44.2 | 44.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.2 | 5.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 41.9 | 41.7 | 0.2 | -0.2 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, women | |||||||
| Population | 5,986.8 | 6,003.4 | ... | 16.6 | 155.3 | 0.3 | 2.7 |
| Labour force | 1,951.3 | 1,945.2 | 13.7 | -6.1 | 25.3 | -0.3 | 1.3 |
| Employment | 1,870.9 | 1,863.0 | 13.7 | -7.9 | 26.2 | -0.4 | 1.4 |
| Unemployment | 80.3 | 82.1 | 6.6 | 1.8 | -1.0 | 2.2 | -1.2 |
| Participation rate | 32.6 | 32.4 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.1 | 4.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 31.3 | 31.0 | 0.2 | -0.3 | -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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