Table 1
Labour force characteristics by age group and sex, seasonally adjusted
| July 2019 |
August 2019 |
Standard error1 | July to August 2019 | August 2018 to August 2019 | July to August 2019 | August 2018 to August 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 | 30,761.9 | 30,803.8 | ... | 41.9 | 451.6 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 20,180.3 | 20,271.6 | 30.0 | 91.3 | 443.8 | 0.5 | 2.2 |
| Employment | 19,030.4 | 19,111.5 | 30.1 | 81.1 | 471.3 | 0.4 | 2.5 |
| Full-time employment | 15,458.5 | 15,482.3 | 42.3 | 23.8 | 306.1 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| Part-time employment | 3,572.0 | 3,629.2 | 38.9 | 57.2 | 165.2 | 1.6 | 4.8 |
| Unemployment | 1,149.9 | 1,160.1 | 25.0 | 10.2 | -27.6 | 0.9 | -2.3 |
| Participation rate | 65.6 | 65.8 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.7 | 5.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.9 | 62.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| 15 to 24 years, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 4,381.4 | 4,384.9 | ... | 3.5 | 30.1 | 0.1 | 0.7 |
| Labour force | 2,816.4 | 2,867.7 | 17.3 | 51.3 | 104.8 | 1.8 | 3.8 |
| Employment | 2,495.3 | 2,537.3 | 16.4 | 42.0 | 74.8 | 1.7 | 3.0 |
| Full-time employment | 1,280.6 | 1,311.9 | 20.5 | 31.3 | 13.3 | 2.4 | 1.0 |
| Part-time employment | 1,214.7 | 1,225.3 | 21.6 | 10.6 | 61.4 | 0.9 | 5.3 |
| Unemployment | 321.1 | 330.5 | 14.2 | 9.4 | 30.1 | 2.9 | 10.0 |
| Participation rate | 64.3 | 65.4 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 2.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 11.4 | 11.5 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.0 | 57.9 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 1.4 | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 26,380.6 | 26,418.9 | ... | 38.3 | 421.5 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 17,364.0 | 17,403.9 | 24.7 | 39.9 | 339.0 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| Employment | 16,535.2 | 16,574.2 | 25.2 | 39.0 | 396.5 | 0.2 | 2.5 |
| Full-time employment | 14,177.9 | 14,170.4 | 36.7 | -7.5 | 292.9 | -0.1 | 2.1 |
| Part-time employment | 2,357.3 | 2,403.8 | 32.4 | 46.5 | 103.7 | 2.0 | 4.5 |
| Unemployment | 828.8 | 829.7 | 20.4 | 0.9 | -57.6 | 0.1 | -6.5 |
| Participation rate | 65.8 | 65.9 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.8 | 4.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.7 | 62.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, men | |||||||
| Population | 12,917.4 | 12,937.0 | ... | 19.6 | 215.1 | 0.2 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 9,204.9 | 9,231.3 | 16.3 | 26.4 | 268.3 | 0.3 | 3.0 |
| Employment | 8,736.8 | 8,761.8 | 16.9 | 25.0 | 276.9 | 0.3 | 3.3 |
| Full-time employment | 7,951.3 | 7,975.2 | 23.4 | 23.9 | 186.0 | 0.3 | 2.4 |
| Part-time employment | 785.6 | 786.5 | 19.5 | 0.9 | 90.8 | 0.1 | 13.1 |
| Unemployment | 468.1 | 469.6 | 14.8 | 1.5 | -8.5 | 0.3 | -1.8 |
| Participation rate | 71.3 | 71.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.1 | 5.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 67.6 | 67.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, women | |||||||
| Population | 13,463.1 | 13,481.9 | ... | 18.8 | 206.4 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 8,159.0 | 8,172.5 | 17.2 | 13.5 | 70.5 | 0.2 | 0.9 |
| Employment | 7,798.3 | 7,812.4 | 17.3 | 14.1 | 119.6 | 0.2 | 1.6 |
| Full-time employment | 6,226.6 | 6,195.1 | 27.7 | -31.5 | 106.7 | -0.5 | 1.8 |
| Part-time employment | 1,571.8 | 1,617.3 | 26.0 | 45.5 | 12.9 | 2.9 | 0.8 |
| Unemployment | 360.7 | 360.1 | 13.8 | -0.6 | -49.1 | -0.2 | -12.0 |
| Participation rate | 60.6 | 60.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.4 | 4.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.9 | 57.9 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 14,867.2 | 14,880.4 | ... | 13.2 | 114.0 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| Labour force | 12,985.3 | 13,004.8 | 23.2 | 19.5 | 151.8 | 0.2 | 1.2 |
| Employment | 12,372.1 | 12,389.1 | 24.5 | 17.0 | 201.9 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| Unemployment | 613.2 | 615.7 | 18.4 | 2.5 | -50.1 | 0.4 | -7.5 |
| Participation rate | 87.3 | 87.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.7 | 4.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 83.2 | 83.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, men | |||||||
| Population | 7,407.4 | 7,414.5 | ... | 7.1 | 62.8 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 6,771.4 | 6,784.6 | 15.1 | 13.2 | 123.9 | 0.2 | 1.9 |
| Employment | 6,436.8 | 6,449.4 | 16.3 | 12.6 | 138.0 | 0.2 | 2.2 |
| Unemployment | 334.7 | 335.2 | 13.2 | 0.5 | -14.1 | 0.1 | -4.0 |
| Participation rate | 91.4 | 91.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.9 | 4.9 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 86.9 | 87.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, women | |||||||
| Population | 7,459.8 | 7,465.8 | ... | 6.0 | 51.1 | 0.1 | 0.7 |
| Labour force | 6,213.9 | 6,220.2 | 16.7 | 6.3 | 27.9 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
| Employment | 5,935.3 | 5,939.7 | 17.4 | 4.4 | 64.0 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| Unemployment | 278.6 | 280.5 | 12.6 | 1.9 | -36.1 | 0.7 | -11.4 |
| Participation rate | 83.3 | 83.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 79.6 | 79.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 11,513.4 | 11,538.5 | ... | 25.1 | 307.5 | 0.2 | 2.7 |
| Labour force | 4,378.6 | 4,399.1 | 20.0 | 20.5 | 187.2 | 0.5 | 4.4 |
| Employment | 4,163.1 | 4,185.1 | 20.2 | 22.0 | 194.6 | 0.5 | 4.9 |
| Unemployment | 215.5 | 214.0 | 10.3 | -1.5 | -7.5 | -0.7 | -3.4 |
| Participation rate | 38.0 | 38.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.9 | 4.9 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 36.2 | 36.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, men | |||||||
| Population | 5,510.0 | 5,522.5 | ... | 12.5 | 152.2 | 0.2 | 2.8 |
| Labour force | 2,433.5 | 2,446.7 | 13.1 | 13.2 | 144.4 | 0.5 | 6.3 |
| Employment | 2,300.1 | 2,312.4 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 139.0 | 0.5 | 6.4 |
| Unemployment | 133.4 | 134.4 | 7.7 | 1.0 | 5.6 | 0.7 | 4.3 |
| Participation rate | 44.2 | 44.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 41.7 | 41.9 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.4 | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, women | |||||||
| Population | 6,003.4 | 6,016.0 | ... | 12.6 | 155.3 | 0.2 | 2.6 |
| Labour force | 1,945.2 | 1,952.3 | 13.7 | 7.1 | 42.6 | 0.4 | 2.2 |
| Employment | 1,863.0 | 1,872.8 | 13.7 | 9.8 | 55.8 | 0.5 | 3.1 |
| Unemployment | 82.1 | 79.6 | 6.6 | -2.5 | -13.1 | -3.0 | -14.1 |
| Participation rate | 32.4 | 32.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.2 | 4.1 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 31.0 | 31.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
...
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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