Table 1
Labour force characteristics by age group and sex, seasonally adjusted
| August 2019 |
September 2019 |
Standard error1 | August to September 2019 | September 2018 to September 2019 | August to September 2019 | September 2018 to September 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 | 30,803.8 | 30,854.9 | ... | 51.1 | 470.4 | 0.2 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 20,271.6 | 20,278.4 | 30.0 | 6.8 | 408.0 | 0.0 | 2.1 |
| Employment | 19,111.5 | 19,165.2 | 30.1 | 53.7 | 455.9 | 0.3 | 2.4 |
| Full-time employment | 15,482.3 | 15,552.3 | 42.3 | 70.0 | 386.0 | 0.5 | 2.5 |
| Part-time employment | 3,629.2 | 3,612.9 | 38.9 | -16.3 | 69.8 | -0.4 | 2.0 |
| Unemployment | 1,160.1 | 1,113.2 | 25.0 | -46.9 | -47.9 | -4.0 | -4.1 |
| Participation rate | 65.8 | 65.7 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.7 | 5.5 | 0.1 | -0.2 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.0 | 62.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| 15 to 24 years, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 4,384.9 | 4,389.5 | ... | 4.6 | 34.1 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| Labour force | 2,867.7 | 2,864.5 | 17.3 | -3.2 | 107.1 | -0.1 | 3.9 |
| Employment | 2,537.3 | 2,522.5 | 16.4 | -14.8 | 67.7 | -0.6 | 2.8 |
| Full-time employment | 1,311.9 | 1,282.2 | 20.5 | -29.7 | 24.1 | -2.3 | 1.9 |
| Part-time employment | 1,225.3 | 1,240.3 | 21.6 | 15.0 | 43.6 | 1.2 | 3.6 |
| Unemployment | 330.5 | 342.0 | 14.2 | 11.5 | 39.4 | 3.5 | 13.0 |
| Participation rate | 65.4 | 65.3 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 2.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 11.5 | 11.9 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.9 | 57.5 | 0.4 | -0.4 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 26,418.9 | 26,465.4 | ... | 46.5 | 436.2 | 0.2 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 17,403.9 | 17,413.9 | 24.7 | 10.0 | 300.9 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| Employment | 16,574.2 | 16,642.7 | 25.2 | 68.5 | 388.2 | 0.4 | 2.4 |
| Full-time employment | 14,170.4 | 14,270.1 | 36.7 | 99.7 | 362.0 | 0.7 | 2.6 |
| Part-time employment | 2,403.8 | 2,372.7 | 32.4 | -31.1 | 26.3 | -1.3 | 1.1 |
| Unemployment | 829.7 | 771.1 | 20.4 | -58.6 | -87.3 | -7.1 | -10.2 |
| Participation rate | 65.9 | 65.8 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.8 | 4.4 | 0.1 | -0.4 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.7 | 62.9 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, men | |||||||
| Population | 12,937.0 | 12,961.1 | ... | 24.1 | 223.0 | 0.2 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 9,231.3 | 9,202.7 | 16.3 | -28.6 | 203.9 | -0.3 | 2.3 |
| Employment | 8,761.8 | 8,788.7 | 16.9 | 26.9 | 254.4 | 0.3 | 3.0 |
| Full-time employment | 7,975.2 | 8,022.8 | 23.4 | 47.6 | 200.3 | 0.6 | 2.6 |
| Part-time employment | 786.5 | 765.9 | 19.5 | -20.6 | 54.2 | -2.6 | 7.6 |
| Unemployment | 469.6 | 414.0 | 14.8 | -55.6 | -50.6 | -11.8 | -10.9 |
| Participation rate | 71.4 | 71.0 | 0.1 | -0.4 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.1 | 4.5 | 0.2 | -0.6 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 67.7 | 67.8 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, women | |||||||
| Population | 13,481.9 | 13,504.4 | ... | 22.5 | 213.4 | 0.2 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 8,172.5 | 8,211.2 | 17.2 | 38.7 | 97.1 | 0.5 | 1.2 |
| Employment | 7,812.4 | 7,854.1 | 17.3 | 41.7 | 133.8 | 0.5 | 1.7 |
| Full-time employment | 6,195.1 | 6,247.3 | 27.7 | 52.2 | 161.7 | 0.8 | 2.7 |
| Part-time employment | 1,617.3 | 1,606.8 | 26.0 | -10.5 | -27.9 | -0.6 | -1.7 |
| Unemployment | 360.1 | 357.1 | 13.8 | -3.0 | -36.8 | -0.8 | -9.3 |
| Participation rate | 60.6 | 60.8 | 0.1 | 0.2 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.4 | 4.3 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.9 | 58.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 14,880.4 | 14,897.4 | ... | 17.0 | 124.7 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| Labour force | 13,004.8 | 13,015.9 | 23.2 | 11.1 | 128.6 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| Employment | 12,389.1 | 12,458.4 | 24.5 | 69.3 | 211.7 | 0.6 | 1.7 |
| Unemployment | 615.7 | 557.5 | 18.4 | -58.2 | -83.1 | -9.5 | -13.0 |
| Participation rate | 87.4 | 87.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.7 | 4.3 | 0.1 | -0.4 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 83.3 | 83.6 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, men | |||||||
| Population | 7,414.5 | 7,423.9 | ... | 9.4 | 68.6 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 6,784.6 | 6,781.6 | 15.1 | -3.0 | 95.3 | 0.0 | 1.4 |
| Employment | 6,449.4 | 6,485.3 | 16.3 | 35.9 | 133.9 | 0.6 | 2.1 |
| Unemployment | 335.2 | 296.2 | 13.2 | -39.0 | -38.8 | -11.6 | -11.6 |
| Participation rate | 91.5 | 91.3 | 0.2 | -0.2 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.9 | 4.4 | 0.2 | -0.5 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 87.0 | 87.4 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, women | |||||||
| Population | 7,465.8 | 7,473.5 | ... | 7.7 | 56.1 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| Labour force | 6,220.2 | 6,234.4 | 16.7 | 14.2 | 33.4 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
| Employment | 5,939.7 | 5,973.1 | 17.4 | 33.4 | 77.7 | 0.6 | 1.3 |
| Unemployment | 280.5 | 261.3 | 12.6 | -19.2 | -44.3 | -6.8 | -14.5 |
| Participation rate | 83.3 | 83.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.5 | 4.2 | 0.2 | -0.3 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 79.6 | 79.9 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 11,538.5 | 11,568.0 | ... | 29.5 | 311.6 | 0.3 | 2.8 |
| Labour force | 4,399.1 | 4,397.9 | 20.0 | -1.2 | 172.2 | 0.0 | 4.1 |
| Employment | 4,185.1 | 4,184.3 | 20.2 | -0.8 | 176.5 | 0.0 | 4.4 |
| Unemployment | 214.0 | 213.6 | 10.3 | -0.4 | -4.2 | -0.2 | -1.9 |
| Participation rate | 38.1 | 38.0 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.9 | 4.9 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 36.3 | 36.2 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, men | |||||||
| Population | 5,522.5 | 5,537.1 | ... | 14.6 | 154.2 | 0.3 | 2.9 |
| Labour force | 2,446.7 | 2,421.1 | 13.1 | -25.6 | 108.6 | -1.0 | 4.7 |
| Employment | 2,312.4 | 2,303.3 | 13.4 | -9.1 | 120.4 | -0.4 | 5.5 |
| Unemployment | 134.4 | 117.8 | 7.7 | -16.6 | -11.8 | -12.4 | -9.1 |
| Participation rate | 44.3 | 43.7 | 0.2 | -0.6 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.5 | 4.9 | 0.3 | -0.6 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 41.9 | 41.6 | 0.2 | -0.3 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, women | |||||||
| Population | 6,016.0 | 6,030.9 | ... | 14.9 | 157.3 | 0.2 | 2.7 |
| Labour force | 1,952.3 | 1,976.8 | 13.7 | 24.5 | 63.6 | 1.3 | 3.3 |
| Employment | 1,872.8 | 1,881.0 | 13.7 | 8.2 | 56.1 | 0.4 | 3.1 |
| Unemployment | 79.6 | 95.8 | 6.6 | 16.2 | 7.6 | 20.4 | 8.6 |
| Participation rate | 32.5 | 32.8 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.1 | 4.8 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 31.1 | 31.2 | 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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