Table 1
Labour force characteristics by age group and sex, seasonally adjusted
| October 2019 |
November 2019 |
Standard error1 | October to November 2019 | November 2018 to November 2019 | October to November 2019 | November 2018 to November 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 | 30,896.0 | 30,932.8 | ... | 36.8 | 480.5 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 20,286.0 | 20,286.5 | 30.0 | 0.5 | 362.2 | 0.0 | 1.8 |
| Employment | 19,163.4 | 19,092.2 | 30.1 | -71.2 | 292.9 | -0.4 | 1.6 |
| Full-time employment | 15,536.2 | 15,497.8 | 42.3 | -38.4 | 225.1 | -0.2 | 1.5 |
| Part-time employment | 3,627.2 | 3,594.4 | 38.9 | -32.8 | 67.8 | -0.9 | 1.9 |
| Unemployment | 1,122.7 | 1,194.3 | 25.0 | 71.6 | 69.3 | 6.4 | 6.2 |
| Participation rate | 65.7 | 65.6 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.5 | 5.9 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.0 | 61.7 | 0.1 | -0.3 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| 15 to 24 years, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 4,393.3 | 4,396.5 | ... | 3.2 | 39.2 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 2,850.7 | 2,853.1 | 17.3 | 2.4 | 133.8 | 0.1 | 4.9 |
| Employment | 2,528.4 | 2,521.7 | 16.4 | -6.7 | 95.7 | -0.3 | 3.9 |
| Full-time employment | 1,275.3 | 1,272.3 | 20.5 | -3.0 | -3.6 | -0.2 | -0.3 |
| Part-time employment | 1,253.1 | 1,249.4 | 21.6 | -3.7 | 99.3 | -0.3 | 8.6 |
| Unemployment | 322.4 | 331.4 | 14.2 | 9.0 | 38.1 | 2.8 | 13.0 |
| Participation rate | 64.9 | 64.9 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 2.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 11.3 | 11.6 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.6 | 57.4 | 0.4 | -0.2 | 1.7 | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 26,502.7 | 26,536.4 | ... | 33.7 | 441.4 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 17,435.3 | 17,433.4 | 24.7 | -1.9 | 228.3 | 0.0 | 1.3 |
| Employment | 16,635.0 | 16,570.5 | 25.2 | -64.5 | 197.2 | -0.4 | 1.2 |
| Full-time employment | 14,260.9 | 14,225.4 | 36.7 | -35.5 | 228.6 | -0.2 | 1.6 |
| Part-time employment | 2,374.1 | 2,345.1 | 32.4 | -29.0 | -31.4 | -1.2 | -1.3 |
| Unemployment | 800.3 | 862.8 | 20.4 | 62.5 | 31.0 | 7.8 | 3.7 |
| Participation rate | 65.8 | 65.7 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.6 | 4.9 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.8 | 62.4 | 0.1 | -0.4 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, men | |||||||
| Population | 12,979.9 | 12,997.0 | ... | 17.1 | 225.1 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 9,213.3 | 9,216.6 | 16.3 | 3.3 | 179.4 | 0.0 | 2.0 |
| Employment | 8,776.4 | 8,739.5 | 16.9 | -36.9 | 152.2 | -0.4 | 1.8 |
| Full-time employment | 8,026.1 | 7,976.4 | 23.4 | -49.7 | 115.5 | -0.6 | 1.5 |
| Part-time employment | 750.3 | 763.1 | 19.5 | 12.8 | 36.6 | 1.7 | 5.0 |
| Unemployment | 436.9 | 477.1 | 14.8 | 40.2 | 27.2 | 9.2 | 6.0 |
| Participation rate | 71.0 | 70.9 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.7 | 5.2 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 67.6 | 67.2 | 0.1 | -0.4 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, women | |||||||
| Population | 13,522.8 | 13,539.3 | ... | 16.5 | 216.2 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 8,222.0 | 8,216.8 | 17.2 | -5.2 | 48.9 | -0.1 | 0.6 |
| Employment | 7,858.6 | 7,831.0 | 17.3 | -27.6 | 45.0 | -0.4 | 0.6 |
| Full-time employment | 6,234.8 | 6,249.1 | 27.7 | 14.3 | 113.1 | 0.2 | 1.8 |
| Part-time employment | 1,623.8 | 1,581.9 | 26.0 | -41.9 | -68.1 | -2.6 | -4.1 |
| Unemployment | 363.4 | 385.7 | 13.8 | 22.3 | 3.8 | 6.1 | 1.0 |
| Participation rate | 60.8 | 60.7 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.4 | 4.7 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.1 | 57.8 | 0.1 | -0.3 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 14,911.3 | 14,922.8 | ... | 11.5 | 132.8 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 13,011.5 | 13,034.6 | 23.2 | 23.1 | 124.1 | 0.2 | 1.0 |
| Employment | 12,419.6 | 12,382.7 | 24.5 | -36.9 | 70.1 | -0.3 | 0.6 |
| Unemployment | 591.9 | 651.9 | 18.4 | 60.0 | 54.0 | 10.1 | 9.0 |
| Participation rate | 87.3 | 87.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.5 | 5.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 83.3 | 83.0 | 0.2 | -0.3 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, men | |||||||
| Population | 7,431.2 | 7,437.2 | ... | 6.0 | 72.2 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| Labour force | 6,772.5 | 6,784.5 | 15.1 | 12.0 | 94.5 | 0.2 | 1.4 |
| Employment | 6,456.6 | 6,426.6 | 16.3 | -30.0 | 51.3 | -0.5 | 0.8 |
| Unemployment | 315.9 | 357.9 | 13.2 | 42.0 | 43.2 | 13.3 | 13.7 |
| Participation rate | 91.1 | 91.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.7 | 5.3 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 86.9 | 86.4 | 0.2 | -0.5 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, women | |||||||
| Population | 7,480.1 | 7,485.6 | ... | 5.5 | 60.6 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| Labour force | 6,239.0 | 6,250.1 | 16.7 | 11.1 | 29.6 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
| Employment | 5,963.0 | 5,956.1 | 17.4 | -6.9 | 18.7 | -0.1 | 0.3 |
| Unemployment | 276.0 | 294.0 | 12.6 | 18.0 | 10.9 | 6.5 | 3.9 |
| Participation rate | 83.4 | 83.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.4 | 4.7 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 79.7 | 79.6 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 11,591.4 | 11,613.6 | ... | 22.2 | 308.6 | 0.2 | 2.7 |
| Labour force | 4,423.8 | 4,398.8 | 20.0 | -25.0 | 104.3 | -0.6 | 2.4 |
| Employment | 4,215.4 | 4,187.9 | 20.2 | -27.5 | 127.3 | -0.7 | 3.1 |
| Unemployment | 208.4 | 210.9 | 10.3 | 2.5 | -23.0 | 1.2 | -9.8 |
| Participation rate | 38.2 | 37.9 | 0.2 | -0.3 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.7 | 4.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 36.4 | 36.1 | 0.2 | -0.3 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, men | |||||||
| Population | 5,548.8 | 5,559.8 | ... | 11.0 | 152.9 | 0.2 | 2.8 |
| Labour force | 2,440.8 | 2,432.1 | 13.1 | -8.7 | 84.9 | -0.4 | 3.6 |
| Employment | 2,319.8 | 2,312.9 | 13.4 | -6.9 | 100.8 | -0.3 | 4.6 |
| Unemployment | 121.1 | 119.2 | 7.7 | -1.9 | -15.9 | -1.6 | -11.8 |
| Participation rate | 44.0 | 43.7 | 0.2 | -0.3 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.0 | 4.9 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 41.8 | 41.6 | 0.2 | -0.2 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, women | |||||||
| Population | 6,042.6 | 6,053.8 | ... | 11.2 | 155.7 | 0.2 | 2.6 |
| Labour force | 1,983.0 | 1,966.7 | 13.7 | -16.3 | 19.4 | -0.8 | 1.0 |
| Employment | 1,895.7 | 1,875.0 | 13.7 | -20.7 | 26.4 | -1.1 | 1.4 |
| Unemployment | 87.3 | 91.7 | 6.6 | 4.4 | -7.0 | 5.0 | -7.1 |
| Participation rate | 32.8 | 32.5 | 0.2 | -0.3 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.4 | 4.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 31.4 | 31.0 | 0.2 | -0.4 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
...
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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