Table 1
Labour force characteristics by age group and sex, seasonally adjusted
| November 2019 |
December 2019 |
Standard error1 | November to December 2019 | December 2018 to December 2019 | November to December 2019 | December 2018 to December 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 | 30,932.8 | 30,964.7 | ... | 31.9 | 479.5 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 20,286.5 | 20,270.1 | 30.0 | -16.4 | 337.9 | -0.1 | 1.7 |
| Employment | 19,092.2 | 19,127.4 | 30.1 | 35.2 | 320.3 | 0.2 | 1.7 |
| Full-time employment | 15,497.8 | 15,536.2 | 42.3 | 38.4 | 282.8 | 0.2 | 1.9 |
| Part-time employment | 3,594.4 | 3,591.2 | 38.9 | -3.2 | 37.5 | -0.1 | 1.1 |
| Unemployment | 1,194.3 | 1,142.8 | 25.0 | -51.5 | 17.7 | -4.3 | 1.6 |
| Participation rate | 65.6 | 65.5 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.9 | 5.6 | 0.1 | -0.3 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.7 | 61.8 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| 15 to 24 years, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 4,396.5 | 4,397.9 | ... | 1.4 | 38.9 | 0.0 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 2,853.1 | 2,843.5 | 17.3 | -9.6 | 129.2 | -0.3 | 4.8 |
| Employment | 2,521.7 | 2,527.4 | 16.4 | 5.7 | 115.0 | 0.2 | 4.8 |
| Full-time employment | 1,272.3 | 1,285.9 | 20.5 | 13.6 | 26.0 | 1.1 | 2.1 |
| Part-time employment | 1,249.4 | 1,241.5 | 21.6 | -7.9 | 89.0 | -0.6 | 7.7 |
| Unemployment | 331.4 | 316.1 | 14.2 | -15.3 | 14.2 | -4.6 | 4.7 |
| Participation rate | 64.9 | 64.7 | 0.4 | -0.2 | 2.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 11.6 | 11.1 | 0.5 | -0.5 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.4 | 57.5 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 2.2 | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 26,536.4 | 26,566.8 | ... | 30.4 | 440.6 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 17,433.4 | 17,426.7 | 24.7 | -6.7 | 208.8 | 0.0 | 1.2 |
| Employment | 16,570.5 | 16,600.0 | 25.2 | 29.5 | 205.3 | 0.2 | 1.3 |
| Full-time employment | 14,225.4 | 14,250.3 | 36.7 | 24.9 | 256.8 | 0.2 | 1.8 |
| Part-time employment | 2,345.1 | 2,349.7 | 32.4 | 4.6 | -51.5 | 0.2 | -2.1 |
| Unemployment | 862.8 | 826.7 | 20.4 | -36.1 | 3.5 | -4.2 | 0.4 |
| Participation rate | 65.7 | 65.6 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.9 | 4.7 | 0.1 | -0.2 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.4 | 62.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, men | |||||||
| Population | 12,997.0 | 13,012.5 | ... | 15.5 | 224.3 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 9,216.6 | 9,220.0 | 16.3 | 3.4 | 178.4 | 0.0 | 2.0 |
| Employment | 8,739.5 | 8,768.3 | 16.9 | 28.8 | 174.1 | 0.3 | 2.0 |
| Full-time employment | 7,976.4 | 8,005.1 | 23.4 | 28.7 | 151.2 | 0.4 | 1.9 |
| Part-time employment | 763.1 | 763.3 | 19.5 | 0.2 | 23.0 | 0.0 | 3.1 |
| Unemployment | 477.1 | 451.6 | 14.8 | -25.5 | 4.2 | -5.3 | 0.9 |
| Participation rate | 70.9 | 70.9 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.2 | 4.9 | 0.2 | -0.3 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 67.2 | 67.4 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, women | |||||||
| Population | 13,539.3 | 13,554.3 | ... | 15.0 | 216.3 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 8,216.8 | 8,206.7 | 17.2 | -10.1 | 30.3 | -0.1 | 0.4 |
| Employment | 7,831.0 | 7,831.7 | 17.3 | 0.7 | 31.2 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Full-time employment | 6,249.1 | 6,245.2 | 27.7 | -3.9 | 105.5 | -0.1 | 1.7 |
| Part-time employment | 1,581.9 | 1,586.4 | 26.0 | 4.5 | -74.5 | 0.3 | -4.5 |
| Unemployment | 385.7 | 375.0 | 13.8 | -10.7 | -0.8 | -2.8 | -0.2 |
| Participation rate | 60.7 | 60.5 | 0.1 | -0.2 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.7 | 4.6 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.8 | 57.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 14,922.8 | 14,932.5 | ... | 9.7 | 134.3 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 13,034.6 | 13,019.7 | 23.2 | -14.9 | 82.7 | -0.1 | 0.6 |
| Employment | 12,382.7 | 12,405.0 | 24.5 | 22.3 | 78.6 | 0.2 | 0.6 |
| Unemployment | 651.9 | 614.7 | 18.4 | -37.2 | 4.1 | -5.7 | 0.7 |
| Participation rate | 87.3 | 87.2 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.0 | 4.7 | 0.1 | -0.3 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 83.0 | 83.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, men | |||||||
| Population | 7,437.2 | 7,442.5 | ... | 5.3 | 72.6 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| Labour force | 6,784.5 | 6,774.1 | 15.1 | -10.4 | 73.4 | -0.2 | 1.1 |
| Employment | 6,426.6 | 6,444.3 | 16.3 | 17.7 | 67.0 | 0.3 | 1.1 |
| Unemployment | 357.9 | 329.8 | 13.2 | -28.1 | 6.4 | -7.9 | 2.0 |
| Participation rate | 91.2 | 91.0 | 0.2 | -0.2 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.3 | 4.9 | 0.2 | -0.4 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 86.4 | 86.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, women | |||||||
| Population | 7,485.6 | 7,490.0 | ... | 4.4 | 61.6 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| Labour force | 6,250.1 | 6,245.6 | 16.7 | -4.5 | 9.3 | -0.1 | 0.1 |
| Employment | 5,956.1 | 5,960.7 | 17.4 | 4.6 | 11.6 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| Unemployment | 294.0 | 285.0 | 12.6 | -9.0 | -2.2 | -3.1 | -0.8 |
| Participation rate | 83.5 | 83.4 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.7 | 4.6 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 79.6 | 79.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 11,613.6 | 11,634.3 | ... | 20.7 | 306.3 | 0.2 | 2.7 |
| Labour force | 4,398.8 | 4,407.0 | 20.0 | 8.2 | 126.1 | 0.2 | 2.9 |
| Employment | 4,187.9 | 4,195.1 | 20.2 | 7.2 | 126.8 | 0.2 | 3.1 |
| Unemployment | 210.9 | 211.9 | 10.3 | 1.0 | -0.7 | 0.5 | -0.3 |
| Participation rate | 37.9 | 37.9 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.8 | 4.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 36.1 | 36.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, men | |||||||
| Population | 5,559.8 | 5,570.0 | ... | 10.2 | 151.7 | 0.2 | 2.8 |
| Labour force | 2,432.1 | 2,445.9 | 13.1 | 13.8 | 105.1 | 0.6 | 4.5 |
| Employment | 2,312.9 | 2,324.0 | 13.4 | 11.1 | 107.1 | 0.5 | 4.8 |
| Unemployment | 119.2 | 121.8 | 7.7 | 2.6 | -2.1 | 2.2 | -1.7 |
| Participation rate | 43.7 | 43.9 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.9 | 5.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 41.6 | 41.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, women | |||||||
| Population | 6,053.8 | 6,064.3 | ... | 10.5 | 154.6 | 0.2 | 2.6 |
| Labour force | 1,966.7 | 1,961.1 | 13.7 | -5.6 | 21.0 | -0.3 | 1.1 |
| Employment | 1,875.0 | 1,871.0 | 13.7 | -4.0 | 19.6 | -0.2 | 1.1 |
| Unemployment | 91.7 | 90.1 | 6.6 | -1.6 | 1.4 | -1.7 | 1.6 |
| Participation rate | 32.5 | 32.3 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.7 | 4.6 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 31.0 | 30.9 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -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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