Table 1 
Labour force characteristics by age group and sex, seasonally adjusted 

Labour force characteristics by age group and sex, seasonally adjusted
  December
2019
January
2020
Standard error1 December 2019 to January 2020 January 2019 to January 2020 December 2019 to January 2020 January 2019 to January 2020
  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 30,964.7 30,995.4 ... 30.7 468.8 0.1 1.5
Labour force 20,267.7 20,283.5 30.8 15.8 229.7 0.1 1.1
Employment 19,124.6 19,159.1 30.9 34.5 267.7 0.2 1.4
Full-time employment 15,535.5 15,571.2 41.9 35.7 275.7 0.2 1.8
Part-time employment 3,589.1 3,587.9 39.4 -1.2 -8.0 0.0 -0.2
Unemployment 1,143.2 1,124.4 26.0 -18.8 -38.0 -1.6 -3.3
Participation rate 65.5 65.4 0.1 -0.1 -0.3 ... ...
Unemployment rate 5.6 5.5 0.1 -0.1 -0.3 ... ...
Employment rate 61.8 61.8 0.1 0.0 -0.1 ... ...
15 to 24 years, both sexes              
Population 4,397.9 4,398.5 ... 0.6 36.2 0.0 0.8
Labour force 2,840.3 2,822.5 17.8 -17.8 40.3 -0.6 1.4
Employment 2,524.2 2,531.3 16.9 7.1 58.4 0.3 2.4
Full-time employment 1,284.0 1,298.8 20.5 14.8 19.2 1.2 1.5
Part-time employment 1,240.2 1,232.5 22.1 -7.7 39.3 -0.6 3.3
Unemployment 316.1 291.2 14.9 -24.9 -18.1 -7.9 -5.9
Participation rate 64.6 64.2 0.4 -0.4 0.4 ... ...
Unemployment rate 11.1 10.3 0.5 -0.8 -0.8 ... ...
Employment rate 57.4 57.5 0.4 0.1 0.8 ... ...
25 years and over, both sexes              
Population 26,566.8 26,596.9 ... 30.1 432.5 0.1 1.7
Labour force 17,427.4 17,461.1 24.9 33.7 189.5 0.2 1.1
Employment 16,600.4 16,627.8 25.6 27.4 209.2 0.2 1.3
Full-time employment 14,251.5 14,272.4 36.4 20.9 256.5 0.1 1.8
Part-time employment 2,348.9 2,355.4 32.8 6.5 -47.3 0.3 -2.0
Unemployment 827.1 833.3 20.8 6.2 -19.8 0.7 -2.3
Participation rate 65.6 65.7 0.1 0.1 -0.3 ... ...
Unemployment rate 4.7 4.8 0.1 0.1 -0.1 ... ...
Employment rate 62.5 62.5 0.1 0.0 -0.3 ... ...
25 years and over, men              
Population 13,012.5 13,027.8 ... 15.3 220.2 0.1 1.7
Labour force 9,220.7 9,229.3 16.3 8.6 122.4 0.1 1.3
Employment 8,768.7 8,776.7 17.2 8.0 144.2 0.1 1.7
Full-time employment 8,005.4 8,022.5 23.4 17.1 140.7 0.2 1.8
Part-time employment 763.3 754.2 19.7 -9.1 3.5 -1.2 0.5
Unemployment 452.0 452.5 15.3 0.5 -21.9 0.1 -4.6
Participation rate 70.9 70.8 0.1 -0.1 -0.3 ... ...
Unemployment rate 4.9 4.9 0.2 0.0 -0.3 ... ...
Employment rate 67.4 67.4 0.1 0.0 0.0 ... ...
25 years and over, women              
Population 13,554.3 13,569.0 ... 14.7 212.2 0.1 1.6
Labour force 8,206.7 8,231.8 17.5 25.1 67.0 0.3 0.8
Employment 7,831.7 7,851.1 17.4 19.4 65.0 0.2 0.8
Full-time employment 6,246.1 6,249.9 27.5 3.8 115.8 0.1 1.9
Part-time employment 1,585.6 1,601.2 25.8 15.6 -50.8 1.0 -3.1
Unemployment 375.0 380.7 13.8 5.7 2.0 1.5 0.5
Participation rate 60.5 60.7 0.1 0.2 -0.4 ... ...
Unemployment rate 4.6 4.6 0.2 0.0 0.0 ... ...
Employment rate 57.8 57.9 0.1 0.1 -0.4 ... ...
25 to 54 years, both sexes              
Population 14,932.5 14,938.3 ... 5.8 133.6 0.0 0.9
Labour force 13,020.4 13,049.3 23.5 28.9 83.6 0.2 0.6
Employment 12,405.3 12,422.3 24.8 17.0 87.0 0.1 0.7
Unemployment 615.2 627.1 18.7 11.9 -3.2 1.9 -0.5
Participation rate 87.2 87.4 0.2 0.2 -0.2 ... ...
Unemployment rate 4.7 4.8 0.1 0.1 -0.1 ... ...
Employment rate 83.1 83.2 0.2 0.1 -0.1 ... ...
25 to 54 years, men              
Population 7,442.5 7,445.9 ... 3.4 72.3 0.0 1.0
Labour force 6,774.8 6,780.6 15.0 5.8 53.3 0.1 0.8
Employment 6,444.6 6,447.8 16.5 3.2 62.9 0.0 1.0
Unemployment 330.2 332.7 13.6 2.5 -9.7 0.8 -2.8
Participation rate 91.0 91.1 0.2 0.1 -0.1 ... ...
Unemployment rate 4.9 4.9 0.2 0.0 -0.2 ... ...
Employment rate 86.6 86.6 0.2 0.0 0.0 ... ...
25 to 54 years, women              
Population 7,490.0 7,492.5 ... 2.5 61.4 0.0 0.8
Labour force 6,245.6 6,268.7 17.0 23.1 30.3 0.4 0.5
Employment 5,960.7 5,974.4 17.4 13.7 24.0 0.2 0.4
Unemployment 285.0 294.3 12.5 9.3 6.3 3.3 2.2
Participation rate 83.4 83.7 0.2 0.3 -0.2 ... ...
Unemployment rate 4.6 4.7 0.2 0.1 0.1 ... ...
Employment rate 79.6 79.7 0.2 0.1 -0.4 ... ...
55 years and over, both sexes              
Population 11,634.3 11,658.5 ... 24.2 298.9 0.2 2.6
Labour force 4,407.0 4,411.8 19.7 4.8 105.8 0.1 2.5
Employment 4,195.1 4,205.6 19.9 10.5 122.4 0.3 3.0
Unemployment 211.9 206.2 10.4 -5.7 -16.5 -2.7 -7.4
Participation rate 37.9 37.8 0.2 -0.1 -0.1 ... ...
Unemployment rate 4.8 4.7 0.2 -0.1 -0.5 ... ...
Employment rate 36.1 36.1 0.2 0.0 0.2 ... ...
55 years and over, men              
Population 5,570.0 5,582.0 ... 12.0 148.0 0.2 2.7
Labour force 2,445.9 2,448.7 13.1 2.8 69.1 0.1 2.9
Employment 2,324.0 2,328.9 13.3 4.9 81.4 0.2 3.6
Unemployment 121.8 119.8 7.8 -2.0 -12.3 -1.6 -9.3
Participation rate 43.9 43.9 0.2 0.0 0.1 ... ...
Unemployment rate 5.0 4.9 0.3 -0.1 -0.7 ... ...
Employment rate 41.7 41.7 0.2 0.0 0.3 ... ...
55 years and over, women              
Population 6,064.3 6,076.6 ... 12.3 151.0 0.2 2.5
Labour force 1,961.1 1,963.1 13.6 2.0 36.7 0.1 1.9
Employment 1,871.0 1,876.7 13.7 5.7 41.0 0.3 2.2
Unemployment 90.1 86.4 6.6 -3.7 -4.3 -4.1 -4.7
Participation rate 32.3 32.3 0.2 0.0 -0.2 ... ...
Unemployment rate 4.6 4.4 0.3 -0.2 -0.3 ... ...
Employment rate 30.9 30.9 0.2 0.0 -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).
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