Table 1
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).
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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