Table 1
Labour force characteristics by age group and sex, seasonally adjusted
| February 2020 |
March 2020 |
Standard error1 | February to March 2020 | March 2019 to March 2020 | February to March 2020 | March 2019 to March 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 | 31,027.7 | 31,074.0 | ... | 46.3 | 491.6 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 20,323.2 | 19,725.7 | 30.8 | -597.5 | -373.8 | -2.9 | -1.9 |
| Employment | 19,189.4 | 18,178.7 | 30.9 | -1,010.7 | -765.2 | -5.3 | -4.0 |
| Full-time employment | 15,608.8 | 15,134.8 | 41.9 | -474.0 | -223.5 | -3.0 | -1.5 |
| Part-time employment | 3,580.6 | 3,043.9 | 39.4 | -536.7 | -541.7 | -15.0 | -15.1 |
| Unemployment | 1,133.8 | 1,547.0 | 26.0 | 413.2 | 391.4 | 36.4 | 33.9 |
| Participation rate | 65.5 | 63.5 | 0.1 | -2.0 | -2.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.6 | 7.8 | 0.1 | 2.2 | 2.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.8 | 58.5 | 0.1 | -3.3 | -3.4 | ... | ... |
| 15 to 24 years, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 4,400.4 | 4,402.9 | ... | 2.5 | 37.0 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| Labour force | 2,845.5 | 2,598.3 | 17.8 | -247.2 | -199.6 | -8.7 | -7.1 |
| Employment | 2,553.0 | 2,160.5 | 16.9 | -392.5 | -337.8 | -15.4 | -13.5 |
| Full-time employment | 1,305.0 | 1,234.5 | 20.5 | -70.5 | -58.8 | -5.4 | -4.5 |
| Part-time employment | 1,248.0 | 926.0 | 22.1 | -322.0 | -279.0 | -25.8 | -23.2 |
| Unemployment | 292.5 | 437.8 | 14.9 | 145.3 | 138.2 | 49.7 | 46.1 |
| Participation rate | 64.7 | 59.0 | 0.4 | -5.7 | -5.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 10.3 | 16.8 | 0.5 | 6.5 | 6.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.0 | 49.1 | 0.4 | -8.9 | -8.1 | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 26,627.3 | 26,671.1 | ... | 43.8 | 454.5 | 0.2 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 17,477.7 | 17,127.4 | 24.9 | -350.3 | -174.2 | -2.0 | -1.0 |
| Employment | 16,636.4 | 16,018.2 | 25.6 | -618.2 | -427.5 | -3.7 | -2.6 |
| Full-time employment | 14,303.8 | 13,900.3 | 36.4 | -403.5 | -164.7 | -2.8 | -1.2 |
| Part-time employment | 2,332.7 | 2,117.9 | 32.8 | -214.8 | -262.7 | -9.2 | -11.0 |
| Unemployment | 841.3 | 1,109.2 | 20.8 | 267.9 | 253.3 | 31.8 | 29.6 |
| Participation rate | 65.6 | 64.2 | 0.1 | -1.4 | -1.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.8 | 6.5 | 0.1 | 1.7 | 1.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.5 | 60.1 | 0.1 | -2.4 | -2.6 | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, men | |||||||
| Population | 13,043.4 | 13,065.9 | ... | 22.5 | 231.6 | 0.2 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 9,250.8 | 9,116.0 | 16.3 | -134.8 | -23.1 | -1.5 | -0.3 |
| Employment | 8,794.5 | 8,579.5 | 17.2 | -215.0 | -85.7 | -2.4 | -1.0 |
| Full-time employment | 8,062.1 | 7,895.3 | 23.4 | -166.8 | -37.8 | -2.1 | -0.5 |
| Part-time employment | 732.4 | 684.2 | 19.7 | -48.2 | -48.0 | -6.6 | -6.6 |
| Unemployment | 456.4 | 536.5 | 15.3 | 80.1 | 62.6 | 17.6 | 13.2 |
| Participation rate | 70.9 | 69.8 | 0.1 | -1.1 | -1.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.9 | 5.9 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 67.4 | 65.7 | 0.1 | -1.7 | -1.8 | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, women | |||||||
| Population | 13,583.9 | 13,605.2 | ... | 21.3 | 222.9 | 0.2 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 8,226.9 | 8,011.4 | 17.5 | -215.5 | -151.1 | -2.6 | -1.9 |
| Employment | 7,842.0 | 7,438.7 | 17.4 | -403.3 | -341.7 | -5.1 | -4.4 |
| Full-time employment | 6,241.7 | 6,005.0 | 27.5 | -236.7 | -127.0 | -3.8 | -2.1 |
| Part-time employment | 1,600.3 | 1,433.7 | 25.8 | -166.6 | -214.7 | -10.4 | -13.0 |
| Unemployment | 384.9 | 572.7 | 13.8 | 187.8 | 190.6 | 48.8 | 49.9 |
| Participation rate | 60.6 | 58.9 | 0.1 | -1.7 | -2.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.7 | 7.1 | 0.2 | 2.4 | 2.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.7 | 54.7 | 0.1 | -3.0 | -3.4 | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 14,949.9 | 14,968.8 | ... | 18.9 | 153.6 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| Labour force | 13,041.7 | 12,848.4 | 23.5 | -193.3 | -97.8 | -1.5 | -0.8 |
| Employment | 12,425.6 | 11,999.6 | 24.8 | -426.0 | -326.4 | -3.4 | -2.6 |
| Unemployment | 616.1 | 848.8 | 18.7 | 232.7 | 228.7 | 37.8 | 36.9 |
| Participation rate | 87.2 | 85.8 | 0.2 | -1.4 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.7 | 6.6 | 0.1 | 1.9 | 1.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 83.1 | 80.2 | 0.2 | -2.9 | -3.0 | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, men | |||||||
| Population | 7,452.1 | 7,462.3 | ... | 10.2 | 82.7 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 6,789.4 | 6,733.1 | 15.0 | -56.3 | -4.0 | -0.8 | -0.1 |
| Employment | 6,462.7 | 6,335.1 | 16.5 | -127.6 | -69.1 | -2.0 | -1.1 |
| Unemployment | 326.7 | 398.0 | 13.6 | 71.3 | 65.0 | 21.8 | 19.5 |
| Participation rate | 91.1 | 90.2 | 0.2 | -0.9 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.8 | 5.9 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 86.7 | 84.9 | 0.2 | -1.8 | -1.9 | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, women | |||||||
| Population | 7,497.7 | 7,506.4 | ... | 8.7 | 70.8 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| Labour force | 6,252.3 | 6,115.2 | 17.0 | -137.1 | -93.8 | -2.2 | -1.5 |
| Employment | 5,963.0 | 5,664.5 | 17.4 | -298.5 | -257.4 | -5.0 | -4.3 |
| Unemployment | 289.3 | 450.8 | 12.5 | 161.5 | 163.6 | 55.8 | 57.0 |
| Participation rate | 83.4 | 81.5 | 0.2 | -1.9 | -2.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.6 | 7.4 | 0.2 | 2.8 | 2.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 79.5 | 75.5 | 0.2 | -4.0 | -4.1 | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 11,677.5 | 11,702.3 | ... | 24.8 | 300.9 | 0.2 | 2.6 |
| Labour force | 4,436.0 | 4,279.1 | 19.7 | -156.9 | -76.4 | -3.5 | -1.8 |
| Employment | 4,210.8 | 4,018.7 | 19.9 | -192.1 | -100.9 | -4.6 | -2.4 |
| Unemployment | 225.2 | 260.4 | 10.4 | 35.2 | 24.6 | 15.6 | 10.4 |
| Participation rate | 38.0 | 36.6 | 0.2 | -1.4 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.1 | 6.1 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 36.1 | 34.3 | 0.2 | -1.8 | -1.8 | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, men | |||||||
| Population | 5,591.3 | 5,603.6 | ... | 12.3 | 148.9 | 0.2 | 2.7 |
| Labour force | 2,461.4 | 2,382.9 | 13.1 | -78.5 | -19.1 | -3.2 | -0.8 |
| Employment | 2,331.8 | 2,244.4 | 13.3 | -87.4 | -16.7 | -3.7 | -0.7 |
| Unemployment | 129.6 | 138.5 | 7.8 | 8.9 | -2.4 | 6.9 | -1.7 |
| Participation rate | 44.0 | 42.5 | 0.2 | -1.5 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.3 | 5.8 | 0.3 | 0.5 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 41.7 | 40.1 | 0.2 | -1.6 | -1.4 | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, women | |||||||
| Population | 6,086.2 | 6,098.8 | ... | 12.6 | 152.1 | 0.2 | 2.6 |
| Labour force | 1,974.6 | 1,896.2 | 13.6 | -78.4 | -57.3 | -4.0 | -2.9 |
| Employment | 1,879.0 | 1,774.3 | 13.7 | -104.7 | -84.3 | -5.6 | -4.5 |
| Unemployment | 95.6 | 121.9 | 6.6 | 26.3 | 27.0 | 27.5 | 28.5 |
| Participation rate | 32.4 | 31.1 | 0.2 | -1.3 | -1.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.8 | 6.4 | 0.3 | 1.6 | 1.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 30.9 | 29.1 | 0.2 | -1.8 | -2.2 | ... | ... |
...
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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