Table 1
Labour force characteristics by age group and sex, seasonally adjusted
| April 2020 |
May 2020 |
Standard error1 | April to May 2020 | May 2019 to May 2020 | April to May 2020 | May 2019 to May 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 | 31,094.7 | 31,114.3 | ... | 19.6 | 451.9 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 18,603.2 | 19,093.7 | 30.8 | 490.5 | -1,049.0 | 2.6 | -5.2 |
| Employment | 16,184.9 | 16,474.5 | 30.9 | 289.6 | -2,575.9 | 1.8 | -13.5 |
| Full-time employment | 13,662.8 | 13,882.2 | 41.9 | 219.4 | -1,557.3 | 1.6 | -10.1 |
| Part-time employment | 2,522.0 | 2,592.3 | 39.4 | 70.3 | -1,018.6 | 2.8 | -28.2 |
| Unemployment | 2,418.3 | 2,619.2 | 26.0 | 200.9 | 1,526.9 | 8.3 | 139.8 |
| Participation rate | 59.8 | 61.4 | 0.1 | 1.6 | -4.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 13.0 | 13.7 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 8.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 52.1 | 52.9 | 0.1 | 0.8 | -9.2 | ... | ... |
| 15 to 24 years, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 4,403.0 | 4,402.9 | ... | -0.1 | 30.7 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Labour force | 2,306.8 | 2,420.8 | 17.8 | 114.0 | -382.5 | 4.9 | -13.6 |
| Employment | 1,680.4 | 1,709.9 | 16.9 | 29.5 | -807.5 | 1.8 | -32.1 |
| Full-time employment | 1,015.3 | 998.6 | 20.5 | -16.7 | -291.0 | -1.6 | -22.6 |
| Part-time employment | 665.1 | 711.4 | 22.1 | 46.3 | -516.4 | 7.0 | -42.1 |
| Unemployment | 626.4 | 710.9 | 14.9 | 84.5 | 425.0 | 13.5 | 148.7 |
| Participation rate | 52.4 | 55.0 | 0.4 | 2.6 | -9.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 27.2 | 29.4 | 0.5 | 2.2 | 19.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 38.2 | 38.8 | 0.4 | 0.6 | -18.8 | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 26,691.7 | 26,711.3 | ... | 19.6 | 421.0 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 16,296.3 | 16,672.9 | 24.9 | 376.6 | -666.5 | 2.3 | -3.8 |
| Employment | 14,504.5 | 14,764.6 | 25.6 | 260.1 | -1,768.4 | 1.8 | -10.7 |
| Full-time employment | 12,647.5 | 12,883.6 | 36.4 | 236.1 | -1,266.4 | 1.9 | -8.9 |
| Part-time employment | 1,856.9 | 1,881.0 | 32.8 | 24.1 | -502.1 | 1.3 | -21.1 |
| Unemployment | 1,791.8 | 1,908.3 | 20.8 | 116.5 | 1,101.9 | 6.5 | 136.6 |
| Participation rate | 61.1 | 62.4 | 0.1 | 1.3 | -3.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 11.0 | 11.4 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 6.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 54.3 | 55.3 | 0.1 | 1.0 | -7.6 | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, men | |||||||
| Population | 13,076.7 | 13,087.0 | ... | 10.3 | 215.3 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 8,650.0 | 8,887.1 | 16.3 | 237.1 | -286.9 | 2.7 | -3.1 |
| Employment | 7,718.7 | 7,898.5 | 17.2 | 179.8 | -816.0 | 2.3 | -9.4 |
| Full-time employment | 7,118.9 | 7,284.8 | 23.4 | 165.9 | -660.0 | 2.3 | -8.3 |
| Part-time employment | 599.8 | 613.7 | 19.7 | 13.9 | -156.0 | 2.3 | -20.3 |
| Unemployment | 931.3 | 988.6 | 15.3 | 57.3 | 529.1 | 6.2 | 115.1 |
| Participation rate | 66.1 | 67.9 | 0.1 | 1.8 | -3.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 10.8 | 11.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 6.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.0 | 60.4 | 0.1 | 1.4 | -7.3 | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, women | |||||||
| Population | 13,615.0 | 13,624.3 | ... | 9.3 | 205.7 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 7,646.3 | 7,785.8 | 17.5 | 139.5 | -379.5 | 1.8 | -4.6 |
| Employment | 6,785.8 | 6,866.1 | 17.4 | 80.3 | -952.4 | 1.2 | -12.2 |
| Full-time employment | 5,528.7 | 5,598.8 | 27.5 | 70.1 | -606.3 | 1.3 | -9.8 |
| Part-time employment | 1,257.2 | 1,267.3 | 25.8 | 10.1 | -346.0 | 0.8 | -21.4 |
| Unemployment | 860.5 | 919.7 | 13.8 | 59.2 | 572.8 | 6.9 | 165.1 |
| Participation rate | 56.2 | 57.1 | 0.1 | 0.9 | -3.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 11.3 | 11.8 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 7.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 49.8 | 50.4 | 0.1 | 0.6 | -7.9 | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 14,970.7 | 14,971.5 | ... | 0.8 | 135.4 | 0.0 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 12,203.9 | 12,506.6 | 23.5 | 302.7 | -456.9 | 2.5 | -3.5 |
| Employment | 10,862.6 | 11,030.3 | 24.8 | 167.7 | -1,353.2 | 1.5 | -10.9 |
| Unemployment | 1,341.3 | 1,476.4 | 18.7 | 135.1 | 896.4 | 10.1 | 154.6 |
| Participation rate | 81.5 | 83.5 | 0.2 | 2.0 | -3.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 11.0 | 11.8 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 7.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 72.6 | 73.7 | 0.2 | 1.1 | -9.8 | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, men | |||||||
| Population | 7,463.9 | 7,464.8 | ... | 0.9 | 73.9 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Labour force | 6,366.9 | 6,536.2 | 15.0 | 169.3 | -214.3 | 2.7 | -3.2 |
| Employment | 5,689.4 | 5,784.0 | 16.5 | 94.6 | -645.2 | 1.7 | -10.0 |
| Unemployment | 677.6 | 752.2 | 13.6 | 74.6 | 430.9 | 11.0 | 134.1 |
| Participation rate | 85.3 | 87.6 | 0.2 | 2.3 | -3.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 10.6 | 11.5 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 6.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 76.2 | 77.5 | 0.2 | 1.3 | -9.5 | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, women | |||||||
| Population | 7,506.8 | 7,506.7 | ... | -0.1 | 61.5 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
| Labour force | 5,836.9 | 5,970.5 | 17.0 | 133.6 | -242.5 | 2.3 | -3.9 |
| Employment | 5,173.2 | 5,246.3 | 17.4 | 73.1 | -708.0 | 1.4 | -11.9 |
| Unemployment | 663.7 | 724.2 | 12.5 | 60.5 | 465.5 | 9.1 | 179.9 |
| Participation rate | 77.8 | 79.5 | 0.2 | 1.7 | -3.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 11.4 | 12.1 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 7.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 68.9 | 69.9 | 0.2 | 1.0 | -10.1 | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 11,721.0 | 11,739.9 | ... | 18.9 | 285.7 | 0.2 | 2.5 |
| Labour force | 4,092.5 | 4,166.3 | 19.7 | 73.8 | -209.5 | 1.8 | -4.8 |
| Employment | 3,641.9 | 3,734.3 | 19.9 | 92.4 | -415.2 | 2.5 | -10.0 |
| Unemployment | 450.5 | 431.9 | 10.4 | -18.6 | 205.5 | -4.1 | 90.8 |
| Participation rate | 34.9 | 35.5 | 0.2 | 0.6 | -2.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 11.0 | 10.4 | 0.2 | -0.6 | 5.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 31.1 | 31.8 | 0.2 | 0.7 | -4.4 | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, men | |||||||
| Population | 5,612.8 | 5,622.3 | ... | 9.5 | 141.6 | 0.2 | 2.6 |
| Labour force | 2,283.1 | 2,350.9 | 13.1 | 67.8 | -72.6 | 3.0 | -3.0 |
| Employment | 2,029.3 | 2,114.5 | 13.3 | 85.2 | -170.8 | 4.2 | -7.5 |
| Unemployment | 253.8 | 236.4 | 7.8 | -17.4 | 98.2 | -6.9 | 71.1 |
| Participation rate | 40.7 | 41.8 | 0.2 | 1.1 | -2.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 11.1 | 10.1 | 0.3 | -1.0 | 4.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 36.2 | 37.6 | 0.2 | 1.4 | -4.1 | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, women | |||||||
| Population | 6,108.1 | 6,117.6 | ... | 9.5 | 144.2 | 0.2 | 2.4 |
| Labour force | 1,809.4 | 1,815.3 | 13.6 | 5.9 | -137.0 | 0.3 | -7.0 |
| Employment | 1,612.6 | 1,619.8 | 13.7 | 7.2 | -244.4 | 0.4 | -13.1 |
| Unemployment | 196.8 | 195.5 | 6.6 | -1.3 | 107.4 | -0.7 | 121.9 |
| Participation rate | 29.6 | 29.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -3.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 10.9 | 10.8 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 6.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 26.4 | 26.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -4.7 | ... | ... |
...
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 between 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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