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

Labour force characteristics by age group and sex, seasonally adjusted
  January
2021
February
2021
Standard error1 January to February 2021 February 2020 to February 2021 January to February 2021 February 2020 to February 2021
  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 31,191.2 31,216.2 ... 25.0 266.9 0.1 0.9
Labour force 20,171.0 20,196.2 40.8 25.2 -79.8 0.1 -0.4
Employment 18,272.0 18,531.2 41.6 259.2 -599.1 1.4 -3.1
Full-time employment 15,132.3 15,220.5 50.3 88.2 -335.0 0.6 -2.2
Part-time employment 3,139.7 3,310.7 44.3 171.0 -264.1 5.4 -7.4
Unemployment 1,899.0 1,665.1 39.1 -233.9 519.4 -12.3 45.3
Participation rate 64.7 64.7 0.1 0.0 -0.8 ... ...
Unemployment rate 9.4 8.2 0.2 -1.2 2.5 ... ...
Employment rate 58.6 59.4 0.1 0.8 -2.4 ... ...
15 to 24 years, both sexes              
Population 4,471.5 4,468.4 ... -3.1 -18.1 -0.1 -0.4
Labour force 2,770.1 2,803.6 23.6 33.5 -101.3 1.2 -3.5
Employment 2,224.5 2,324.6 22.1 100.1 -276.8 4.5 -10.6
Full-time employment 1,227.9 1,263.7 24.0 35.8 -67.7 2.9 -5.1
Part-time employment 996.6 1,060.9 25.1 64.3 -209.1 6.5 -16.5
Unemployment 545.5 479.0 22.4 -66.5 175.5 -12.2 57.8
Participation rate 62.0 62.7 0.5 0.7 -2.0 ... ...
Unemployment rate 19.7 17.1 0.7 -2.6 6.7 ... ...
Employment rate 49.7 52.0 0.5 2.3 -6.0 ... ...
25 years and over, both sexes              
Population 26,719.7 26,747.8 ... 28.1 284.9 0.1 1.1
Labour force 17,400.9 17,392.6 32.8 -8.3 21.5 -0.0 0.1
Employment 16,047.5 16,206.6 34.6 159.1 -322.3 1.0 -1.9
Full-time employment 13,904.4 13,956.8 44.4 52.4 -267.3 0.4 -1.9
Part-time employment 2,143.1 2,249.7 36.4 106.6 -55.1 5.0 -2.4
Unemployment 1,353.5 1,186.1 30.8 -167.4 343.9 -12.4 40.8
Participation rate 65.1 65.0 0.1 -0.1 -0.6 ... ...
Unemployment rate 7.8 6.8 0.2 -1.0 2.0 ... ...
Employment rate 60.1 60.6 0.1 0.5 -1.9 ... ...
25 years and over, men              
Population 13,098.6 13,112.8 ... 14.2 145.2 0.1 1.1
Labour force 9,214.4 9,220.6 21.8 6.2 32.0 0.1 0.3
Employment 8,513.0 8,579.8 23.4 66.8 -154.6 0.8 -1.8
Full-time employment 7,776.4 7,821.8 29.2 45.4 -186.4 0.6 -2.3
Part-time employment 736.6 757.9 22.2 21.3 31.7 2.9 4.4
Unemployment 701.4 640.8 21.9 -60.6 186.6 -8.6 41.1
Participation rate 70.3 70.3 0.2 0.0 -0.6 ... ...
Unemployment rate 7.6 6.9 0.2 -0.7 2.0 ... ...
Employment rate 65.0 65.4 0.2 0.4 -2.0 ... ...
25 years and over, women              
Population 13,621.1 13,635.1 ... 14.0 139.9 0.1 1.0
Labour force 8,186.5 8,172.1 23.1 -14.4 -10.4 -0.2 -0.1
Employment 7,534.5 7,626.8 24.1 92.3 -167.7 1.2 -2.2
Full-time employment 6,128.0 6,135.0 32.1 7.0 -80.9 0.1 -1.3
Part-time employment 1,406.5 1,491.8 28.9 85.3 -86.8 6.1 -5.5
Unemployment 652.0 545.3 20.8 -106.7 157.3 -16.4 40.5
Participation rate 60.1 59.9 0.2 -0.2 -0.7 ... ...
Unemployment rate 8.0 6.7 0.3 -1.3 2.0 ... ...
Employment rate 55.3 55.9 0.2 0.6 -1.9 ... ...
25 to 54 years, both sexes              
Population 14,868.6 14,876.2 ... 7.6 28.8 0.1 0.2
Labour force 12,976.5 12,989.8 31.1 13.3 32.3 0.1 0.2
Employment 11,985.2 12,118.9 33.7 133.7 -224.7 1.1 -1.8
Unemployment 991.3 870.9 27.5 -120.4 257.1 -12.1 41.9
Participation rate 87.3 87.3 0.2 0.0 0.0 ... ...
Unemployment rate 7.6 6.7 0.2 -0.9 2.0 ... ...
Employment rate 80.6 81.5 0.2 0.9 -1.6 ... ...
25 to 54 years, men              
Population 7,431.8 7,436.0 ... 4.2 20.1 0.1 0.3
Labour force 6,758.1 6,772.4 20.0 14.3 24.4 0.2 0.4
Employment 6,252.3 6,306.6 22.4 54.3 -117.3 0.9 -1.8
Unemployment 505.8 465.8 19.7 -40.0 141.7 -7.9 43.7
Participation rate 90.9 91.1 0.3 0.2 0.1 ... ...
Unemployment rate 7.5 6.9 0.3 -0.6 2.1 ... ...
Employment rate 84.1 84.8 0.3 0.7 -1.8 ... ...
25 to 54 years, women              
Population 7,436.8 7,440.2 ... 3.4 8.6 0.0 0.1
Labour force 6,218.4 6,217.4 22.5 -1.0 7.9 -0.0 0.1
Employment 5,732.9 5,812.3 23.9 79.4 -107.5 1.4 -1.8
Unemployment 485.5 405.1 18.8 -80.4 115.4 -16.6 39.8
Participation rate 83.6 83.6 0.3 0.0 0.0 ... ...
Unemployment rate 7.8 6.5 0.3 -1.3 1.8 ... ...
Employment rate 77.1 78.1 0.3 1.0 -1.6 ... ...
55 years and over, both sexes              
Population 11,851.2 11,871.7 ... 20.5 256.3 0.2 2.2
Labour force 4,424.5 4,402.8 24.1 -21.7 -10.8 -0.5 -0.2
Employment 4,062.3 4,087.6 25.0 25.3 -97.7 0.6 -2.3
Unemployment 362.2 315.2 15.0 -47.0 86.8 -13.0 38.0
Participation rate 37.3 37.1 0.2 -0.2 -0.9 ... ...
Unemployment rate 8.2 7.2 0.3 -1.0 2.0 ... ...
Employment rate 34.3 34.4 0.2 0.1 -1.6 ... ...
55 years and over, men              
Population 5,666.8 5,676.8 ... 10.0 125.0 0.2 2.3
Labour force 2,456.3 2,448.1 16.3 -8.2 7.4 -0.3 0.3
Employment 2,260.6 2,273.2 16.8 12.6 -37.3 0.6 -1.6
Unemployment 195.7 175.0 10.8 -20.7 44.9 -10.6 34.5
Participation rate 43.3 43.1 0.3 -0.2 -0.9 ... ...
Unemployment rate 8.0 7.1 0.4 -0.9 1.8 ... ...
Employment rate 39.9 40.0 0.3 0.1 -1.6 ... ...
55 years and over, women              
Population 6,184.3 6,194.9 ... 10.6 131.2 0.2 2.2
Labour force 1,968.2 1,954.7 16.6 -13.5 -18.3 -0.7 -0.9
Employment 1,801.6 1,814.5 16.9 12.9 -60.2 0.7 -3.2
Unemployment 166.5 140.2 10.0 -26.3 42.0 -15.8 42.8
Participation rate 31.8 31.6 0.3 -0.2 -0.9 ... ...
Unemployment rate 8.5 7.2 0.5 -1.3 2.2 ... ...
Employment rate 29.1 29.3 0.3 0.2 -1.6 ... ...
...
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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