Table 1
Labour force characteristics by age group and sex, seasonally adjusted
February 2021 |
March 2021 |
Standard error1 | February to March 2021 | March 2020 to March 2021 | February to March 2021 | March 2020 to March 2021 | |
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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 | 31,216.2 | 31,234.5 | ... | 18.3 | 255.7 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
Labour force | 20,196.2 | 20,351.1 | 40.8 | 154.9 | 663.5 | 0.8 | 3.4 |
Employment | 18,531.2 | 18,834.3 | 41.6 | 303.1 | 700.5 | 1.6 | 3.9 |
Full-time employment | 15,220.5 | 15,395.9 | 50.3 | 175.4 | 309.7 | 1.2 | 2.1 |
Part-time employment | 3,310.7 | 3,438.5 | 44.3 | 127.8 | 390.9 | 3.9 | 12.8 |
Unemployment | 1,665.1 | 1,516.7 | 39.1 | -148.4 | -37.1 | -8.9 | -2.4 |
Participation rate | 64.7 | 65.2 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 1.6 | ... | ... |
Unemployment rate | 8.2 | 7.5 | 0.2 | -0.7 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
Employment rate | 59.4 | 60.3 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 1.8 | ... | ... |
15 to 24 years, both sexes | |||||||
Population | 4,468.4 | 4,464.6 | ... | -3.8 | -20.2 | -0.1 | -0.5 |
Labour force | 2,803.6 | 2,836.0 | 23.6 | 32.4 | 202.1 | 1.2 | 7.7 |
Employment | 2,324.6 | 2,440.0 | 22.1 | 115.4 | 254.3 | 5.0 | 11.6 |
Full-time employment | 1,263.7 | 1,274.6 | 24.0 | 10.9 | 34.8 | 0.9 | 2.8 |
Part-time employment | 1,060.9 | 1,165.4 | 25.1 | 104.5 | 219.5 | 9.9 | 23.2 |
Unemployment | 479.0 | 396.0 | 22.4 | -83.0 | -52.2 | -17.3 | -11.6 |
Participation rate | 62.7 | 63.5 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 4.8 | ... | ... |
Unemployment rate | 17.1 | 14.0 | 0.7 | -3.1 | -3.0 | ... | ... |
Employment rate | 52.0 | 54.7 | 0.5 | 2.7 | 6.0 | ... | ... |
25 years and over, both sexes | |||||||
Population | 26,747.8 | 26,769.9 | ... | 22.1 | 275.9 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
Labour force | 17,392.6 | 17,515.0 | 32.8 | 122.4 | 461.3 | 0.7 | 2.7 |
Employment | 16,206.6 | 16,394.3 | 34.6 | 187.7 | 446.2 | 1.2 | 2.8 |
Full-time employment | 13,956.8 | 14,121.2 | 44.4 | 164.4 | 274.8 | 1.2 | 2.0 |
Part-time employment | 2,249.7 | 2,273.1 | 36.4 | 23.4 | 171.4 | 1.0 | 8.2 |
Unemployment | 1,186.1 | 1,120.7 | 30.8 | -65.4 | 15.1 | -5.5 | 1.4 |
Participation rate | 65.0 | 65.4 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
Unemployment rate | 6.8 | 6.4 | 0.2 | -0.4 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
Employment rate | 60.6 | 61.2 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
25 years and over, men | |||||||
Population | 13,112.8 | 13,123.6 | ... | 10.8 | 140.4 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
Labour force | 9,220.6 | 9,286.0 | 21.8 | 65.4 | 204.9 | 0.7 | 2.3 |
Employment | 8,579.8 | 8,677.5 | 23.4 | 97.7 | 137.6 | 1.1 | 1.6 |
Full-time employment | 7,821.8 | 7,923.9 | 29.2 | 102.1 | 61.5 | 1.3 | 0.8 |
Part-time employment | 757.9 | 753.6 | 22.2 | -4.3 | 76.1 | -0.6 | 11.2 |
Unemployment | 640.8 | 608.5 | 21.9 | -32.3 | 67.3 | -5.0 | 12.4 |
Participation rate | 70.3 | 70.8 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
Unemployment rate | 6.9 | 6.6 | 0.2 | -0.3 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
Employment rate | 65.4 | 66.1 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
25 years and over, women | |||||||
Population | 13,635.1 | 13,646.3 | ... | 11.2 | 135.5 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
Labour force | 8,172.1 | 8,229.0 | 23.1 | 56.9 | 256.4 | 0.7 | 3.2 |
Employment | 7,626.8 | 7,716.8 | 24.1 | 90.0 | 308.6 | 1.2 | 4.2 |
Full-time employment | 6,135.0 | 6,197.3 | 32.1 | 62.3 | 213.3 | 1.0 | 3.6 |
Part-time employment | 1,491.8 | 1,519.5 | 28.9 | 27.7 | 95.3 | 1.9 | 6.7 |
Unemployment | 545.3 | 512.2 | 20.8 | -33.1 | -52.2 | -6.1 | -9.2 |
Participation rate | 59.9 | 60.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 1.3 | ... | ... |
Unemployment rate | 6.7 | 6.2 | 0.3 | -0.5 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
Employment rate | 55.9 | 56.5 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 1.7 | ... | ... |
25 to 54 years, both sexes | |||||||
Population | 14,876.2 | 14,880.7 | ... | 4.5 | 26.6 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Labour force | 12,989.8 | 13,043.3 | 31.1 | 53.5 | 280.9 | 0.4 | 2.2 |
Employment | 12,118.9 | 12,205.4 | 33.7 | 86.5 | 284.5 | 0.7 | 2.4 |
Unemployment | 870.9 | 837.9 | 27.5 | -33.0 | -3.6 | -3.8 | -0.4 |
Participation rate | 87.3 | 87.7 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 1.8 | ... | ... |
Unemployment rate | 6.7 | 6.4 | 0.2 | -0.3 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
Employment rate | 81.5 | 82.0 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 1.7 | ... | ... |
25 to 54 years, men | |||||||
Population | 7,436.0 | 7,438.3 | ... | 2.3 | 18.6 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Labour force | 6,772.4 | 6,801.6 | 20.0 | 29.2 | 111.2 | 0.4 | 1.7 |
Employment | 6,306.6 | 6,363.0 | 22.4 | 56.4 | 68.7 | 0.9 | 1.1 |
Unemployment | 465.8 | 438.6 | 19.7 | -27.2 | 42.5 | -5.8 | 10.7 |
Participation rate | 91.1 | 91.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
Unemployment rate | 6.9 | 6.4 | 0.3 | -0.5 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
Employment rate | 84.8 | 85.5 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
25 to 54 years, women | |||||||
Population | 7,440.2 | 7,442.4 | ... | 2.2 | 8.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
Labour force | 6,217.4 | 6,241.7 | 22.5 | 24.3 | 169.7 | 0.4 | 2.8 |
Employment | 5,812.3 | 5,842.5 | 23.9 | 30.2 | 215.9 | 0.5 | 3.8 |
Unemployment | 405.1 | 399.2 | 18.8 | -5.9 | -46.2 | -1.5 | -10.4 |
Participation rate | 83.6 | 83.9 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 2.2 | ... | ... |
Unemployment rate | 6.5 | 6.4 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
Employment rate | 78.1 | 78.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 2.8 | ... | ... |
55 years and over, both sexes | |||||||
Population | 11,871.7 | 11,889.1 | ... | 17.4 | 249.2 | 0.1 | 2.1 |
Labour force | 4,402.8 | 4,471.7 | 24.1 | 68.9 | 180.5 | 1.6 | 4.2 |
Employment | 4,087.6 | 4,188.9 | 25.0 | 101.3 | 161.7 | 2.5 | 4.0 |
Unemployment | 315.2 | 282.9 | 15.0 | -32.3 | 18.9 | -10.2 | 7.2 |
Participation rate | 37.1 | 37.6 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
Unemployment rate | 7.2 | 6.3 | 0.3 | -0.9 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
Employment rate | 34.4 | 35.2 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
55 years and over, men | |||||||
Population | 5,676.8 | 5,685.3 | ... | 8.5 | 121.8 | 0.1 | 2.2 |
Labour force | 2,448.1 | 2,484.5 | 16.3 | 36.4 | 93.8 | 1.5 | 3.9 |
Employment | 2,273.2 | 2,314.5 | 16.8 | 41.3 | 68.9 | 1.8 | 3.1 |
Unemployment | 175.0 | 169.9 | 10.8 | -5.1 | 24.8 | -2.9 | 17.1 |
Participation rate | 43.1 | 43.7 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
Unemployment rate | 7.1 | 6.8 | 0.4 | -0.3 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
Employment rate | 40.0 | 40.7 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
55 years and over, women | |||||||
Population | 6,194.9 | 6,203.9 | ... | 9.0 | 127.5 | 0.1 | 2.1 |
Labour force | 1,954.7 | 1,987.3 | 16.6 | 32.6 | 86.7 | 1.7 | 4.6 |
Employment | 1,814.5 | 1,874.3 | 16.9 | 59.8 | 92.7 | 3.3 | 5.2 |
Unemployment | 140.2 | 113.0 | 10.0 | -27.2 | -5.9 | -19.4 | -5.0 |
Participation rate | 31.6 | 32.0 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
Unemployment rate | 7.2 | 5.7 | 0.5 | -1.5 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
Employment rate | 29.3 | 30.2 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
...
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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