Table 1
Labour force characteristics by age group and sex, seasonally adjusted
| March 2021 |
April 2021 |
Standard error1 | March to April 2021 | April 2020 to April 2021 | March to April 2021 | April 2020 to April 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 | 31,234.5 | 31,251.6 | ... | 17.1 | 257.3 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| Labour force | 20,351.1 | 20,267.5 | 40.8 | -83.6 | 1,682.1 | -0.4 | 9.1 |
| Employment | 18,834.3 | 18,627.2 | 41.6 | -207.1 | 2,485.6 | -1.1 | 15.4 |
| Full-time employment | 15,395.9 | 15,266.5 | 50.3 | -129.4 | 1,659.9 | -0.8 | 12.2 |
| Part-time employment | 3,438.5 | 3,360.7 | 44.3 | -77.8 | 825.7 | -2.3 | 32.6 |
| Unemployment | 1,516.7 | 1,640.3 | 39.1 | 123.6 | -803.6 | 8.1 | -32.9 |
| Participation rate | 65.2 | 64.9 | 0.1 | -0.3 | 4.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.5 | 8.1 | 0.2 | 0.6 | -5.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.3 | 59.6 | 0.1 | -0.7 | 7.5 | ... | ... |
| 15 to 24 years, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 4,464.6 | 4,460.6 | ... | -4.0 | -21.7 | -0.1 | -0.5 |
| Labour force | 2,836.0 | 2,787.5 | 23.6 | -48.5 | 433.9 | -1.7 | 18.4 |
| Employment | 2,440.0 | 2,338.6 | 22.1 | -101.4 | 628.8 | -4.2 | 36.8 |
| Full-time employment | 1,274.6 | 1,248.5 | 24.0 | -26.1 | 233.6 | -2.0 | 23.0 |
| Part-time employment | 1,165.4 | 1,090.1 | 25.1 | -75.3 | 395.1 | -6.5 | 56.8 |
| Unemployment | 396.0 | 448.9 | 22.4 | 52.9 | -194.8 | 13.4 | -30.3 |
| Participation rate | 63.5 | 62.5 | 0.5 | -1.0 | 10.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 14.0 | 16.1 | 0.7 | 2.1 | -11.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 54.7 | 52.4 | 0.5 | -2.3 | 14.3 | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 26,769.9 | 26,791.0 | ... | 21.1 | 278.9 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 17,515.0 | 17,480.0 | 32.8 | -35.0 | 1,248.1 | -0.2 | 7.7 |
| Employment | 16,394.3 | 16,288.6 | 34.6 | -105.7 | 1,856.8 | -0.6 | 12.9 |
| Full-time employment | 14,121.2 | 14,018.0 | 44.4 | -103.2 | 1,426.2 | -0.7 | 11.3 |
| Part-time employment | 2,273.1 | 2,270.6 | 36.4 | -2.5 | 430.6 | -0.1 | 23.4 |
| Unemployment | 1,120.7 | 1,191.4 | 30.8 | 70.7 | -608.7 | 6.3 | -33.8 |
| Participation rate | 65.4 | 65.2 | 0.1 | -0.2 | 4.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.4 | 6.8 | 0.2 | 0.4 | -4.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.2 | 60.8 | 0.1 | -0.4 | 6.4 | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, men | |||||||
| Population | 13,123.6 | 13,133.9 | ... | 10.3 | 141.6 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 9,286.0 | 9,268.1 | 21.8 | -17.9 | 661.6 | -0.2 | 7.7 |
| Employment | 8,677.5 | 8,654.4 | 23.4 | -23.1 | 977.5 | -0.3 | 12.7 |
| Full-time employment | 7,923.9 | 7,890.1 | 29.2 | -33.8 | 812.5 | -0.4 | 11.5 |
| Part-time employment | 753.6 | 764.3 | 22.2 | 10.7 | 165.0 | 1.4 | 27.5 |
| Unemployment | 608.5 | 613.8 | 21.9 | 5.3 | -315.7 | 0.9 | -34.0 |
| Participation rate | 70.8 | 70.6 | 0.2 | -0.2 | 4.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.6 | 6.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -4.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.1 | 65.9 | 0.2 | -0.2 | 6.8 | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, women | |||||||
| Population | 13,646.3 | 13,657.1 | ... | 10.8 | 137.4 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| Labour force | 8,229.0 | 8,211.9 | 23.1 | -17.1 | 586.5 | -0.2 | 7.7 |
| Employment | 7,716.8 | 7,634.2 | 24.1 | -82.6 | 879.4 | -1.1 | 13.0 |
| Full-time employment | 6,197.3 | 6,127.9 | 32.1 | -69.4 | 613.8 | -1.1 | 11.1 |
| Part-time employment | 1,519.5 | 1,506.3 | 28.9 | -13.2 | 265.6 | -0.9 | 21.4 |
| Unemployment | 512.2 | 577.6 | 20.8 | 65.4 | -293.0 | 12.8 | -33.7 |
| Participation rate | 60.3 | 60.1 | 0.2 | -0.2 | 3.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.2 | 7.0 | 0.3 | 0.8 | -4.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.5 | 55.9 | 0.2 | -0.6 | 5.9 | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 14,880.7 | 14,885.5 | ... | 4.8 | 32.8 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Labour force | 13,043.3 | 13,019.5 | 31.1 | -23.8 | 891.7 | -0.2 | 7.4 |
| Employment | 12,205.4 | 12,157.5 | 33.7 | -47.9 | 1,369.1 | -0.4 | 12.7 |
| Unemployment | 837.9 | 862.0 | 27.5 | 24.1 | -477.4 | 2.9 | -35.6 |
| Participation rate | 87.7 | 87.5 | 0.2 | -0.2 | 5.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.4 | 6.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -4.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 82.0 | 81.7 | 0.2 | -0.3 | 9.1 | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, men | |||||||
| Population | 7,438.3 | 7,440.6 | ... | 2.3 | 21.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Labour force | 6,801.6 | 6,795.2 | 20.0 | -6.4 | 473.5 | -0.1 | 7.5 |
| Employment | 6,363.0 | 6,354.5 | 22.4 | -8.5 | 705.5 | -0.1 | 12.5 |
| Unemployment | 438.6 | 440.6 | 19.7 | 2.0 | -232.1 | 0.5 | -34.5 |
| Participation rate | 91.4 | 91.3 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 6.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.4 | 6.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -4.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 85.5 | 85.4 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 9.3 | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, women | |||||||
| Population | 7,442.4 | 7,444.9 | ... | 2.5 | 11.6 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Labour force | 6,241.7 | 6,224.4 | 22.5 | -17.3 | 418.3 | -0.3 | 7.2 |
| Employment | 5,842.5 | 5,802.9 | 23.9 | -39.6 | 663.5 | -0.7 | 12.9 |
| Unemployment | 399.2 | 421.4 | 18.8 | 22.2 | -245.3 | 5.6 | -36.8 |
| Participation rate | 83.9 | 83.6 | 0.3 | -0.3 | 5.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.4 | 6.8 | 0.3 | 0.4 | -4.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 78.5 | 77.9 | 0.3 | -0.6 | 8.8 | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 11,889.1 | 11,905.5 | ... | 16.4 | 246.2 | 0.1 | 2.1 |
| Labour force | 4,471.7 | 4,460.5 | 24.1 | -11.2 | 356.4 | -0.3 | 8.7 |
| Employment | 4,188.9 | 4,131.1 | 25.0 | -57.8 | 487.8 | -1.4 | 13.4 |
| Unemployment | 282.9 | 329.4 | 15.0 | 46.5 | -131.3 | 16.4 | -28.5 |
| Participation rate | 37.6 | 37.5 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 2.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.3 | 7.4 | 0.3 | 1.1 | -3.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 35.2 | 34.7 | 0.2 | -0.5 | 3.5 | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, men | |||||||
| Population | 5,685.3 | 5,693.3 | ... | 8.0 | 120.3 | 0.1 | 2.2 |
| Labour force | 2,484.5 | 2,473.0 | 16.3 | -11.5 | 188.2 | -0.5 | 8.2 |
| Employment | 2,314.5 | 2,299.8 | 16.8 | -14.7 | 271.9 | -0.6 | 13.4 |
| Unemployment | 169.9 | 173.2 | 10.8 | 3.3 | -83.6 | 1.9 | -32.6 |
| Participation rate | 43.7 | 43.4 | 0.3 | -0.3 | 2.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.8 | 7.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | -4.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 40.7 | 40.4 | 0.3 | -0.3 | 4.0 | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, women | |||||||
| Population | 6,203.9 | 6,212.2 | ... | 8.3 | 125.8 | 0.1 | 2.1 |
| Labour force | 1,987.3 | 1,987.5 | 16.6 | 0.2 | 168.2 | 0.0 | 9.2 |
| Employment | 1,874.3 | 1,831.3 | 16.9 | -43.0 | 215.9 | -2.3 | 13.4 |
| Unemployment | 113.0 | 156.2 | 10.0 | 43.2 | -47.7 | 38.2 | -23.4 |
| Participation rate | 32.0 | 32.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 2.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.7 | 7.9 | 0.5 | 2.2 | -3.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 30.2 | 29.5 | 0.3 | -0.7 | 3.0 | ... | ... |
...
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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