Table 1
Labour force characteristics by age group and sex, seasonally adjusted
| April 2021 |
May 2021 |
Standard error1 | April to May 2021 | May 2020 to May 2021 | April to May 2021 | May 2020 to May 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 | 31,251.6 | 31,265.9 | ... | 14.3 | 256.8 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
| Labour force | 20,267.5 | 20,211.6 | 40.8 | -55.9 | 1,157.8 | -0.3 | 6.1 |
| Employment | 18,627.2 | 18,559.2 | 41.6 | -68.0 | 2,115.2 | -0.4 | 12.9 |
| Full-time employment | 15,266.5 | 15,252.7 | 50.3 | -13.8 | 1,391.1 | -0.1 | 10.0 |
| Part-time employment | 3,360.7 | 3,306.5 | 44.3 | -54.2 | 724.1 | -1.6 | 28.0 |
| Unemployment | 1,640.3 | 1,652.3 | 39.1 | 12.0 | -957.5 | 0.7 | -36.7 |
| Participation rate | 64.9 | 64.6 | 0.1 | -0.3 | 3.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.1 | 8.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -5.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.6 | 59.4 | 0.1 | -0.2 | 6.4 | ... | ... |
| 15 to 24 years, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 4,460.6 | 4,456.2 | ... | -4.4 | -23.4 | -0.1 | -0.5 |
| Labour force | 2,787.5 | 2,750.0 | 23.6 | -37.5 | 273.4 | -1.3 | 11.0 |
| Employment | 2,338.6 | 2,311.4 | 22.1 | -27.2 | 556.4 | -1.2 | 31.7 |
| Full-time employment | 1,248.5 | 1,247.1 | 24.0 | -1.4 | 213.9 | -0.1 | 20.7 |
| Part-time employment | 1,090.1 | 1,064.3 | 25.1 | -25.8 | 342.6 | -2.4 | 47.5 |
| Unemployment | 448.9 | 438.5 | 22.4 | -10.4 | -283.1 | -2.3 | -39.2 |
| Participation rate | 62.5 | 61.7 | 0.5 | -0.8 | 6.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 16.1 | 15.9 | 0.7 | -0.2 | -13.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 52.4 | 51.9 | 0.5 | -0.5 | 12.7 | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 26,791.0 | 26,809.7 | ... | 18.7 | 280.3 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 17,480.0 | 17,461.6 | 32.8 | -18.4 | 884.4 | -0.1 | 5.3 |
| Employment | 16,288.6 | 16,247.8 | 34.6 | -40.8 | 1,558.8 | -0.3 | 10.6 |
| Full-time employment | 14,018.0 | 14,005.6 | 44.4 | -12.4 | 1,177.2 | -0.1 | 9.2 |
| Part-time employment | 2,270.6 | 2,242.2 | 36.4 | -28.4 | 381.6 | -1.3 | 20.5 |
| Unemployment | 1,191.4 | 1,213.8 | 30.8 | 22.4 | -674.4 | 1.9 | -35.7 |
| Participation rate | 65.2 | 65.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 2.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.8 | 7.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -4.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.8 | 60.6 | 0.1 | -0.2 | 5.2 | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, men | |||||||
| Population | 13,133.9 | 13,143.2 | ... | 9.3 | 142.1 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 9,268.1 | 9,286.8 | 21.8 | 18.7 | 447.3 | 0.2 | 5.1 |
| Employment | 8,654.4 | 8,645.0 | 23.4 | -9.4 | 788.4 | -0.1 | 10.0 |
| Full-time employment | 7,890.1 | 7,872.4 | 29.2 | -17.7 | 627.8 | -0.2 | 8.7 |
| Part-time employment | 764.3 | 772.7 | 22.2 | 8.4 | 160.7 | 1.1 | 26.3 |
| Unemployment | 613.8 | 641.8 | 21.9 | 28.0 | -341.2 | 4.6 | -34.7 |
| Participation rate | 70.6 | 70.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 2.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.6 | 6.9 | 0.2 | 0.3 | -4.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.9 | 65.8 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 5.4 | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, women | |||||||
| Population | 13,657.1 | 13,666.5 | ... | 9.4 | 138.2 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| Labour force | 8,211.9 | 8,174.8 | 23.1 | -37.1 | 437.1 | -0.5 | 5.6 |
| Employment | 7,634.2 | 7,602.8 | 24.1 | -31.4 | 770.4 | -0.4 | 11.3 |
| Full-time employment | 6,127.9 | 6,133.2 | 32.1 | 5.3 | 549.4 | 0.1 | 9.8 |
| Part-time employment | 1,506.3 | 1,469.5 | 28.9 | -36.8 | 220.9 | -2.4 | 17.7 |
| Unemployment | 577.6 | 572.1 | 20.8 | -5.5 | -333.2 | -1.0 | -36.8 |
| Participation rate | 60.1 | 59.8 | 0.2 | -0.3 | 2.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -4.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 55.9 | 55.6 | 0.2 | -0.3 | 5.1 | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 14,885.5 | 14,888.8 | ... | 3.3 | 38.6 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Labour force | 13,019.5 | 12,988.6 | 31.1 | -30.9 | 593.0 | -0.2 | 4.8 |
| Employment | 12,157.5 | 12,136.0 | 33.7 | -21.5 | 1,183.1 | -0.2 | 10.8 |
| Unemployment | 862.0 | 852.6 | 27.5 | -9.4 | -590.0 | -1.1 | -40.9 |
| Participation rate | 87.5 | 87.2 | 0.2 | -0.3 | 3.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.6 | 6.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -5.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 81.7 | 81.5 | 0.2 | -0.2 | 7.7 | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, men | |||||||
| Population | 7,440.6 | 7,442.4 | ... | 1.8 | 23.8 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Labour force | 6,795.2 | 6,803.5 | 20.0 | 8.3 | 314.6 | 0.1 | 4.8 |
| Employment | 6,354.5 | 6,346.7 | 22.4 | -7.8 | 603.9 | -0.1 | 10.5 |
| Unemployment | 440.6 | 456.8 | 19.7 | 16.2 | -289.3 | 3.7 | -38.8 |
| Participation rate | 91.3 | 91.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 3.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.5 | 6.7 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -4.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 85.4 | 85.3 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 7.9 | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, women | |||||||
| Population | 7,444.9 | 7,446.4 | ... | 1.5 | 14.7 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Labour force | 6,224.4 | 6,185.1 | 22.5 | -39.3 | 278.4 | -0.6 | 4.7 |
| Employment | 5,802.9 | 5,789.2 | 23.9 | -13.7 | 579.1 | -0.2 | 11.1 |
| Unemployment | 421.4 | 395.9 | 18.8 | -25.5 | -300.7 | -6.1 | -43.2 |
| Participation rate | 83.6 | 83.1 | 0.3 | -0.5 | 3.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.8 | 6.4 | 0.3 | -0.4 | -5.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 77.9 | 77.7 | 0.3 | -0.2 | 7.6 | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 11,905.5 | 11,920.9 | ... | 15.4 | 241.7 | 0.1 | 2.1 |
| Labour force | 4,460.5 | 4,473.0 | 24.1 | 12.5 | 291.3 | 0.3 | 7.0 |
| Employment | 4,131.1 | 4,111.9 | 25.0 | -19.2 | 375.8 | -0.5 | 10.1 |
| Unemployment | 329.4 | 361.2 | 15.0 | 31.8 | -84.4 | 9.7 | -18.9 |
| Participation rate | 37.5 | 37.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.4 | 8.1 | 0.3 | 0.7 | -2.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 34.7 | 34.5 | 0.2 | -0.2 | 2.5 | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, men | |||||||
| Population | 5,693.3 | 5,700.8 | ... | 7.5 | 118.3 | 0.1 | 2.1 |
| Labour force | 2,473.0 | 2,483.3 | 16.3 | 10.3 | 132.6 | 0.4 | 5.6 |
| Employment | 2,299.8 | 2,298.3 | 16.8 | -1.5 | 184.5 | -0.1 | 8.7 |
| Unemployment | 173.2 | 185.0 | 10.8 | 11.8 | -51.9 | 6.8 | -21.9 |
| Participation rate | 43.4 | 43.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 1.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.0 | 7.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | -2.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 40.4 | 40.3 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 2.4 | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, women | |||||||
| Population | 6,212.2 | 6,220.1 | ... | 7.9 | 123.4 | 0.1 | 2.0 |
| Labour force | 1,987.5 | 1,989.7 | 16.6 | 2.2 | 158.7 | 0.1 | 8.7 |
| Employment | 1,831.3 | 1,813.6 | 16.9 | -17.7 | 191.3 | -1.0 | 11.8 |
| Unemployment | 156.2 | 176.2 | 10.0 | 20.0 | -32.5 | 12.8 | -15.6 |
| Participation rate | 32.0 | 32.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 2.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.9 | 8.9 | 0.5 | 1.0 | -2.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 29.5 | 29.2 | 0.3 | -0.3 | 2.6 | ... | ... |
...
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).
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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