Table 1
Labour force characteristics by age group and sex, seasonally adjusted
| May 2021 |
June 2021 |
Standard error1 | May to June 2021 | June 2020 to June 2021 | May to June 2021 | June 2020 to June 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 | 31,265.9 | 31,283.3 | ... | 17.4 | 246.3 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| Labour force | 20,211.6 | 20,381.5 | 40.8 | 169.9 | 521.4 | 0.8 | 2.6 |
| Employment | 18,559.2 | 18,789.9 | 41.6 | 230.7 | 1,404.2 | 1.2 | 8.1 |
| Full-time employment | 15,252.7 | 15,219.5 | 50.3 | -33.2 | 860.0 | -0.2 | 6.0 |
| Part-time employment | 3,306.5 | 3,570.4 | 44.3 | 263.9 | 544.2 | 8.0 | 18.0 |
| Unemployment | 1,652.3 | 1,591.6 | 39.1 | -60.7 | -882.8 | -3.7 | -35.7 |
| Participation rate | 64.6 | 65.2 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.2 | 7.8 | 0.2 | -0.4 | -4.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.4 | 60.1 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 4.1 | ... | ... |
| 15 to 24 years, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 4,456.2 | 4,450.3 | ... | -5.9 | -27.5 | -0.1 | -0.6 |
| Labour force | 2,750.0 | 2,863.8 | 23.6 | 113.8 | 84.5 | 4.1 | 3.0 |
| Employment | 2,311.4 | 2,475.5 | 22.1 | 164.1 | 457.0 | 7.1 | 22.6 |
| Full-time employment | 1,247.1 | 1,255.2 | 24.0 | 8.1 | 151.7 | 0.6 | 13.7 |
| Part-time employment | 1,064.3 | 1,220.3 | 25.1 | 156.0 | 305.3 | 14.7 | 33.4 |
| Unemployment | 438.5 | 388.3 | 22.4 | -50.2 | -372.4 | -11.4 | -49.0 |
| Participation rate | 61.7 | 64.4 | 0.5 | 2.7 | 2.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 15.9 | 13.6 | 0.7 | -2.3 | -13.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 51.9 | 55.6 | 0.5 | 3.7 | 10.5 | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 26,809.7 | 26,833.1 | ... | 23.4 | 273.9 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| Labour force | 17,461.6 | 17,517.7 | 32.8 | 56.1 | 436.9 | 0.3 | 2.6 |
| Employment | 16,247.8 | 16,314.4 | 34.6 | 66.6 | 947.2 | 0.4 | 6.2 |
| Full-time employment | 14,005.6 | 13,964.3 | 44.4 | -41.3 | 708.3 | -0.3 | 5.3 |
| Part-time employment | 2,242.2 | 2,350.1 | 36.4 | 107.9 | 238.9 | 4.8 | 11.3 |
| Unemployment | 1,213.8 | 1,203.4 | 30.8 | -10.4 | -510.2 | -0.9 | -29.8 |
| Participation rate | 65.1 | 65.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.0 | 6.9 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -3.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.6 | 60.8 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 2.9 | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, men | |||||||
| Population | 13,143.2 | 13,154.7 | ... | 11.5 | 138.7 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 9,286.8 | 9,308.5 | 21.8 | 21.7 | 223.4 | 0.2 | 2.5 |
| Employment | 8,645.0 | 8,637.6 | 23.4 | -7.4 | 427.6 | -0.1 | 5.2 |
| Full-time employment | 7,872.4 | 7,856.0 | 29.2 | -16.4 | 325.6 | -0.2 | 4.3 |
| Part-time employment | 772.7 | 781.5 | 22.2 | 8.8 | 101.9 | 1.1 | 15.0 |
| Unemployment | 641.8 | 670.9 | 21.9 | 29.1 | -204.3 | 4.5 | -23.3 |
| Participation rate | 70.7 | 70.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.9 | 7.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | -2.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.8 | 65.7 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 2.6 | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, women | |||||||
| Population | 13,666.5 | 13,678.4 | ... | 11.9 | 135.2 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| Labour force | 8,174.8 | 8,209.3 | 23.1 | 34.5 | 213.6 | 0.4 | 2.7 |
| Employment | 7,602.8 | 7,676.8 | 24.1 | 74.0 | 519.6 | 1.0 | 7.3 |
| Full-time employment | 6,133.2 | 6,108.3 | 32.1 | -24.9 | 382.7 | -0.4 | 6.7 |
| Part-time employment | 1,469.5 | 1,568.5 | 28.9 | 99.0 | 136.9 | 6.7 | 9.6 |
| Unemployment | 572.1 | 532.4 | 20.8 | -39.7 | -306.1 | -6.9 | -36.5 |
| Participation rate | 59.8 | 60.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.0 | 6.5 | 0.3 | -0.5 | -4.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 55.6 | 56.1 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 3.3 | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 14,888.8 | 14,890.8 | ... | 2.0 | 36.8 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Labour force | 12,988.6 | 13,011.1 | 31.1 | 22.5 | 213.2 | 0.2 | 1.7 |
| Employment | 12,136.0 | 12,181.3 | 33.7 | 45.3 | 657.9 | 0.4 | 5.7 |
| Unemployment | 852.6 | 829.9 | 27.5 | -22.7 | -444.6 | -2.7 | -34.9 |
| Participation rate | 87.2 | 87.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.6 | 6.4 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -3.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 81.5 | 81.8 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 4.2 | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, men | |||||||
| Population | 7,442.4 | 7,443.5 | ... | 1.1 | 22.6 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Labour force | 6,803.5 | 6,812.5 | 20.0 | 9.0 | 119.1 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| Employment | 6,346.7 | 6,343.9 | 22.4 | -2.8 | 293.6 | -0.0 | 4.9 |
| Unemployment | 456.8 | 468.6 | 19.7 | 11.8 | -174.5 | 2.6 | -27.1 |
| Participation rate | 91.4 | 91.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.7 | 6.9 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -2.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 85.3 | 85.2 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 3.7 | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, women | |||||||
| Population | 7,446.4 | 7,447.3 | ... | 0.9 | 14.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Labour force | 6,185.1 | 6,198.7 | 22.5 | 13.6 | 94.1 | 0.2 | 1.5 |
| Employment | 5,789.2 | 5,837.4 | 23.9 | 48.2 | 364.3 | 0.8 | 6.7 |
| Unemployment | 395.9 | 361.3 | 18.8 | -34.6 | -270.1 | -8.7 | -42.8 |
| Participation rate | 83.1 | 83.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.4 | 5.8 | 0.3 | -0.6 | -4.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 77.7 | 78.4 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 4.8 | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 11,920.9 | 11,942.2 | ... | 21.3 | 237.0 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| Labour force | 4,473.0 | 4,506.6 | 24.1 | 33.6 | 223.7 | 0.8 | 5.2 |
| Employment | 4,111.9 | 4,133.1 | 25.0 | 21.2 | 289.3 | 0.5 | 7.5 |
| Unemployment | 361.2 | 373.5 | 15.0 | 12.3 | -65.6 | 3.4 | -14.9 |
| Participation rate | 37.5 | 37.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.1 | 8.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -2.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 34.5 | 34.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1.8 | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, men | |||||||
| Population | 5,700.8 | 5,711.2 | ... | 10.4 | 116.1 | 0.2 | 2.1 |
| Labour force | 2,483.3 | 2,496.0 | 16.3 | 12.7 | 104.2 | 0.5 | 4.4 |
| Employment | 2,298.3 | 2,293.7 | 16.8 | -4.6 | 134.0 | -0.2 | 6.2 |
| Unemployment | 185.0 | 202.3 | 10.8 | 17.3 | -29.8 | 9.4 | -12.8 |
| Participation rate | 43.6 | 43.7 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.4 | 8.1 | 0.4 | 0.7 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 40.3 | 40.2 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 1.6 | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, women | |||||||
| Population | 6,220.1 | 6,231.0 | ... | 10.9 | 120.9 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| Labour force | 1,989.7 | 2,010.6 | 16.6 | 20.9 | 119.5 | 1.1 | 6.3 |
| Employment | 1,813.6 | 1,839.5 | 16.9 | 25.9 | 155.4 | 1.4 | 9.2 |
| Unemployment | 176.2 | 171.1 | 10.0 | -5.1 | -36.0 | -2.9 | -17.4 |
| Participation rate | 32.0 | 32.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.9 | 8.5 | 0.5 | -0.4 | -2.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 29.2 | 29.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.9 | ... | ... |
...
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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