Table 1
Labour force characteristics by age group and sex, seasonally adjusted
| June 2021 |
July 2021 |
Standard error1 | June to July 2021 | July 2020 to July 2021 | June to July 2021 | July 2020 to July 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 | 31,283.3 | 31,315.3 | ... | 32.0 | 253.7 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| Labour force | 20,381.5 | 20,405.3 | 40.0 | 23.8 | 420.0 | 0.1 | 2.1 |
| Employment | 18,789.9 | 18,883.9 | 40.0 | 94.0 | 1,081.3 | 0.5 | 6.1 |
| Full-time employment | 15,219.5 | 15,302.5 | 50.9 | 83.0 | 848.4 | 0.5 | 5.9 |
| Part-time employment | 3,570.4 | 3,581.4 | 46.3 | 11.0 | 233.0 | 0.3 | 7.0 |
| Unemployment | 1,591.6 | 1,521.4 | 37.4 | -70.2 | -661.4 | -4.4 | -30.3 |
| Participation rate | 65.2 | 65.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.8 | 7.5 | 0.2 | -0.3 | -3.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.1 | 60.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 3.0 | ... | ... |
| 15 to 24 years, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 4,450.3 | 4,448.6 | ... | -1.7 | -28.8 | -0.0 | -0.6 |
| Labour force | 2,863.8 | 2,872.0 | 23.5 | 8.2 | 28.5 | 0.3 | 1.0 |
| Employment | 2,475.5 | 2,537.6 | 21.9 | 62.1 | 374.6 | 2.5 | 17.3 |
| Full-time employment | 1,255.2 | 1,254.7 | 24.3 | -0.5 | 212.5 | -0.0 | 20.4 |
| Part-time employment | 1,220.3 | 1,282.8 | 26.2 | 62.5 | 162.0 | 5.1 | 14.5 |
| Unemployment | 388.3 | 334.4 | 21.8 | -53.9 | -346.1 | -13.9 | -50.9 |
| Participation rate | 64.4 | 64.6 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 13.6 | 11.6 | 0.7 | -2.0 | -12.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 55.6 | 57.0 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 8.7 | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 26,833.1 | 26,866.7 | ... | 33.6 | 282.4 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 17,517.7 | 17,533.3 | 31.6 | 15.6 | 391.4 | 0.1 | 2.3 |
| Employment | 16,314.4 | 16,346.3 | 32.9 | 31.9 | 706.8 | 0.2 | 4.5 |
| Full-time employment | 13,964.3 | 14,047.8 | 44.5 | 83.5 | 635.9 | 0.6 | 4.7 |
| Part-time employment | 2,350.1 | 2,298.6 | 37.8 | -51.5 | 71.0 | -2.2 | 3.2 |
| Unemployment | 1,203.4 | 1,186.9 | 29.5 | -16.5 | -315.4 | -1.4 | -21.0 |
| Participation rate | 65.3 | 65.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.9 | 6.8 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -2.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.8 | 60.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 2.0 | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, men | |||||||
| Population | 13,154.7 | 13,171.3 | ... | 16.6 | 142.6 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 9,308.5 | 9,317.2 | 20.8 | 8.7 | 162.8 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| Employment | 8,637.6 | 8,659.4 | 22.3 | 21.8 | 324.6 | 0.3 | 3.9 |
| Full-time employment | 7,856.0 | 7,864.5 | 29.8 | 8.5 | 275.1 | 0.1 | 3.6 |
| Part-time employment | 781.5 | 795.0 | 23.7 | 13.5 | 49.6 | 1.7 | 6.7 |
| Unemployment | 670.9 | 657.8 | 21.3 | -13.1 | -161.8 | -2.0 | -19.7 |
| Participation rate | 70.8 | 70.7 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.2 | 7.1 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -1.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.7 | 65.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.7 | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, women | |||||||
| Population | 13,678.4 | 13,695.4 | ... | 17.0 | 139.9 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| Labour force | 8,209.3 | 8,216.0 | 22.4 | 6.7 | 228.6 | 0.1 | 2.9 |
| Employment | 7,676.8 | 7,686.9 | 22.6 | 10.1 | 382.2 | 0.1 | 5.2 |
| Full-time employment | 6,108.3 | 6,183.3 | 32.1 | 75.0 | 360.8 | 1.2 | 6.2 |
| Part-time employment | 1,568.5 | 1,503.6 | 29.4 | -64.9 | 21.4 | -4.1 | 1.4 |
| Unemployment | 532.4 | 529.1 | 19.9 | -3.3 | -153.6 | -0.6 | -22.5 |
| Participation rate | 60.0 | 60.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.5 | 6.4 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -2.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.1 | 56.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 2.2 | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 14,890.8 | 14,905.3 | ... | 14.5 | 47.3 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| Labour force | 13,011.1 | 13,054.9 | 30.2 | 43.8 | 224.3 | 0.3 | 1.7 |
| Employment | 12,181.3 | 12,219.3 | 32.4 | 38.0 | 513.1 | 0.3 | 4.4 |
| Unemployment | 829.9 | 835.6 | 26.7 | 5.7 | -288.8 | 0.7 | -25.7 |
| Participation rate | 87.4 | 87.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.4 | 6.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -2.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 81.8 | 82.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 3.2 | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, men | |||||||
| Population | 7,443.5 | 7,450.8 | ... | 7.3 | 27.5 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| Labour force | 6,812.5 | 6,814.6 | 19.3 | 2.1 | 81.9 | 0.0 | 1.2 |
| Employment | 6,343.9 | 6,352.5 | 21.9 | 8.6 | 219.7 | 0.1 | 3.6 |
| Unemployment | 468.6 | 462.2 | 19.3 | -6.4 | -137.8 | -1.4 | -23.0 |
| Participation rate | 91.5 | 91.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.9 | 6.8 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -2.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 85.2 | 85.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 2.7 | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, women | |||||||
| Population | 7,447.3 | 7,454.4 | ... | 7.1 | 19.7 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| Labour force | 6,198.7 | 6,240.3 | 22.2 | 41.6 | 142.4 | 0.7 | 2.3 |
| Employment | 5,837.4 | 5,866.9 | 22.8 | 29.5 | 293.5 | 0.5 | 5.3 |
| Unemployment | 361.3 | 373.4 | 18.5 | 12.1 | -151.1 | 3.3 | -28.8 |
| Participation rate | 83.2 | 83.7 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.8 | 6.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -2.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 78.4 | 78.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 3.7 | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 11,942.2 | 11,961.4 | ... | 19.2 | 235.1 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| Labour force | 4,506.6 | 4,478.4 | 24.3 | -28.2 | 167.1 | -0.6 | 3.9 |
| Employment | 4,133.1 | 4,127.0 | 24.8 | -6.1 | 193.7 | -0.1 | 4.9 |
| Unemployment | 373.5 | 351.4 | 15.0 | -22.1 | -26.5 | -5.9 | -7.0 |
| Participation rate | 37.7 | 37.4 | 0.2 | -0.3 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.3 | 7.8 | 0.3 | -0.5 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 34.6 | 34.5 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, men | |||||||
| Population | 5,711.2 | 5,720.5 | ... | 9.3 | 115.0 | 0.2 | 2.1 |
| Labour force | 2,496.0 | 2,502.6 | 16.3 | 6.6 | 80.9 | 0.3 | 3.3 |
| Employment | 2,293.7 | 2,307.0 | 16.7 | 13.3 | 104.9 | 0.6 | 4.8 |
| Unemployment | 202.3 | 195.6 | 10.8 | -6.7 | -24.0 | -3.3 | -10.9 |
| Participation rate | 43.7 | 43.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.1 | 7.8 | 0.4 | -0.3 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 40.2 | 40.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, women | |||||||
| Population | 6,231.0 | 6,241.0 | ... | 10.0 | 120.2 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| Labour force | 2,010.6 | 1,975.8 | 16.8 | -34.8 | 86.2 | -1.7 | 4.6 |
| Employment | 1,839.5 | 1,820.0 | 16.9 | -19.5 | 88.7 | -1.1 | 5.1 |
| Unemployment | 171.1 | 155.7 | 10.0 | -15.4 | -2.6 | -9.0 | -1.6 |
| Participation rate | 32.3 | 31.7 | 0.3 | -0.6 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.5 | 7.9 | 0.5 | -0.6 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 29.5 | 29.2 | 0.3 | -0.3 | 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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