Table 1
Labour force characteristics by age group and sex, seasonally adjusted
| August 2021 |
September 2021 |
Standard error1 | August to September 2021 | September 2020 to September 2021 | August to September 2021 | September 2020 to September 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 | 31,356.7 | 31,391.3 | ... | 34.6 | 276.7 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 20,414.1 | 20,553.0 | 40.0 | 138.9 | 306.3 | 0.7 | 1.5 |
| Employment | 18,974.1 | 19,131.2 | 40.0 | 157.1 | 742.7 | 0.8 | 4.0 |
| Full-time employment | 15,371.0 | 15,564.6 | 50.9 | 193.6 | 655.4 | 1.3 | 4.4 |
| Part-time employment | 3,603.1 | 3,566.6 | 46.3 | -36.5 | 87.3 | -1.0 | 2.5 |
| Unemployment | 1,440.0 | 1,421.8 | 37.4 | -18.2 | -436.4 | -1.3 | -23.5 |
| Participation rate | 65.1 | 65.5 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.1 | 6.9 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -2.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.5 | 60.9 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 1.8 | ... | ... |
| 15 to 24 years, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 4,447.8 | 4,448.1 | ... | 0.3 | -30.4 | 0.0 | -0.7 |
| Labour force | 2,895.2 | 2,908.4 | 23.5 | 13.2 | 17.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
| Employment | 2,560.0 | 2,578.3 | 21.9 | 18.3 | 226.9 | 0.7 | 9.6 |
| Full-time employment | 1,245.9 | 1,305.9 | 24.3 | 60.0 | 124.0 | 4.8 | 10.5 |
| Part-time employment | 1,314.1 | 1,272.5 | 26.2 | -41.6 | 103.0 | -3.2 | 8.8 |
| Unemployment | 335.1 | 330.1 | 21.8 | -5.0 | -209.4 | -1.5 | -38.8 |
| Participation rate | 65.1 | 65.4 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 11.6 | 11.3 | 0.7 | -0.3 | -7.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.6 | 58.0 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 5.5 | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 26,909.0 | 26,943.2 | ... | 34.2 | 307.0 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 17,518.9 | 17,644.6 | 31.6 | 125.7 | 288.8 | 0.7 | 1.7 |
| Employment | 16,414.1 | 16,552.8 | 32.9 | 138.7 | 515.7 | 0.8 | 3.2 |
| Full-time employment | 14,125.1 | 14,258.7 | 44.5 | 133.6 | 531.4 | 0.9 | 3.9 |
| Part-time employment | 2,289.0 | 2,294.1 | 37.8 | 5.1 | -15.7 | 0.2 | -0.7 |
| Unemployment | 1,104.8 | 1,091.7 | 29.5 | -13.1 | -227.0 | -1.2 | -17.2 |
| Participation rate | 65.1 | 65.5 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.3 | 6.2 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -1.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.0 | 61.4 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, men | |||||||
| Population | 13,192.3 | 13,209.4 | ... | 17.1 | 153.8 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 9,306.6 | 9,354.6 | 20.8 | 48.0 | 126.1 | 0.5 | 1.4 |
| Employment | 8,695.3 | 8,751.3 | 22.3 | 56.0 | 259.2 | 0.6 | 3.1 |
| Full-time employment | 7,924.6 | 7,962.3 | 29.8 | 37.7 | 223.2 | 0.5 | 2.9 |
| Part-time employment | 770.7 | 789.0 | 23.7 | 18.3 | 36.0 | 2.4 | 4.8 |
| Unemployment | 611.3 | 603.3 | 21.3 | -8.0 | -133.1 | -1.3 | -18.1 |
| Participation rate | 70.5 | 70.8 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.6 | 6.4 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.9 | 66.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 1.3 | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, women | |||||||
| Population | 13,716.7 | 13,733.7 | ... | 17.0 | 153.2 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 8,212.3 | 8,289.9 | 22.4 | 77.6 | 162.6 | 0.9 | 2.0 |
| Employment | 7,718.8 | 7,801.5 | 22.6 | 82.7 | 256.5 | 1.1 | 3.4 |
| Full-time employment | 6,200.5 | 6,296.5 | 32.1 | 96.0 | 308.3 | 1.5 | 5.1 |
| Part-time employment | 1,518.3 | 1,505.1 | 29.4 | -13.2 | -51.7 | -0.9 | -3.3 |
| Unemployment | 493.5 | 488.4 | 19.9 | -5.1 | -93.9 | -1.0 | -16.1 |
| Participation rate | 59.9 | 60.4 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.0 | 5.9 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.3 | 56.8 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 14,923.8 | 14,939.9 | ... | 16.1 | 76.4 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
| Labour force | 13,038.6 | 13,173.2 | 30.2 | 134.6 | 179.1 | 1.0 | 1.4 |
| Employment | 12,259.4 | 12,402.6 | 32.4 | 143.2 | 376.1 | 1.2 | 3.1 |
| Unemployment | 779.2 | 770.7 | 26.7 | -8.5 | -196.9 | -1.1 | -20.3 |
| Participation rate | 87.4 | 88.2 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.0 | 5.9 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 82.1 | 83.0 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 2.1 | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, men | |||||||
| Population | 7,460.4 | 7,468.8 | ... | 8.4 | 41.4 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| Labour force | 6,795.5 | 6,856.8 | 19.3 | 61.3 | 75.7 | 0.9 | 1.1 |
| Employment | 6,376.5 | 6,433.8 | 21.9 | 57.3 | 185.4 | 0.9 | 3.0 |
| Unemployment | 419.0 | 422.9 | 19.3 | 3.9 | -109.8 | 0.9 | -20.6 |
| Participation rate | 91.1 | 91.8 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.2 | 6.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -1.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 85.5 | 86.1 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 2.0 | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, women | |||||||
| Population | 7,463.4 | 7,471.1 | ... | 7.7 | 34.9 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
| Labour force | 6,243.1 | 6,316.5 | 22.2 | 73.4 | 103.5 | 1.2 | 1.7 |
| Employment | 5,882.9 | 5,968.7 | 22.8 | 85.8 | 190.6 | 1.5 | 3.3 |
| Unemployment | 360.2 | 347.7 | 18.5 | -12.5 | -87.2 | -3.5 | -20.1 |
| Participation rate | 83.6 | 84.5 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.8 | 5.5 | 0.3 | -0.3 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 78.8 | 79.9 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 2.2 | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 11,985.2 | 12,003.2 | ... | 18.0 | 230.5 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| Labour force | 4,480.3 | 4,471.3 | 24.3 | -9.0 | 109.6 | -0.2 | 2.5 |
| Employment | 4,154.7 | 4,150.3 | 24.8 | -4.4 | 139.6 | -0.1 | 3.5 |
| Unemployment | 325.6 | 321.0 | 15.0 | -4.6 | -30.1 | -1.4 | -8.6 |
| Participation rate | 37.4 | 37.3 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.3 | 7.2 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 34.7 | 34.6 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, men | |||||||
| Population | 5,731.9 | 5,740.6 | ... | 8.7 | 112.3 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| Labour force | 2,511.1 | 2,497.8 | 16.3 | -13.3 | 50.4 | -0.5 | 2.1 |
| Employment | 2,318.8 | 2,317.5 | 16.7 | -1.3 | 73.8 | -0.1 | 3.3 |
| Unemployment | 192.3 | 180.4 | 10.8 | -11.9 | -23.3 | -6.2 | -11.4 |
| Participation rate | 43.8 | 43.5 | 0.3 | -0.3 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.7 | 7.2 | 0.4 | -0.5 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 40.5 | 40.4 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, women | |||||||
| Population | 6,253.3 | 6,262.6 | ... | 9.3 | 118.2 | 0.1 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 1,969.2 | 1,973.5 | 16.8 | 4.3 | 59.2 | 0.2 | 3.1 |
| Employment | 1,835.9 | 1,832.8 | 16.9 | -3.1 | 65.9 | -0.2 | 3.7 |
| Unemployment | 133.3 | 140.6 | 10.0 | 7.3 | -6.8 | 5.5 | -4.6 |
| Participation rate | 31.5 | 31.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.8 | 7.1 | 0.5 | 0.3 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 29.4 | 29.3 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
...
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.
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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