Table 1
Labour force characteristics by age group and sex, seasonally adjusted
| September 2021 |
October 2021 |
Standard error1 | September to October 2021 | October 2020 to October 2021 | September to October 2021 | October 2020 to October 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 | 31,391.3 | 31,430.0 | ... | 38.7 | 291.2 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 20,553.0 | 20,528.0 | 40.0 | -25.0 | 211.8 | -0.1 | 1.0 |
| Employment | 19,131.2 | 19,162.4 | 40.0 | 31.2 | 679.5 | 0.2 | 3.7 |
| Full-time employment | 15,564.6 | 15,601.0 | 50.9 | 36.4 | 633.7 | 0.2 | 4.2 |
| Part-time employment | 3,566.6 | 3,561.4 | 46.3 | -5.2 | 45.8 | -0.1 | 1.3 |
| Unemployment | 1,421.8 | 1,365.6 | 37.4 | -56.2 | -467.6 | -4.0 | -25.5 |
| Participation rate | 65.5 | 65.3 | 0.1 | -0.2 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.9 | 6.7 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -2.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.9 | 61.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.6 | ... | ... |
| 15 to 24 years, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 4,448.1 | 4,449.3 | ... | 1.2 | -29.7 | 0.0 | -0.7 |
| Labour force | 2,908.4 | 2,868.5 | 23.5 | -39.9 | -22.2 | -1.4 | -0.8 |
| Employment | 2,578.3 | 2,575.2 | 21.9 | -3.1 | 220.4 | -0.1 | 9.4 |
| Full-time employment | 1,305.9 | 1,295.7 | 24.3 | -10.2 | 142.0 | -0.8 | 12.3 |
| Part-time employment | 1,272.5 | 1,279.5 | 26.2 | 7.0 | 78.4 | 0.6 | 6.5 |
| Unemployment | 330.1 | 293.4 | 21.8 | -36.7 | -242.5 | -11.1 | -45.3 |
| Participation rate | 65.4 | 64.5 | 0.5 | -0.9 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 11.3 | 10.2 | 0.7 | -1.1 | -8.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.0 | 57.9 | 0.5 | -0.1 | 5.3 | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 26,943.2 | 26,980.7 | ... | 37.5 | 320.9 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 17,644.6 | 17,659.5 | 31.6 | 14.9 | 234.1 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| Employment | 16,552.8 | 16,587.3 | 32.9 | 34.5 | 459.2 | 0.2 | 2.8 |
| Full-time employment | 14,258.7 | 14,305.4 | 44.5 | 46.7 | 491.8 | 0.3 | 3.6 |
| Part-time employment | 2,294.1 | 2,281.9 | 37.8 | -12.2 | -32.6 | -0.5 | -1.4 |
| Unemployment | 1,091.7 | 1,072.2 | 29.5 | -19.5 | -225.1 | -1.8 | -17.4 |
| Participation rate | 65.5 | 65.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.2 | 6.1 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.4 | 61.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, men | |||||||
| Population | 13,209.4 | 13,227.9 | ... | 18.5 | 160.0 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 9,354.6 | 9,381.0 | 20.8 | 26.4 | 122.0 | 0.3 | 1.3 |
| Employment | 8,751.3 | 8,792.8 | 22.3 | 41.5 | 261.2 | 0.5 | 3.1 |
| Full-time employment | 7,962.3 | 7,991.9 | 29.8 | 29.6 | 226.5 | 0.4 | 2.9 |
| Part-time employment | 789.0 | 800.9 | 23.7 | 11.9 | 34.7 | 1.5 | 4.5 |
| Unemployment | 603.3 | 588.2 | 21.3 | -15.1 | -139.2 | -2.5 | -19.1 |
| Participation rate | 70.8 | 70.9 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.4 | 6.3 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.3 | 66.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, women | |||||||
| Population | 13,733.7 | 13,752.7 | ... | 19.0 | 160.8 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 8,289.9 | 8,278.5 | 22.4 | -11.4 | 112.1 | -0.1 | 1.4 |
| Employment | 7,801.5 | 7,794.5 | 22.6 | -7.0 | 198.0 | -0.1 | 2.6 |
| Full-time employment | 6,296.5 | 6,313.5 | 32.1 | 17.0 | 265.3 | 0.3 | 4.4 |
| Part-time employment | 1,505.1 | 1,481.0 | 29.4 | -24.1 | -67.3 | -1.6 | -4.3 |
| Unemployment | 488.4 | 484.0 | 19.9 | -4.4 | -86.0 | -0.9 | -15.1 |
| Participation rate | 60.4 | 60.2 | 0.2 | -0.2 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.9 | 5.8 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.8 | 56.7 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 14,939.9 | 14,959.8 | ... | 19.9 | 92.6 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| Labour force | 13,173.2 | 13,189.7 | 30.2 | 16.5 | 146.2 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| Employment | 12,402.6 | 12,455.8 | 32.4 | 53.2 | 358.7 | 0.4 | 3.0 |
| Unemployment | 770.7 | 733.9 | 26.7 | -36.8 | -212.5 | -4.8 | -22.5 |
| Participation rate | 88.2 | 88.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.9 | 5.6 | 0.2 | -0.3 | -1.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 83.0 | 83.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 1.9 | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, men | |||||||
| Population | 7,468.8 | 7,479.0 | ... | 10.2 | 49.2 | 0.1 | 0.7 |
| Labour force | 6,856.8 | 6,878.6 | 19.3 | 21.8 | 76.4 | 0.3 | 1.1 |
| Employment | 6,433.8 | 6,474.7 | 21.9 | 40.9 | 197.5 | 0.6 | 3.1 |
| Unemployment | 422.9 | 403.9 | 19.3 | -19.0 | -121.1 | -4.5 | -23.1 |
| Participation rate | 91.8 | 92.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.2 | 5.9 | 0.3 | -0.3 | -1.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 86.1 | 86.6 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 2.1 | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, women | |||||||
| Population | 7,471.1 | 7,480.8 | ... | 9.7 | 43.4 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| Labour force | 6,316.5 | 6,311.1 | 22.2 | -5.4 | 69.8 | -0.1 | 1.1 |
| Employment | 5,968.7 | 5,981.1 | 22.8 | 12.4 | 161.2 | 0.2 | 2.8 |
| Unemployment | 347.7 | 330.0 | 18.5 | -17.7 | -91.4 | -5.1 | -21.7 |
| Participation rate | 84.5 | 84.4 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.5 | 5.2 | 0.3 | -0.3 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 79.9 | 80.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1.7 | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 12,003.2 | 12,020.9 | ... | 17.7 | 228.3 | 0.1 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 4,471.3 | 4,469.7 | 24.3 | -1.6 | 87.8 | -0.0 | 2.0 |
| Employment | 4,150.3 | 4,131.5 | 24.8 | -18.8 | 100.5 | -0.5 | 2.5 |
| Unemployment | 321.0 | 338.3 | 15.0 | 17.3 | -12.6 | 5.4 | -3.6 |
| Participation rate | 37.3 | 37.2 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.2 | 7.6 | 0.3 | 0.4 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 34.6 | 34.4 | 0.2 | -0.2 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, men | |||||||
| Population | 5,740.6 | 5,749.0 | ... | 8.4 | 110.9 | 0.1 | 2.0 |
| Labour force | 2,497.8 | 2,502.4 | 16.3 | 4.6 | 45.6 | 0.2 | 1.9 |
| Employment | 2,317.5 | 2,318.1 | 16.7 | 0.6 | 63.7 | 0.0 | 2.8 |
| Unemployment | 180.4 | 184.3 | 10.8 | 3.9 | -18.1 | 2.2 | -8.9 |
| Participation rate | 43.5 | 43.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.2 | 7.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 40.4 | 40.3 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, women | |||||||
| Population | 6,262.6 | 6,271.9 | ... | 9.3 | 117.4 | 0.1 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 1,973.5 | 1,967.4 | 16.8 | -6.1 | 42.3 | -0.3 | 2.2 |
| Employment | 1,832.8 | 1,813.4 | 16.9 | -19.4 | 36.8 | -1.1 | 2.1 |
| Unemployment | 140.6 | 154.0 | 10.0 | 13.4 | 5.4 | 9.5 | 3.6 |
| Participation rate | 31.5 | 31.4 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.1 | 7.8 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 29.3 | 28.9 | 0.3 | -0.4 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
...
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.
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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