Table 1
Labour force characteristics by age group and sex, seasonally adjusted
| October 2021 |
November 2021 |
Standard error1 | October to November 2021 | November 2020 to November 2021 | October to November 2021 | November 2020 to November 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 | 31,430.0 | 31,466.5 | ... | 36.5 | 305.2 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| Labour force | 20,528.0 | 20,560.0 | 40.0 | 32.0 | 280.1 | 0.2 | 1.4 |
| Employment | 19,162.4 | 19,316.1 | 40.0 | 153.7 | 778.6 | 0.8 | 4.2 |
| Full-time employment | 15,601.0 | 15,680.9 | 50.9 | 79.9 | 603.9 | 0.5 | 4.0 |
| Part-time employment | 3,561.4 | 3,635.2 | 46.3 | 73.8 | 174.7 | 2.1 | 5.0 |
| Unemployment | 1,365.6 | 1,243.8 | 37.4 | -121.8 | -498.7 | -8.9 | -28.6 |
| Participation rate | 65.3 | 65.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.7 | 6.0 | 0.2 | -0.7 | -2.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.0 | 61.4 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 1.9 | ... | ... |
| 15 to 24 years, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 4,449.3 | 4,450.2 | ... | 0.9 | -29.0 | 0.0 | -0.6 |
| Labour force | 2,868.5 | 2,888.9 | 23.5 | 20.4 | 22.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| Employment | 2,575.2 | 2,586.2 | 21.9 | 11.0 | 213.7 | 0.4 | 9.0 |
| Full-time employment | 1,295.7 | 1,266.3 | 24.3 | -29.4 | 69.9 | -2.3 | 5.8 |
| Part-time employment | 1,279.5 | 1,319.9 | 26.2 | 40.4 | 143.7 | 3.2 | 12.2 |
| Unemployment | 293.4 | 302.7 | 21.8 | 9.3 | -191.0 | 3.2 | -38.7 |
| Participation rate | 64.5 | 64.9 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 10.2 | 10.5 | 0.7 | 0.3 | -6.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.9 | 58.1 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 5.1 | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 26,980.7 | 27,016.3 | ... | 35.6 | 334.2 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 17,659.5 | 17,671.1 | 31.6 | 11.6 | 257.4 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Employment | 16,587.3 | 16,729.9 | 32.9 | 142.6 | 565.0 | 0.9 | 3.5 |
| Full-time employment | 14,305.4 | 14,414.7 | 44.5 | 109.3 | 534.1 | 0.8 | 3.8 |
| Part-time employment | 2,281.9 | 2,315.3 | 37.8 | 33.4 | 31.0 | 1.5 | 1.4 |
| Unemployment | 1,072.2 | 941.2 | 29.5 | -131.0 | -307.6 | -12.2 | -24.6 |
| Participation rate | 65.5 | 65.4 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.1 | 5.3 | 0.2 | -0.8 | -1.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.5 | 61.9 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 1.3 | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, men | |||||||
| Population | 13,227.9 | 13,245.6 | ... | 17.7 | 166.2 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 9,381.0 | 9,369.2 | 20.8 | -11.8 | 128.4 | -0.1 | 1.4 |
| Employment | 8,792.8 | 8,850.1 | 22.3 | 57.3 | 295.3 | 0.7 | 3.5 |
| Full-time employment | 7,991.9 | 8,036.0 | 29.8 | 44.1 | 263.1 | 0.6 | 3.4 |
| Part-time employment | 800.9 | 814.1 | 23.7 | 13.2 | 32.2 | 1.6 | 4.1 |
| Unemployment | 588.2 | 519.1 | 21.3 | -69.1 | -166.8 | -11.7 | -24.3 |
| Participation rate | 70.9 | 70.7 | 0.2 | -0.2 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.3 | 5.5 | 0.2 | -0.8 | -1.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.5 | 66.8 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 1.4 | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, women | |||||||
| Population | 13,752.7 | 13,770.6 | ... | 17.9 | 167.9 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 8,278.5 | 8,301.9 | 22.4 | 23.4 | 129.0 | 0.3 | 1.6 |
| Employment | 7,794.5 | 7,879.8 | 22.6 | 85.3 | 269.7 | 1.1 | 3.5 |
| Full-time employment | 6,313.5 | 6,378.7 | 32.1 | 65.2 | 271.0 | 1.0 | 4.4 |
| Part-time employment | 1,481.0 | 1,501.1 | 29.4 | 20.1 | -1.3 | 1.4 | -0.1 |
| Unemployment | 484.0 | 422.1 | 19.9 | -61.9 | -140.7 | -12.8 | -25.0 |
| Participation rate | 60.2 | 60.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.8 | 5.1 | 0.2 | -0.7 | -1.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.7 | 57.2 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 1.3 | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 14,959.8 | 14,979.1 | ... | 19.3 | 108.7 | 0.1 | 0.7 |
| Labour force | 13,189.7 | 13,208.6 | 30.2 | 18.9 | 159.6 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| Employment | 12,455.8 | 12,570.0 | 32.4 | 114.2 | 456.2 | 0.9 | 3.8 |
| Unemployment | 733.9 | 638.6 | 26.7 | -95.3 | -296.7 | -13.0 | -31.7 |
| Participation rate | 88.2 | 88.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.6 | 4.8 | 0.2 | -0.8 | -2.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 83.3 | 83.9 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 2.4 | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, men | |||||||
| Population | 7,479.0 | 7,488.8 | ... | 9.8 | 56.8 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| Labour force | 6,878.6 | 6,874.9 | 19.3 | -3.7 | 76.6 | -0.1 | 1.1 |
| Employment | 6,474.7 | 6,522.9 | 21.9 | 48.2 | 226.9 | 0.7 | 3.6 |
| Unemployment | 403.9 | 352.0 | 19.3 | -51.9 | -150.3 | -12.8 | -29.9 |
| Participation rate | 92.0 | 91.8 | 0.3 | -0.2 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.9 | 5.1 | 0.3 | -0.8 | -2.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 86.6 | 87.1 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 2.4 | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, women | |||||||
| Population | 7,480.8 | 7,490.3 | ... | 9.5 | 51.9 | 0.1 | 0.7 |
| Labour force | 6,311.1 | 6,333.6 | 22.2 | 22.5 | 82.9 | 0.4 | 1.3 |
| Employment | 5,981.1 | 6,047.0 | 22.8 | 65.9 | 229.2 | 1.1 | 3.9 |
| Unemployment | 330.0 | 286.6 | 18.5 | -43.4 | -146.3 | -13.2 | -33.8 |
| Participation rate | 84.4 | 84.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.2 | 4.5 | 0.3 | -0.7 | -2.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 80.0 | 80.7 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 2.5 | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 12,020.9 | 12,037.2 | ... | 16.3 | 225.5 | 0.1 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 4,469.7 | 4,462.5 | 24.3 | -7.2 | 97.8 | -0.2 | 2.2 |
| Employment | 4,131.5 | 4,160.0 | 24.8 | 28.5 | 108.8 | 0.7 | 2.7 |
| Unemployment | 338.3 | 302.6 | 15.0 | -35.7 | -10.9 | -10.6 | -3.5 |
| Participation rate | 37.2 | 37.1 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.6 | 6.8 | 0.3 | -0.8 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 34.4 | 34.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, men | |||||||
| Population | 5,749.0 | 5,756.8 | ... | 7.8 | 109.4 | 0.1 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 2,502.4 | 2,494.2 | 16.3 | -8.2 | 51.7 | -0.3 | 2.1 |
| Employment | 2,318.1 | 2,327.2 | 16.7 | 9.1 | 68.3 | 0.4 | 3.0 |
| Unemployment | 184.3 | 167.1 | 10.8 | -17.2 | -16.5 | -9.3 | -9.0 |
| Participation rate | 43.5 | 43.3 | 0.3 | -0.2 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.4 | 6.7 | 0.4 | -0.7 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 40.3 | 40.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, women | |||||||
| Population | 6,271.9 | 6,280.4 | ... | 8.5 | 116.1 | 0.1 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 1,967.4 | 1,968.3 | 16.8 | 0.9 | 46.1 | 0.0 | 2.4 |
| Employment | 1,813.4 | 1,832.8 | 16.9 | 19.4 | 40.5 | 1.1 | 2.3 |
| Unemployment | 154.0 | 135.5 | 10.0 | -18.5 | 5.6 | -12.0 | 4.3 |
| Participation rate | 31.4 | 31.3 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.8 | 6.9 | 0.5 | -0.9 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 28.9 | 29.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
...
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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