Table 1 
Labour force characteristics by age group and sex, seasonally adjusted 

Labour force characteristics by age group and sex, seasonally adjusted
  November
2021
December
2021
Standard error1 November to December 2021 December 2020 to December 2021 November to December 2021 December 2020 to December 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 31,466.5 31,510.3 ... 43.8 332.8 0.1 1.1
Labour force 20,560.0 20,583.2 40.0 23.2 324.4 0.1 1.6
Employment 19,316.1 19,370.8 40.0 54.7 886.0 0.3 4.8
Full-time employment 15,680.9 15,803.4 50.9 122.5 683.7 0.8 4.5
Part-time employment 3,635.2 3,567.5 46.3 -67.7 202.4 -1.9 6.0
Unemployment 1,243.8 1,212.3 37.4 -31.5 -561.6 -2.5 -31.7
Participation rate 65.3 65.3 0.1 0.0 0.3 ... ...
Unemployment rate 6.0 5.9 0.2 -0.1 -2.9 ... ...
Employment rate 61.4 61.5 0.1 0.1 2.2 ... ...
15 to 24 years, both sexes              
Population 4,450.2 4,454.5 ... 4.3 -21.7 0.1 -0.5
Labour force 2,888.9 2,912.7 23.5 23.8 74.6 0.8 2.6
Employment 2,586.2 2,599.4 21.9 13.2 267.4 0.5 11.5
Full-time employment 1,266.3 1,304.1 24.3 37.8 82.3 3.0 6.7
Part-time employment 1,319.9 1,295.3 26.2 -24.6 185.1 -1.9 16.7
Unemployment 302.7 313.3 21.8 10.6 -192.8 3.5 -38.1
Participation rate 64.9 65.4 0.5 0.5 2.0 ... ...
Unemployment rate 10.5 10.8 0.7 0.3 -7.0 ... ...
Employment rate 58.1 58.4 0.5 0.3 6.3 ... ...
25 years and over, both sexes              
Population 27,016.3 27,055.8 ... 39.5 354.5 0.1 1.3
Labour force 17,671.1 17,670.4 31.6 -0.7 249.7 -0.0 1.4
Employment 16,729.9 16,771.4 32.9 41.5 618.5 0.2 3.8
Full-time employment 14,414.7 14,499.2 44.5 84.5 601.3 0.6 4.3
Part-time employment 2,315.3 2,272.2 37.8 -43.1 17.3 -1.9 0.8
Unemployment 941.2 899.0 29.5 -42.2 -368.8 -4.5 -29.1
Participation rate 65.4 65.3 0.1 -0.1 0.1 ... ...
Unemployment rate 5.3 5.1 0.2 -0.2 -2.2 ... ...
Employment rate 61.9 62.0 0.1 0.1 1.5 ... ...
25 years and over, men              
Population 13,245.6 13,265.4 ... 19.8 176.2 0.1 1.3
Labour force 9,369.2 9,363.1 20.8 -6.1 118.8 -0.1 1.3
Employment 8,850.1 8,892.3 22.3 42.2 340.2 0.5 4.0
Full-time employment 8,036.0 8,132.4 29.8 96.4 322.5 1.2 4.1
Part-time employment 814.1 759.8 23.7 -54.3 17.5 -6.7 2.4
Unemployment 519.1 470.8 21.3 -48.3 -221.4 -9.3 -32.0
Participation rate 70.7 70.6 0.2 -0.1 0.0 ... ...
Unemployment rate 5.5 5.0 0.2 -0.5 -2.5 ... ...
Employment rate 66.8 67.0 0.2 0.2 1.7 ... ...
25 years and over, women              
Population 13,770.6 13,790.4 ... 19.8 178.3 0.1 1.3
Labour force 8,301.9 8,307.4 22.4 5.5 131.0 0.1 1.6
Employment 7,879.8 7,879.2 22.6 -0.6 278.4 -0.0 3.7
Full-time employment 6,378.7 6,366.8 32.1 -11.9 278.7 -0.2 4.6
Part-time employment 1,501.1 1,512.3 29.4 11.2 -0.4 0.7 -0.0
Unemployment 422.1 428.2 19.9 6.1 -147.4 1.4 -25.6
Participation rate 60.3 60.2 0.2 -0.1 0.1 ... ...
Unemployment rate 5.1 5.2 0.2 0.1 -1.8 ... ...
Employment rate 57.2 57.1 0.2 -0.1 1.3 ... ...
25 to 54 years, both sexes              
Population 14,979.1 15,001.9 ... 22.8 130.9 0.2 0.9
Labour force 13,208.6 13,247.1 30.2 38.5 239.8 0.3 1.8
Employment 12,570.0 12,635.2 32.4 65.2 543.1 0.5 4.5
Unemployment 638.6 611.9 26.7 -26.7 -303.3 -4.2 -33.1
Participation rate 88.2 88.3 0.2 0.1 0.8 ... ...
Unemployment rate 4.8 4.6 0.2 -0.2 -2.4 ... ...
Employment rate 83.9 84.2 0.2 0.3 2.9 ... ...
25 to 54 years, men              
Population 7,488.8 7,500.7 ... 11.9 68.1 0.2 0.9
Labour force 6,874.9 6,902.1 19.3 27.2 118.2 0.4 1.7
Employment 6,522.9 6,585.4 21.9 62.5 299.6 1.0 4.8
Unemployment 352.0 316.7 19.3 -35.3 -181.4 -10.0 -36.4
Participation rate 91.8 92.0 0.3 0.2 0.7 ... ...
Unemployment rate 5.1 4.6 0.3 -0.5 -2.7 ... ...
Employment rate 87.1 87.8 0.3 0.7 3.2 ... ...
25 to 54 years, women              
Population 7,490.3 7,501.2 ... 10.9 62.8 0.1 0.8
Labour force 6,333.6 6,345.0 22.2 11.4 121.6 0.2 2.0
Employment 6,047.0 6,049.7 22.8 2.7 243.4 0.0 4.2
Unemployment 286.6 295.3 18.5 8.7 -121.8 3.0 -29.2
Participation rate 84.6 84.6 0.3 0.0 0.9 ... ...
Unemployment rate 4.5 4.7 0.3 0.2 -2.0 ... ...
Employment rate 80.7 80.6 0.3 -0.1 2.5 ... ...
55 years and over, both sexes              
Population 12,037.2 12,054.0 ... 16.8 223.7 0.1 1.9
Labour force 4,462.5 4,423.3 24.3 -39.2 9.9 -0.9 0.2
Employment 4,160.0 4,136.3 24.8 -23.7 75.5 -0.6 1.9
Unemployment 302.6 287.1 15.0 -15.5 -65.5 -5.1 -18.6
Participation rate 37.1 36.7 0.2 -0.4 -0.6 ... ...
Unemployment rate 6.8 6.5 0.3 -0.3 -1.5 ... ...
Employment rate 34.6 34.3 0.2 -0.3 0.0 ... ...
55 years and over, men              
Population 5,756.8 5,764.7 ... 7.9 108.1 0.1 1.9
Labour force 2,494.2 2,461.0 16.3 -33.2 0.6 -1.3 0.0
Employment 2,327.2 2,306.8 16.7 -20.4 40.5 -0.9 1.8
Unemployment 167.1 154.1 10.8 -13.0 -40.0 -7.8 -20.6
Participation rate 43.3 42.7 0.3 -0.6 -0.8 ... ...
Unemployment rate 6.7 6.3 0.4 -0.4 -1.6 ... ...
Employment rate 40.4 40.0 0.3 -0.4 -0.1 ... ...
55 years and over, women              
Population 6,280.4 6,289.2 ... 8.8 115.5 0.1 1.9
Labour force 1,968.3 1,962.4 16.8 -5.9 9.4 -0.3 0.5
Employment 1,832.8 1,829.4 16.9 -3.4 35.0 -0.2 2.0
Unemployment 135.5 132.9 10.0 -2.6 -25.6 -1.9 -16.2
Participation rate 31.3 31.2 0.3 -0.1 -0.4 ... ...
Unemployment rate 6.9 6.8 0.5 -0.1 -1.3 ... ...
Employment rate 29.2 29.1 0.3 -0.1 0.0 ... ...
...
not applicable
Note(s):
The sum of individual categories may not always add up to the total as a result of rounding.
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