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

Labour force characteristics by age group and sex, seasonally adjusted
  December
2021
January
2022
Standard error1 December 2021 to January 2022 January 2021 to January 2022 December 2021 to January 2022 January 2021 to January 2022
  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 31,510.3 31,546.8 ... 36.5 355.6 0.1 1.1
Labour force 20,612.3 20,517.9 37.8 -94.4 344.3 -0.5 1.7
Employment 19,376.2 19,176.1 37.8 -200.1 890.5 -1.0 4.9
Full-time employment 15,797.3 15,714.6 49.7 -82.7 585.3 -0.5 3.9
Part-time employment 3,578.9 3,461.5 45.8 -117.4 305.2 -3.3 9.7
Unemployment 1,236.1 1,341.8 33.5 105.7 -546.2 8.6 -28.9
Participation rate 65.4 65.0 0.1 -0.4 0.3 ... ...
Unemployment rate 6.0 6.5 0.2 0.5 -2.9 ... ...
Employment rate 61.5 60.8 0.1 -0.7 2.2 ... ...
15 to 24 years, both sexes              
Population 4,454.5 4,456.8 ... 2.3 -14.7 0.1 -0.3
Labour force 2,935.7 2,859.7 22.0 -76.0 90.9 -2.6 3.3
Employment 2,609.2 2,470.4 21.3 -138.8 243.2 -5.3 10.9
Full-time employment 1,303.9 1,258.2 24.4 -45.7 35.9 -3.5 2.9
Part-time employment 1,305.3 1,212.1 26.2 -93.2 207.1 -7.1 20.6
Unemployment 326.5 389.3 18.9 62.8 -152.3 19.2 -28.1
Participation rate 65.9 64.2 0.5 -1.7 2.3 ... ...
Unemployment rate 11.1 13.6 0.6 2.5 -6.0 ... ...
Employment rate 58.6 55.4 0.5 -3.2 5.6 ... ...
25 years and over, both sexes              
Population 27,055.8 27,090.0 ... 34.2 370.3 0.1 1.4
Labour force 17,676.6 17,658.2 30.0 -18.4 253.3 -0.1 1.5
Employment 16,767.0 16,705.7 31.1 -61.3 647.3 -0.4 4.0
Full-time employment 14,493.4 14,456.4 43.3 -37.0 549.4 -0.3 4.0
Part-time employment 2,273.6 2,249.3 37.6 -24.3 97.9 -1.1 4.6
Unemployment 909.6 952.5 27.3 42.9 -394.0 4.7 -29.3
Participation rate 65.3 65.2 0.1 -0.1 0.1 ... ...
Unemployment rate 5.1 5.4 0.2 0.3 -2.3 ... ...
Employment rate 62.0 61.7 0.1 -0.3 1.6 ... ...
25 years and over, men              
Population 13,265.4 13,283.0 ... 17.6 184.4 0.1 1.4
Labour force 9,365.6 9,345.1 19.4 -20.5 132.4 -0.2 1.4
Employment 8,891.1 8,861.4 21.0 -29.7 342.5 -0.3 4.0
Full-time employment 8,130.0 8,107.0 28.4 -23.0 331.3 -0.3 4.3
Part-time employment 761.0 754.4 23.4 -6.6 11.2 -0.9 1.5
Unemployment 474.6 483.7 19.5 9.1 -210.1 1.9 -30.3
Participation rate 70.6 70.4 0.1 -0.2 0.1 ... ...
Unemployment rate 5.1 5.2 0.2 0.1 -2.3 ... ...
Employment rate 67.0 66.7 0.2 -0.3 1.7 ... ...
25 years and over, women              
Population 13,790.4 13,806.9 ... 16.5 185.8 0.1 1.4
Labour force 8,311.0 8,313.1 21.5 2.1 121.0 0.0 1.5
Employment 7,876.0 7,844.3 21.4 -31.7 304.8 -0.4 4.0
Full-time employment 6,363.3 6,349.4 31.0 -13.9 218.0 -0.2 3.6
Part-time employment 1,512.6 1,494.9 28.6 -17.7 86.7 -1.2 6.2
Unemployment 435.0 468.8 18.5 33.8 -183.8 7.8 -28.2
Participation rate 60.3 60.2 0.2 -0.1 0.1 ... ...
Unemployment rate 5.2 5.6 0.2 0.4 -2.4 ... ...
Employment rate 57.1 56.8 0.2 -0.3 1.4 ... ...
25 to 54 years, both sexes              
Population 15,001.9 15,017.3 ... 15.4 148.7 0.1 1.0
Labour force 13,257.0 13,239.1 28.5 -17.9 267.3 -0.1 2.1
Employment 12,636.3 12,571.5 31.1 -64.8 582.9 -0.5 4.9
Unemployment 620.7 667.5 24.6 46.8 -315.7 7.5 -32.1
Participation rate 88.4 88.2 0.2 -0.2 1.0 ... ...
Unemployment rate 4.7 5.0 0.2 0.3 -2.6 ... ...
Employment rate 84.2 83.7 0.2 -0.5 3.1 ... ...
25 to 54 years, men              
Population 7,500.7 7,509.1 ... 8.4 77.3 0.1 1.0
Labour force 6,906.6 6,901.0 17.9 -5.6 149.4 -0.1 2.2
Employment 6,585.9 6,568.5 20.9 -17.4 314.5 -0.3 5.0
Unemployment 320.6 332.5 17.7 11.9 -165.1 3.7 -33.2
Participation rate 92.1 91.9 0.2 -0.2 1.1 ... ...
Unemployment rate 4.6 4.8 0.3 0.2 -2.6 ... ...
Employment rate 87.8 87.5 0.3 -0.3 3.3 ... ...
25 to 54 years, women              
Population 7,501.2 7,508.2 ... 7.0 71.4 0.1 1.0
Labour force 6,350.4 6,338.0 21.2 -12.4 117.8 -0.2 1.9
Employment 6,050.3 6,003.0 21.8 -47.3 268.4 -0.8 4.7
Unemployment 300.1 335.1 16.9 35.0 -150.5 11.7 -31.0
Participation rate 84.7 84.4 0.3 -0.3 0.8 ... ...
Unemployment rate 4.7 5.3 0.3 0.6 -2.5 ... ...
Employment rate 80.7 80.0 0.3 -0.7 2.9 ... ...
55 years and over, both sexes              
Population 12,054.0 12,072.7 ... 18.7 221.5 0.2 1.9
Labour force 4,419.6 4,419.1 24.0 -0.5 -13.9 -0.0 -0.3
Employment 4,130.8 4,134.2 24.3 3.4 64.4 0.1 1.6
Unemployment 288.9 284.9 14.4 -4.0 -78.4 -1.4 -21.6
Participation rate 36.7 36.6 0.2 -0.1 -0.8 ... ...
Unemployment rate 6.5 6.4 0.3 -0.1 -1.8 ... ...
Employment rate 34.3 34.2 0.2 -0.1 -0.1 ... ...
55 years and over, men              
Population 5,764.7 5,773.9 ... 9.2 107.1 0.2 1.9
Labour force 2,459.0 2,444.1 15.7 -14.9 -17.0 -0.6 -0.7
Employment 2,305.1 2,292.9 16.1 -12.2 28.0 -0.5 1.2
Unemployment 153.9 151.2 10.2 -2.7 -45.0 -1.8 -22.9
Participation rate 42.7 42.3 0.3 -0.4 -1.1 ... ...
Unemployment rate 6.3 6.2 0.4 -0.1 -1.8 ... ...
Employment rate 40.0 39.7 0.3 -0.3 -0.3 ... ...
55 years and over, women              
Population 6,289.2 6,298.8 ... 9.6 114.5 0.2 1.9
Labour force 1,960.6 1,975.0 16.6 14.4 3.1 0.7 0.2
Employment 1,825.7 1,841.3 16.6 15.6 36.4 0.9 2.0
Unemployment 134.9 133.7 9.7 -1.2 -33.3 -0.9 -19.9
Participation rate 31.2 31.4 0.3 0.2 -0.5 ... ...
Unemployment rate 6.9 6.8 0.5 -0.1 -1.7 ... ...
Employment rate 29.0 29.2 0.3 0.2 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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