Table 1
Labour force characteristics by age group and sex, seasonally adjusted
January 2022 |
February 2022 |
Standard error1 | January to February 2022 | February 2021 to February 2022 | January to February 2022 | February 2021 to February 2022 | |
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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 | 31,546.8 | 31,588.7 | ... | 41.9 | 372.5 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
Labour force | 20,517.9 | 20,648.2 | 37.8 | 130.3 | 405.9 | 0.6 | 2.0 |
Employment | 19,176.1 | 19,512.7 | 37.8 | 336.6 | 954.6 | 1.8 | 5.1 |
Full-time employment | 15,714.6 | 15,836.1 | 49.7 | 121.5 | 611.3 | 0.8 | 4.0 |
Part-time employment | 3,461.5 | 3,676.6 | 45.8 | 215.1 | 343.3 | 6.2 | 10.3 |
Unemployment | 1,341.8 | 1,135.5 | 33.5 | -206.3 | -548.8 | -15.4 | -32.6 |
Participation rate | 65.0 | 65.4 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
Unemployment rate | 6.5 | 5.5 | 0.2 | -1.0 | -2.8 | ... | ... |
Employment rate | 60.8 | 61.8 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 2.3 | ... | ... |
15 to 24 years, both sexes | |||||||
Population | 4,456.8 | 4,459.1 | ... | 2.3 | -9.3 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
Labour force | 2,859.7 | 2,918.1 | 22.0 | 58.4 | 98.8 | 2.0 | 3.5 |
Employment | 2,470.4 | 2,599.9 | 21.3 | 129.5 | 268.5 | 5.2 | 11.5 |
Full-time employment | 1,258.2 | 1,294.4 | 24.4 | 36.2 | 36.8 | 2.9 | 2.9 |
Part-time employment | 1,212.1 | 1,305.5 | 26.2 | 93.4 | 231.7 | 7.7 | 21.6 |
Unemployment | 389.3 | 318.2 | 18.9 | -71.1 | -169.7 | -18.3 | -34.8 |
Participation rate | 64.2 | 65.4 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 2.3 | ... | ... |
Unemployment rate | 13.6 | 10.9 | 0.6 | -2.7 | -6.4 | ... | ... |
Employment rate | 55.4 | 58.3 | 0.5 | 2.9 | 6.1 | ... | ... |
25 years and over, both sexes | |||||||
Population | 27,090.0 | 27,129.6 | ... | 39.6 | 381.8 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
Labour force | 17,658.2 | 17,730.1 | 30.0 | 71.9 | 307.1 | 0.4 | 1.8 |
Employment | 16,705.7 | 16,912.8 | 31.1 | 207.1 | 686.1 | 1.2 | 4.2 |
Full-time employment | 14,456.4 | 14,541.7 | 43.3 | 85.3 | 574.5 | 0.6 | 4.1 |
Part-time employment | 2,249.3 | 2,371.0 | 37.6 | 121.7 | 111.5 | 5.4 | 4.9 |
Unemployment | 952.5 | 817.4 | 27.3 | -135.1 | -379.0 | -14.2 | -31.7 |
Participation rate | 65.2 | 65.4 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
Unemployment rate | 5.4 | 4.6 | 0.2 | -0.8 | -2.3 | ... | ... |
Employment rate | 61.7 | 62.3 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 1.6 | ... | ... |
25 years and over, men | |||||||
Population | 13,283.0 | 13,303.3 | ... | 20.3 | 190.5 | 0.2 | 1.5 |
Labour force | 9,345.1 | 9,379.8 | 19.4 | 34.7 | 148.1 | 0.4 | 1.6 |
Employment | 8,861.4 | 8,941.1 | 21.0 | 79.7 | 354.8 | 0.9 | 4.1 |
Full-time employment | 8,107.0 | 8,172.5 | 28.4 | 65.5 | 349.1 | 0.8 | 4.5 |
Part-time employment | 754.4 | 768.6 | 23.4 | 14.2 | 5.8 | 1.9 | 0.8 |
Unemployment | 483.7 | 438.7 | 19.5 | -45.0 | -206.7 | -9.3 | -32.0 |
Participation rate | 70.4 | 70.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
Unemployment rate | 5.2 | 4.7 | 0.2 | -0.5 | -2.3 | ... | ... |
Employment rate | 66.7 | 67.2 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 1.7 | ... | ... |
25 years and over, women | |||||||
Population | 13,806.9 | 13,826.3 | ... | 19.4 | 191.2 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
Labour force | 8,313.1 | 8,350.4 | 21.5 | 37.3 | 159.0 | 0.4 | 1.9 |
Employment | 7,844.3 | 7,971.7 | 21.4 | 127.4 | 331.3 | 1.6 | 4.3 |
Full-time employment | 6,349.4 | 6,369.2 | 31.0 | 19.8 | 225.4 | 0.3 | 3.7 |
Part-time employment | 1,494.9 | 1,602.5 | 28.6 | 107.6 | 105.9 | 7.2 | 7.1 |
Unemployment | 468.8 | 378.7 | 18.5 | -90.1 | -172.3 | -19.2 | -31.3 |
Participation rate | 60.2 | 60.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
Unemployment rate | 5.6 | 4.5 | 0.2 | -1.1 | -2.2 | ... | ... |
Employment rate | 56.8 | 57.7 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 1.7 | ... | ... |
25 to 54 years, both sexes | |||||||
Population | 15,017.3 | 15,036.8 | ... | 19.5 | 160.6 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
Labour force | 13,239.1 | 13,303.4 | 28.5 | 64.3 | 306.0 | 0.5 | 2.4 |
Employment | 12,571.5 | 12,722.8 | 31.1 | 151.3 | 596.9 | 1.2 | 4.9 |
Unemployment | 667.5 | 580.7 | 24.6 | -86.8 | -290.8 | -13.0 | -33.4 |
Participation rate | 88.2 | 88.5 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
Unemployment rate | 5.0 | 4.4 | 0.2 | -0.6 | -2.3 | ... | ... |
Employment rate | 83.7 | 84.6 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 3.1 | ... | ... |
25 to 54 years, men | |||||||
Population | 7,509.1 | 7,519.6 | ... | 10.5 | 83.6 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
Labour force | 6,901.0 | 6,934.4 | 17.9 | 33.4 | 157.7 | 0.5 | 2.3 |
Employment | 6,568.5 | 6,634.7 | 20.9 | 66.2 | 324.7 | 1.0 | 5.1 |
Unemployment | 332.5 | 299.7 | 17.7 | -32.8 | -167.0 | -9.9 | -35.8 |
Participation rate | 91.9 | 92.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
Unemployment rate | 4.8 | 4.3 | 0.3 | -0.5 | -2.6 | ... | ... |
Employment rate | 87.5 | 88.2 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 3.3 | ... | ... |
25 to 54 years, women | |||||||
Population | 7,508.2 | 7,517.2 | ... | 9.0 | 77.0 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
Labour force | 6,338.0 | 6,369.0 | 21.2 | 31.0 | 148.3 | 0.5 | 2.4 |
Employment | 6,003.0 | 6,088.0 | 21.8 | 85.0 | 272.1 | 1.4 | 4.7 |
Unemployment | 335.1 | 281.0 | 16.9 | -54.1 | -123.8 | -16.1 | -30.6 |
Participation rate | 84.4 | 84.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
Unemployment rate | 5.3 | 4.4 | 0.3 | -0.9 | -2.1 | ... | ... |
Employment rate | 80.0 | 81.0 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 2.8 | ... | ... |
55 years and over, both sexes | |||||||
Population | 12,072.7 | 12,092.8 | ... | 20.1 | 221.1 | 0.2 | 1.9 |
Labour force | 4,419.1 | 4,426.7 | 24.0 | 7.6 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Employment | 4,134.2 | 4,190.0 | 24.3 | 55.8 | 89.2 | 1.3 | 2.2 |
Unemployment | 284.9 | 236.7 | 14.4 | -48.2 | -88.2 | -16.9 | -27.1 |
Participation rate | 36.6 | 36.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
Unemployment rate | 6.4 | 5.3 | 0.3 | -1.1 | -2.0 | ... | ... |
Employment rate | 34.2 | 34.6 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
55 years and over, men | |||||||
Population | 5,773.9 | 5,783.7 | ... | 9.8 | 106.9 | 0.2 | 1.9 |
Labour force | 2,444.1 | 2,445.3 | 15.7 | 1.2 | -9.7 | 0.0 | -0.4 |
Employment | 2,292.9 | 2,306.4 | 16.1 | 13.5 | 30.1 | 0.6 | 1.3 |
Unemployment | 151.2 | 139.0 | 10.2 | -12.2 | -39.7 | -8.1 | -22.2 |
Participation rate | 42.3 | 42.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
Unemployment rate | 6.2 | 5.7 | 0.4 | -0.5 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
Employment rate | 39.7 | 39.9 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
55 years and over, women | |||||||
Population | 6,298.8 | 6,309.1 | ... | 10.3 | 114.2 | 0.2 | 1.8 |
Labour force | 1,975.0 | 1,981.4 | 16.6 | 6.4 | 10.8 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
Employment | 1,841.3 | 1,883.6 | 16.6 | 42.3 | 59.1 | 2.3 | 3.2 |
Unemployment | 133.7 | 97.7 | 9.7 | -36.0 | -48.4 | -26.9 | -33.1 |
Participation rate | 31.4 | 31.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
Unemployment rate | 6.8 | 4.9 | 0.5 | -1.9 | -2.5 | ... | ... |
Employment rate | 29.2 | 29.9 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
...
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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