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

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
  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.
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