Table 1
Labour force characteristics by age group and sex, seasonally adjusted
| March 2022 |
April 2022 |
Standard error1 | March to April 2022 | April 2021 to April 2022 | March to April 2022 | April 2021 to April 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 | 31,626.9 | 31,663.2 | ... | 36.3 | 411.6 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 20,685.3 | 20,686.3 | 37.8 | 1.0 | 425.0 | 0.0 | 2.1 |
| Employment | 19,585.2 | 19,600.5 | 37.8 | 15.3 | 964.9 | 0.1 | 5.2 |
| Full-time employment | 15,928.8 | 15,897.2 | 49.7 | -31.6 | 631.7 | -0.2 | 4.1 |
| Part-time employment | 3,656.3 | 3,703.4 | 45.8 | 47.1 | 333.4 | 1.3 | 9.9 |
| Unemployment | 1,100.2 | 1,085.8 | 33.5 | -14.4 | -539.9 | -1.3 | -33.2 |
| Participation rate | 65.4 | 65.3 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.3 | 5.2 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -2.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.9 | 61.9 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 2.3 | ... | ... |
| 15 to 24 years, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 4,461.8 | 4,464.0 | ... | 2.2 | 3.4 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Labour force | 2,899.9 | 2,906.7 | 22.0 | 6.8 | 117.8 | 0.2 | 4.2 |
| Employment | 2,616.6 | 2,613.6 | 21.3 | -3.0 | 267.6 | -0.1 | 11.4 |
| Full-time employment | 1,302.8 | 1,281.7 | 24.4 | -21.1 | 30.1 | -1.6 | 2.4 |
| Part-time employment | 1,313.8 | 1,331.9 | 26.2 | 18.1 | 237.5 | 1.4 | 21.7 |
| Unemployment | 283.3 | 293.1 | 18.9 | 9.8 | -149.8 | 3.5 | -33.8 |
| Participation rate | 65.0 | 65.1 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 2.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.8 | 10.1 | 0.6 | 0.3 | -5.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.6 | 58.5 | 0.5 | -0.1 | 5.9 | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 27,165.1 | 27,199.2 | ... | 34.1 | 408.2 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 17,785.4 | 17,779.6 | 30.0 | -5.8 | 307.2 | -0.0 | 1.8 |
| Employment | 16,968.5 | 16,987.0 | 31.1 | 18.5 | 697.4 | 0.1 | 4.3 |
| Full-time employment | 14,626.0 | 14,615.5 | 43.3 | -10.5 | 601.6 | -0.1 | 4.3 |
| Part-time employment | 2,342.5 | 2,371.5 | 37.6 | 29.0 | 95.9 | 1.2 | 4.2 |
| Unemployment | 816.9 | 792.7 | 27.3 | -24.2 | -390.1 | -3.0 | -33.0 |
| Participation rate | 65.5 | 65.4 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.6 | 4.5 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -2.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.5 | 62.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 1.7 | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, men | |||||||
| Population | 13,321.7 | 13,339.1 | ... | 17.4 | 205.2 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 9,405.7 | 9,382.1 | 19.4 | -23.6 | 126.6 | -0.3 | 1.4 |
| Employment | 8,991.2 | 8,963.6 | 21.0 | -27.6 | 319.9 | -0.3 | 3.7 |
| Full-time employment | 8,196.8 | 8,191.4 | 28.4 | -5.4 | 314.3 | -0.1 | 4.0 |
| Part-time employment | 794.5 | 772.2 | 23.4 | -22.3 | 5.6 | -2.8 | 0.7 |
| Unemployment | 414.4 | 418.5 | 19.5 | 4.1 | -193.3 | 1.0 | -31.6 |
| Participation rate | 70.6 | 70.3 | 0.1 | -0.3 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.4 | 4.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -2.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 67.5 | 67.2 | 0.2 | -0.3 | 1.4 | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, women | |||||||
| Population | 13,843.4 | 13,860.0 | ... | 16.6 | 202.9 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 8,379.7 | 8,397.5 | 21.5 | 17.8 | 180.6 | 0.2 | 2.2 |
| Employment | 7,977.3 | 8,023.4 | 21.4 | 46.1 | 377.5 | 0.6 | 4.9 |
| Full-time employment | 6,429.2 | 6,424.1 | 31.0 | -5.1 | 287.2 | -0.1 | 4.7 |
| Part-time employment | 1,548.0 | 1,599.3 | 28.6 | 51.3 | 90.3 | 3.3 | 6.0 |
| Unemployment | 402.5 | 374.2 | 18.5 | -28.3 | -196.8 | -7.0 | -34.5 |
| Participation rate | 60.5 | 60.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.8 | 4.5 | 0.2 | -0.3 | -2.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.6 | 57.9 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 1.9 | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 15,053.5 | 15,069.1 | ... | 15.6 | 183.6 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 13,334.0 | 13,313.6 | 28.5 | -20.4 | 300.8 | -0.2 | 2.3 |
| Employment | 12,739.2 | 12,747.0 | 31.1 | 7.8 | 595.0 | 0.1 | 4.9 |
| Unemployment | 594.8 | 566.6 | 24.6 | -28.2 | -294.3 | -4.7 | -34.2 |
| Participation rate | 88.6 | 88.4 | 0.2 | -0.2 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.5 | 4.3 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -2.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 84.6 | 84.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 3.0 | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, men | |||||||
| Population | 7,528.7 | 7,537.1 | ... | 8.4 | 96.5 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 6,951.7 | 6,917.9 | 17.9 | -33.8 | 129.9 | -0.5 | 1.9 |
| Employment | 6,670.0 | 6,634.5 | 20.9 | -35.5 | 286.4 | -0.5 | 4.5 |
| Unemployment | 281.7 | 283.3 | 17.7 | 1.6 | -156.6 | 0.6 | -35.6 |
| Participation rate | 92.3 | 91.8 | 0.2 | -0.5 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.1 | 4.1 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -2.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 88.6 | 88.0 | 0.3 | -0.6 | 2.7 | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, women | |||||||
| Population | 7,524.8 | 7,531.9 | ... | 7.1 | 87.0 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 6,382.3 | 6,395.7 | 21.2 | 13.4 | 170.9 | 0.2 | 2.7 |
| Employment | 6,069.2 | 6,112.5 | 21.8 | 43.3 | 308.7 | 0.7 | 5.3 |
| Unemployment | 313.1 | 283.3 | 16.9 | -29.8 | -137.7 | -9.5 | -32.7 |
| Participation rate | 84.8 | 84.9 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.9 | 4.4 | 0.3 | -0.5 | -2.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 80.7 | 81.2 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 3.2 | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 12,111.5 | 12,130.1 | ... | 18.6 | 224.6 | 0.2 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 4,451.4 | 4,466.0 | 24.0 | 14.6 | 6.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
| Employment | 4,229.3 | 4,240.0 | 24.3 | 10.7 | 102.4 | 0.3 | 2.5 |
| Unemployment | 222.1 | 226.1 | 14.4 | 4.0 | -95.8 | 1.8 | -29.8 |
| Participation rate | 36.8 | 36.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.0 | 5.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -2.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 34.9 | 35.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, men | |||||||
| Population | 5,792.9 | 5,802.0 | ... | 9.1 | 108.7 | 0.2 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 2,454.0 | 2,464.2 | 15.7 | 10.2 | -3.2 | 0.4 | -0.1 |
| Employment | 2,321.2 | 2,329.0 | 16.1 | 7.8 | 33.4 | 0.3 | 1.5 |
| Unemployment | 132.7 | 135.2 | 10.2 | 2.5 | -36.7 | 1.9 | -21.3 |
| Participation rate | 42.4 | 42.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.4 | 5.5 | 0.4 | 0.1 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 40.1 | 40.1 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, women | |||||||
| Population | 6,318.6 | 6,328.1 | ... | 9.5 | 115.9 | 0.2 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 1,997.4 | 2,001.8 | 16.6 | 4.4 | 9.7 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
| Employment | 1,908.1 | 1,910.9 | 16.6 | 2.8 | 68.9 | 0.1 | 3.7 |
| Unemployment | 89.3 | 90.9 | 9.7 | 1.6 | -59.2 | 1.8 | -39.4 |
| Participation rate | 31.6 | 31.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -3.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 30.2 | 30.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
...
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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