Table 1
Labour force characteristics by age group and sex, seasonally adjusted
| June 2022 |
July 2022 |
Standard error1 | June to July 2022 | July 2021 to July 2022 | June to July 2022 | July 2021 to July 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 | 31,745.3 | 31,782.2 | ... | 36.9 | 466.9 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 20,600.6 | 20,573.6 | 33.8 | -27.0 | 177.6 | -0.1 | 0.9 |
| Employment | 19,597.1 | 19,566.5 | 34.1 | -30.6 | 687.0 | -0.2 | 3.6 |
| Full-time employment | 16,028.6 | 16,015.5 | 46.1 | -13.1 | 712.0 | -0.1 | 4.7 |
| Part-time employment | 3,568.5 | 3,551.0 | 43.0 | -17.5 | -25.1 | -0.5 | -0.7 |
| Unemployment | 1,003.5 | 1,007.1 | 28.8 | 3.6 | -509.4 | 0.4 | -33.6 |
| Participation rate | 64.9 | 64.7 | 0.1 | -0.2 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.9 | 4.9 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -2.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.7 | 61.6 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 1.3 | ... | ... |
| 15 to 24 years, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 4,469.8 | 4,473.1 | ... | 3.3 | 24.5 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| Labour force | 2,880.7 | 2,883.9 | 19.7 | 3.2 | 5.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| Employment | 2,616.4 | 2,619.5 | 19.1 | 3.1 | 82.8 | 0.1 | 3.3 |
| Full-time employment | 1,350.5 | 1,350.4 | 23.4 | -0.1 | 89.1 | -0.0 | 7.1 |
| Part-time employment | 1,265.9 | 1,269.1 | 24.9 | 3.2 | -6.3 | 0.3 | -0.5 |
| Unemployment | 264.2 | 264.4 | 16.1 | 0.2 | -77.8 | 0.1 | -22.7 |
| Participation rate | 64.4 | 64.5 | 0.4 | 0.1 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.2 | 9.2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -2.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.5 | 58.6 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 1.6 | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 27,275.5 | 27,309.0 | ... | 33.5 | 442.3 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 17,719.9 | 17,689.7 | 27.2 | -30.2 | 172.5 | -0.2 | 1.0 |
| Employment | 16,980.7 | 16,947.0 | 28.4 | -33.7 | 604.1 | -0.2 | 3.7 |
| Full-time employment | 14,678.1 | 14,665.2 | 40.3 | -12.9 | 623.0 | -0.1 | 4.4 |
| Part-time employment | 2,302.6 | 2,281.9 | 35.4 | -20.7 | -18.8 | -0.9 | -0.8 |
| Unemployment | 739.2 | 742.7 | 23.7 | 3.5 | -431.6 | 0.5 | -36.8 |
| Participation rate | 65.0 | 64.8 | 0.1 | -0.2 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.2 | 4.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -2.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.3 | 62.1 | 0.1 | -0.2 | 1.3 | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, men | |||||||
| Population | 13,378.7 | 13,396.0 | ... | 17.3 | 224.7 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 9,335.0 | 9,358.0 | 17.3 | 23.0 | 50.3 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
| Employment | 8,933.6 | 8,963.9 | 18.7 | 30.3 | 303.7 | 0.3 | 3.5 |
| Full-time employment | 8,193.0 | 8,220.2 | 25.9 | 27.2 | 356.1 | 0.3 | 4.5 |
| Part-time employment | 740.6 | 743.7 | 21.8 | 3.1 | -52.4 | 0.4 | -6.6 |
| Unemployment | 401.4 | 394.1 | 16.6 | -7.3 | -253.4 | -1.8 | -39.1 |
| Participation rate | 69.8 | 69.9 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.3 | 4.2 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -2.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.8 | 66.9 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, women | |||||||
| Population | 13,896.9 | 13,913.0 | ... | 16.1 | 217.6 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 8,384.9 | 8,331.7 | 19.3 | -53.2 | 122.2 | -0.6 | 1.5 |
| Employment | 8,047.1 | 7,983.1 | 19.7 | -64.0 | 300.4 | -0.8 | 3.9 |
| Full-time employment | 6,485.1 | 6,444.9 | 29.6 | -40.2 | 266.8 | -0.6 | 4.3 |
| Part-time employment | 1,562.0 | 1,538.2 | 27.5 | -23.8 | 33.6 | -1.5 | 2.2 |
| Unemployment | 337.9 | 348.6 | 16.3 | 10.7 | -178.2 | 3.2 | -33.8 |
| Participation rate | 60.3 | 59.9 | 0.1 | -0.4 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.0 | 4.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -2.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.9 | 57.4 | 0.1 | -0.5 | 1.3 | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 15,106.0 | 15,122.7 | ... | 16.7 | 217.4 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 13,330.8 | 13,292.1 | 25.7 | -38.7 | 248.2 | -0.3 | 1.9 |
| Employment | 12,788.3 | 12,755.3 | 28.5 | -33.0 | 532.1 | -0.3 | 4.4 |
| Unemployment | 542.5 | 536.8 | 21.3 | -5.7 | -283.8 | -1.1 | -34.6 |
| Participation rate | 88.2 | 87.9 | 0.2 | -0.3 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.1 | 4.0 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -2.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 84.7 | 84.3 | 0.2 | -0.4 | 2.3 | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, men | |||||||
| Population | 7,557.4 | 7,566.4 | ... | 9.0 | 115.6 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 6,927.7 | 6,925.2 | 16.2 | -2.5 | 116.6 | -0.0 | 1.7 |
| Employment | 6,651.3 | 6,649.2 | 18.8 | -2.1 | 292.9 | -0.0 | 4.6 |
| Unemployment | 276.4 | 276.0 | 15.0 | -0.4 | -176.3 | -0.1 | -39.0 |
| Participation rate | 91.7 | 91.5 | 0.2 | -0.2 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -2.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 88.0 | 87.9 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 2.6 | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, women | |||||||
| Population | 7,548.6 | 7,556.3 | ... | 7.7 | 101.9 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 6,403.2 | 6,366.9 | 19.0 | -36.3 | 131.6 | -0.6 | 2.1 |
| Employment | 6,137.1 | 6,106.1 | 20.1 | -31.0 | 239.1 | -0.5 | 4.1 |
| Unemployment | 266.1 | 260.8 | 14.6 | -5.3 | -107.5 | -2.0 | -29.2 |
| Participation rate | 84.8 | 84.3 | 0.3 | -0.5 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.2 | 4.1 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -1.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 81.3 | 80.8 | 0.3 | -0.5 | 2.1 | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 12,169.5 | 12,186.3 | ... | 16.8 | 224.9 | 0.1 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 4,389.1 | 4,397.6 | 22.2 | 8.5 | -75.7 | 0.2 | -1.7 |
| Employment | 4,192.4 | 4,191.7 | 22.4 | -0.7 | 72.1 | -0.0 | 1.8 |
| Unemployment | 196.7 | 205.9 | 12.7 | 9.2 | -147.8 | 4.7 | -41.8 |
| Participation rate | 36.1 | 36.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.5 | 4.7 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -3.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 34.5 | 34.4 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, men | |||||||
| Population | 5,821.3 | 5,829.6 | ... | 8.3 | 109.1 | 0.1 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 2,407.3 | 2,432.7 | 14.5 | 25.4 | -66.4 | 1.1 | -2.7 |
| Employment | 2,282.3 | 2,314.7 | 14.8 | 32.4 | 10.8 | 1.4 | 0.5 |
| Unemployment | 125.0 | 118.1 | 9.0 | -6.9 | -77.1 | -5.5 | -39.5 |
| Participation rate | 41.4 | 41.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | -2.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.2 | 4.9 | 0.4 | -0.3 | -2.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 39.2 | 39.7 | 0.3 | 0.5 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, women | |||||||
| Population | 6,348.2 | 6,356.7 | ... | 8.5 | 115.7 | 0.1 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 1,981.8 | 1,964.8 | 15.5 | -17.0 | -9.4 | -0.9 | -0.5 |
| Employment | 1,910.0 | 1,877.1 | 15.5 | -32.9 | 61.4 | -1.7 | 3.4 |
| Unemployment | 71.7 | 87.8 | 8.5 | 16.1 | -70.7 | 22.5 | -44.6 |
| Participation rate | 31.2 | 30.9 | 0.2 | -0.3 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.6 | 4.5 | 0.4 | 0.9 | -3.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 30.1 | 29.5 | 0.2 | -0.6 | 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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