Table 1
Labour force characteristics by age group and sex, seasonally adjusted
| August 2022 |
September 2022 |
Standard error1 | August to September 2022 | September 2021 to September 2022 | August to September 2022 | September 2021 to September 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 | 31,831.6 | 31,875.4 | ... | 43.8 | 484.1 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 20,639.8 | 20,619.5 | 33.8 | -20.3 | 58.8 | -0.1 | 0.3 |
| Employment | 19,526.8 | 19,547.9 | 34.1 | 21.1 | 426.1 | 0.1 | 2.2 |
| Full-time employment | 15,938.3 | 15,944.0 | 46.1 | 5.7 | 385.7 | 0.0 | 2.5 |
| Part-time employment | 3,588.5 | 3,603.9 | 43.0 | 15.4 | 40.4 | 0.4 | 1.1 |
| Unemployment | 1,113.0 | 1,071.6 | 28.8 | -41.4 | -367.3 | -3.7 | -25.5 |
| Participation rate | 64.8 | 64.7 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.4 | 5.2 | 0.1 | -0.2 | -1.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.3 | 61.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| 15 to 24 years, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 4,479.2 | 4,486.2 | ... | 7.0 | 38.1 | 0.2 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 2,879.5 | 2,848.0 | 19.7 | -31.5 | -53.0 | -1.1 | -1.8 |
| Employment | 2,594.7 | 2,568.6 | 19.1 | -26.1 | -6.1 | -1.0 | -0.2 |
| Full-time employment | 1,300.0 | 1,280.9 | 23.4 | -19.1 | -19.5 | -1.5 | -1.5 |
| Part-time employment | 1,294.7 | 1,287.8 | 24.9 | -6.9 | 13.5 | -0.5 | 1.1 |
| Unemployment | 284.8 | 279.4 | 16.1 | -5.4 | -46.9 | -1.9 | -14.4 |
| Participation rate | 64.3 | 63.5 | 0.4 | -0.8 | -1.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.9 | 9.8 | 0.5 | -0.1 | -1.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.9 | 57.3 | 0.4 | -0.6 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 27,352.4 | 27,389.2 | ... | 36.8 | 446.0 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 17,760.3 | 17,771.5 | 27.2 | 11.2 | 111.8 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| Employment | 16,932.1 | 16,979.3 | 28.4 | 47.2 | 432.2 | 0.3 | 2.6 |
| Full-time employment | 14,638.4 | 14,663.1 | 40.3 | 24.7 | 405.2 | 0.2 | 2.8 |
| Part-time employment | 2,293.7 | 2,316.2 | 35.4 | 22.5 | 27.0 | 1.0 | 1.2 |
| Unemployment | 828.2 | 792.2 | 23.7 | -36.0 | -320.4 | -4.3 | -28.8 |
| Participation rate | 64.9 | 64.9 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.7 | 4.5 | 0.1 | -0.2 | -1.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.9 | 62.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, men | |||||||
| Population | 13,418.4 | 13,437.7 | ... | 19.3 | 228.3 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 9,390.9 | 9,368.4 | 17.3 | -22.5 | 8.1 | -0.2 | 0.1 |
| Employment | 8,955.0 | 8,944.7 | 18.7 | -10.3 | 193.8 | -0.1 | 2.2 |
| Full-time employment | 8,207.2 | 8,197.8 | 25.9 | -9.4 | 240.9 | -0.1 | 3.0 |
| Part-time employment | 747.9 | 747.0 | 21.8 | -0.9 | -47.0 | -0.1 | -5.9 |
| Unemployment | 435.9 | 423.7 | 16.6 | -12.2 | -185.7 | -2.8 | -30.5 |
| Participation rate | 70.0 | 69.7 | 0.1 | -0.3 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.6 | 4.5 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -2.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.7 | 66.6 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, women | |||||||
| Population | 13,934.0 | 13,951.5 | ... | 17.5 | 217.8 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 8,369.4 | 8,403.1 | 19.3 | 33.7 | 103.7 | 0.4 | 1.2 |
| Employment | 7,977.1 | 8,034.5 | 19.7 | 57.4 | 238.3 | 0.7 | 3.1 |
| Full-time employment | 6,431.2 | 6,465.3 | 29.6 | 34.1 | 164.3 | 0.5 | 2.6 |
| Part-time employment | 1,545.9 | 1,569.2 | 27.5 | 23.3 | 74.0 | 1.5 | 4.9 |
| Unemployment | 392.3 | 368.6 | 16.3 | -23.7 | -134.6 | -6.0 | -26.7 |
| Participation rate | 60.1 | 60.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.7 | 4.4 | 0.2 | -0.3 | -1.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.2 | 57.6 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 15,144.5 | 15,163.4 | ... | 18.9 | 223.5 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 13,337.2 | 13,360.0 | 25.7 | 22.8 | 167.8 | 0.2 | 1.3 |
| Employment | 12,729.6 | 12,772.0 | 28.5 | 42.4 | 361.5 | 0.3 | 2.9 |
| Unemployment | 607.6 | 588.0 | 21.3 | -19.6 | -193.7 | -3.2 | -24.8 |
| Participation rate | 88.1 | 88.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.6 | 4.4 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 84.1 | 84.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, men | |||||||
| Population | 7,578.3 | 7,588.8 | ... | 10.5 | 120.0 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 6,949.1 | 6,938.8 | 16.2 | -10.3 | 70.1 | -0.1 | 1.0 |
| Employment | 6,631.6 | 6,627.2 | 18.8 | -4.4 | 187.7 | -0.1 | 2.9 |
| Unemployment | 317.5 | 311.6 | 15.0 | -5.9 | -117.6 | -1.9 | -27.4 |
| Participation rate | 91.7 | 91.4 | 0.2 | -0.3 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.6 | 4.5 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -1.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 87.5 | 87.3 | 0.3 | -0.2 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, women | |||||||
| Population | 7,566.2 | 7,574.6 | ... | 8.4 | 103.5 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 6,388.1 | 6,421.2 | 19.0 | 33.1 | 97.7 | 0.5 | 1.5 |
| Employment | 6,098.0 | 6,144.8 | 20.1 | 46.8 | 173.8 | 0.8 | 2.9 |
| Unemployment | 290.1 | 276.4 | 14.6 | -13.7 | -76.1 | -4.7 | -21.6 |
| Participation rate | 84.4 | 84.8 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.5 | 4.3 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 80.6 | 81.1 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 12,207.9 | 12,225.8 | ... | 17.9 | 222.6 | 0.1 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 4,423.1 | 4,411.5 | 22.2 | -11.6 | -56.0 | -0.3 | -1.3 |
| Employment | 4,202.5 | 4,207.3 | 22.4 | 4.8 | 70.7 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| Unemployment | 220.6 | 204.2 | 12.7 | -16.4 | -126.7 | -7.4 | -38.3 |
| Participation rate | 36.2 | 36.1 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.0 | 4.6 | 0.3 | -0.4 | -2.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 34.4 | 34.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, men | |||||||
| Population | 5,840.1 | 5,848.9 | ... | 8.8 | 108.3 | 0.2 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 2,441.8 | 2,429.6 | 14.5 | -12.2 | -62.0 | -0.5 | -2.5 |
| Employment | 2,323.4 | 2,317.6 | 14.8 | -5.8 | 6.2 | -0.2 | 0.3 |
| Unemployment | 118.4 | 112.0 | 9.0 | -6.4 | -68.1 | -5.4 | -37.8 |
| Participation rate | 41.8 | 41.5 | 0.3 | -0.3 | -1.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.8 | 4.6 | 0.4 | -0.2 | -2.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 39.8 | 39.6 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, women | |||||||
| Population | 6,367.8 | 6,376.9 | ... | 9.1 | 114.3 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 1,981.3 | 1,982.0 | 15.5 | 0.7 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Employment | 1,879.1 | 1,889.8 | 15.5 | 10.7 | 64.6 | 0.6 | 3.5 |
| Unemployment | 102.2 | 92.2 | 8.5 | -10.0 | -58.5 | -9.8 | -38.8 |
| Participation rate | 31.1 | 31.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.2 | 4.7 | 0.4 | -0.5 | -2.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 29.5 | 29.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 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.
- Date modified: