Table 1
Labour force characteristics by age group and sex, seasonally adjusted
| September 2022 |
October 2022 |
Standard error1 | September to October 2022 | October 2021 to October 2022 | September to October 2022 | October 2021 to October 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 | 31,875.4 | 31,927.0 | ... | 51.6 | 497.0 | 0.2 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 20,619.5 | 20,729.6 | 33.8 | 110.1 | 192.2 | 0.5 | 0.9 |
| Employment | 19,547.9 | 19,656.2 | 34.1 | 108.3 | 514.4 | 0.6 | 2.7 |
| Full-time employment | 15,944.0 | 16,063.3 | 46.1 | 119.3 | 472.2 | 0.7 | 3.0 |
| Part-time employment | 3,603.9 | 3,592.9 | 43.0 | -11.0 | 42.2 | -0.3 | 1.2 |
| Unemployment | 1,071.6 | 1,073.4 | 28.8 | 1.8 | -322.3 | 0.2 | -23.1 |
| Participation rate | 64.7 | 64.9 | 0.1 | 0.2 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.2 | 5.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.3 | 61.6 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| 15 to 24 years, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 4,486.2 | 4,494.2 | ... | 8.0 | 44.9 | 0.2 | 1.0 |
| Labour force | 2,848.0 | 2,892.2 | 19.7 | 44.2 | 17.4 | 1.6 | 0.6 |
| Employment | 2,568.6 | 2,585.2 | 19.1 | 16.6 | 11.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
| Full-time employment | 1,280.9 | 1,303.7 | 23.4 | 22.8 | 11.5 | 1.8 | 0.9 |
| Part-time employment | 1,287.8 | 1,281.4 | 24.9 | -6.4 | 0.0 | -0.5 | 0.0 |
| Unemployment | 279.4 | 307.0 | 16.1 | 27.6 | 5.8 | 9.9 | 1.9 |
| Participation rate | 63.5 | 64.4 | 0.4 | 0.9 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.8 | 10.6 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.3 | 57.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 27,389.2 | 27,432.8 | ... | 43.6 | 452.1 | 0.2 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 17,771.5 | 17,837.4 | 27.2 | 65.9 | 174.7 | 0.4 | 1.0 |
| Employment | 16,979.3 | 17,071.0 | 28.4 | 91.7 | 502.8 | 0.5 | 3.0 |
| Full-time employment | 14,663.1 | 14,759.6 | 40.3 | 96.5 | 460.7 | 0.7 | 3.2 |
| Part-time employment | 2,316.2 | 2,311.5 | 35.4 | -4.7 | 42.2 | -0.2 | 1.9 |
| Unemployment | 792.2 | 766.4 | 23.7 | -25.8 | -328.1 | -3.3 | -30.0 |
| Participation rate | 64.9 | 65.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.5 | 4.3 | 0.1 | -0.2 | -1.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.0 | 62.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, men | |||||||
| Population | 13,437.7 | 13,460.5 | ... | 22.8 | 232.6 | 0.2 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 9,368.4 | 9,402.6 | 17.3 | 34.2 | 22.7 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
| Employment | 8,944.7 | 8,998.2 | 18.7 | 53.5 | 210.4 | 0.6 | 2.4 |
| Full-time employment | 8,197.8 | 8,271.6 | 25.9 | 73.8 | 283.2 | 0.9 | 3.5 |
| Part-time employment | 747.0 | 726.6 | 21.8 | -20.4 | -72.8 | -2.7 | -9.1 |
| Unemployment | 423.7 | 404.3 | 16.6 | -19.4 | -187.8 | -4.6 | -31.7 |
| Participation rate | 69.7 | 69.9 | 0.1 | 0.2 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.5 | 4.3 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -2.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.6 | 66.8 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, women | |||||||
| Population | 13,951.5 | 13,972.3 | ... | 20.8 | 219.6 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 8,403.1 | 8,434.8 | 19.3 | 31.7 | 152.0 | 0.4 | 1.8 |
| Employment | 8,034.5 | 8,072.8 | 19.7 | 38.3 | 292.4 | 0.5 | 3.8 |
| Full-time employment | 6,465.3 | 6,488.0 | 29.6 | 22.7 | 177.5 | 0.4 | 2.8 |
| Part-time employment | 1,569.2 | 1,584.8 | 27.5 | 15.6 | 114.9 | 1.0 | 7.8 |
| Unemployment | 368.6 | 362.0 | 16.3 | -6.6 | -140.4 | -1.8 | -27.9 |
| Participation rate | 60.2 | 60.4 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.4 | 4.3 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -1.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.6 | 57.8 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 15,163.4 | 15,189.6 | ... | 26.2 | 229.8 | 0.2 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 13,360.0 | 13,400.6 | 25.7 | 40.6 | 198.7 | 0.3 | 1.5 |
| Employment | 12,772.0 | 12,840.5 | 28.5 | 68.5 | 390.8 | 0.5 | 3.1 |
| Unemployment | 588.0 | 560.1 | 21.3 | -27.9 | -192.1 | -4.7 | -25.5 |
| Participation rate | 88.1 | 88.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.4 | 4.2 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 84.2 | 84.5 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 1.3 | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, men | |||||||
| Population | 7,588.8 | 7,603.0 | ... | 14.2 | 124.0 | 0.2 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 6,938.8 | 6,963.7 | 16.2 | 24.9 | 78.0 | 0.4 | 1.1 |
| Employment | 6,627.2 | 6,671.7 | 18.8 | 44.5 | 196.7 | 0.7 | 3.0 |
| Unemployment | 311.6 | 292.0 | 15.0 | -19.6 | -118.7 | -6.3 | -28.9 |
| Participation rate | 91.4 | 91.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.5 | 4.2 | 0.2 | -0.3 | -1.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 87.3 | 87.8 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, women | |||||||
| Population | 7,574.6 | 7,586.5 | ... | 11.9 | 105.7 | 0.2 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 6,421.2 | 6,436.8 | 19.0 | 15.6 | 120.6 | 0.2 | 1.9 |
| Employment | 6,144.8 | 6,168.8 | 20.1 | 24.0 | 194.1 | 0.4 | 3.2 |
| Unemployment | 276.4 | 268.1 | 14.6 | -8.3 | -73.4 | -3.0 | -21.5 |
| Participation rate | 84.8 | 84.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.3 | 4.2 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 81.1 | 81.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 1.4 | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 12,225.8 | 12,243.3 | ... | 17.5 | 222.4 | 0.1 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 4,411.5 | 4,436.8 | 22.2 | 25.3 | -23.9 | 0.6 | -0.5 |
| Employment | 4,207.3 | 4,230.5 | 22.4 | 23.2 | 112.0 | 0.6 | 2.7 |
| Unemployment | 204.2 | 206.3 | 12.7 | 2.1 | -136.0 | 1.0 | -39.7 |
| Participation rate | 36.1 | 36.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.6 | 4.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -3.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 34.4 | 34.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, men | |||||||
| Population | 5,848.9 | 5,857.5 | ... | 8.6 | 108.5 | 0.1 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 2,429.6 | 2,438.8 | 14.5 | 9.2 | -55.4 | 0.4 | -2.2 |
| Employment | 2,317.6 | 2,326.5 | 14.8 | 8.9 | 13.7 | 0.4 | 0.6 |
| Unemployment | 112.0 | 112.3 | 9.0 | 0.3 | -69.1 | 0.3 | -38.1 |
| Participation rate | 41.5 | 41.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -1.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.6 | 4.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -2.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 39.6 | 39.7 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, women | |||||||
| Population | 6,376.9 | 6,385.8 | ... | 8.9 | 113.9 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 1,982.0 | 1,998.0 | 15.5 | 16.0 | 31.4 | 0.8 | 1.6 |
| Employment | 1,889.8 | 1,904.0 | 15.5 | 14.2 | 98.3 | 0.8 | 5.4 |
| Unemployment | 92.2 | 94.0 | 8.5 | 1.8 | -66.8 | 2.0 | -41.5 |
| Participation rate | 31.1 | 31.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.7 | 4.7 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -3.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 29.6 | 29.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
...
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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