Table 1
Labour force characteristics by age group and sex, seasonally adjusted
| December 2022 |
January 2023 |
Standard error1 | December 2022 to January 2023 | January 2022 to January 2023 | December 2022 to January 2023 | January 2022 to January 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 32,007.3 | 32,070.4 | ... | 63.1 | 523.7 | 0.2 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 20,925.8 | 21,078.3 | 31.1 | 152.5 | 454.3 | 0.7 | 2.2 |
| Employment | 19,882.3 | 20,032.3 | 31.0 | 150.0 | 746.3 | 0.8 | 3.9 |
| Full-time employment | 16,315.9 | 16,437.0 | 40.3 | 121.1 | 591.5 | 0.7 | 3.7 |
| Part-time employment | 3,566.4 | 3,595.3 | 37.2 | 28.9 | 154.8 | 0.8 | 4.5 |
| Unemployment | 1,043.4 | 1,046.0 | 25.1 | 2.6 | -292.0 | 0.2 | -21.8 |
| Participation rate | 65.4 | 65.7 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.1 | 62.5 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 1.4 | ... | ... |
| 15 to 24 years, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 4,509.6 | 4,524.5 | ... | 14.9 | 67.7 | 0.3 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 2,966.4 | 2,969.7 | 18.1 | 3.3 | 91.9 | 0.1 | 3.2 |
| Employment | 2,679.0 | 2,686.3 | 17.5 | 7.3 | 167.5 | 0.3 | 6.6 |
| Full-time employment | 1,372.4 | 1,361.7 | 20.1 | -10.7 | 62.6 | -0.8 | 4.8 |
| Part-time employment | 1,306.6 | 1,324.6 | 21.6 | 18.0 | 104.9 | 1.4 | 8.6 |
| Unemployment | 287.4 | 283.4 | 14.2 | -4.0 | -75.6 | -1.4 | -21.1 |
| Participation rate | 65.8 | 65.6 | 0.4 | -0.2 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.7 | 9.5 | 0.5 | -0.2 | -3.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.4 | 59.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 2.9 | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 27,497.7 | 27,545.9 | ... | 48.2 | 455.9 | 0.2 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 17,959.4 | 18,108.6 | 25.1 | 149.2 | 362.4 | 0.8 | 2.0 |
| Employment | 17,203.4 | 17,346.0 | 25.8 | 142.6 | 578.8 | 0.8 | 3.5 |
| Full-time employment | 14,943.5 | 15,075.3 | 35.1 | 131.8 | 529.0 | 0.9 | 3.6 |
| Part-time employment | 2,259.8 | 2,270.7 | 30.7 | 10.9 | 49.9 | 0.5 | 2.2 |
| Unemployment | 756.0 | 762.6 | 20.4 | 6.6 | -216.4 | 0.9 | -22.1 |
| Participation rate | 65.3 | 65.7 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.2 | 4.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.6 | 63.0 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, men | |||||||
| Population | 13,495.3 | 13,520.5 | ... | 25.2 | 237.4 | 0.2 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 9,462.3 | 9,545.0 | 16.1 | 82.7 | 172.7 | 0.9 | 1.8 |
| Employment | 9,056.1 | 9,130.8 | 17.3 | 74.7 | 257.2 | 0.8 | 2.9 |
| Full-time employment | 8,322.6 | 8,390.8 | 23.3 | 68.2 | 254.2 | 0.8 | 3.1 |
| Part-time employment | 733.5 | 740.0 | 18.9 | 6.5 | 3.0 | 0.9 | 0.4 |
| Unemployment | 406.2 | 414.2 | 14.5 | 8.0 | -84.5 | 2.0 | -16.9 |
| Participation rate | 70.1 | 70.6 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.3 | 4.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 67.1 | 67.5 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, women | |||||||
| Population | 14,002.5 | 14,025.4 | ... | 22.9 | 218.5 | 0.2 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 8,497.1 | 8,563.6 | 17.9 | 66.5 | 189.8 | 0.8 | 2.3 |
| Employment | 8,147.2 | 8,215.2 | 18.1 | 68.0 | 321.7 | 0.8 | 4.1 |
| Full-time employment | 6,621.0 | 6,684.5 | 25.9 | 63.5 | 274.8 | 1.0 | 4.3 |
| Part-time employment | 1,526.3 | 1,530.7 | 24.2 | 4.4 | 46.9 | 0.3 | 3.2 |
| Unemployment | 349.9 | 348.4 | 14.4 | -1.5 | -131.9 | -0.4 | -27.5 |
| Participation rate | 60.7 | 61.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.1 | 4.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.2 | 58.6 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 1.4 | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 15,223.1 | 15,252.1 | ... | 29.0 | 234.8 | 0.2 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 13,468.2 | 13,563.3 | 23.4 | 95.1 | 293.6 | 0.7 | 2.2 |
| Employment | 12,904.3 | 13,004.4 | 25.2 | 100.1 | 425.2 | 0.8 | 3.4 |
| Unemployment | 563.9 | 558.9 | 18.3 | -5.0 | -131.6 | -0.9 | -19.1 |
| Participation rate | 88.5 | 88.9 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.2 | 4.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 84.8 | 85.3 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 1.5 | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, men | |||||||
| Population | 7,622.3 | 7,638.3 | ... | 16.0 | 129.2 | 0.2 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 6,990.6 | 7,044.7 | 14.8 | 54.1 | 140.7 | 0.8 | 2.0 |
| Employment | 6,694.8 | 6,744.3 | 16.7 | 49.5 | 178.9 | 0.7 | 2.7 |
| Unemployment | 295.8 | 300.4 | 12.9 | 4.6 | -38.3 | 1.6 | -11.3 |
| Participation rate | 91.7 | 92.2 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.2 | 4.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 87.8 | 88.3 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, women | |||||||
| Population | 7,600.8 | 7,613.8 | ... | 13.0 | 105.7 | 0.2 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 6,477.6 | 6,518.6 | 17.3 | 41.0 | 152.9 | 0.6 | 2.4 |
| Employment | 6,209.5 | 6,260.0 | 18.0 | 50.5 | 246.2 | 0.8 | 4.1 |
| Unemployment | 268.1 | 258.5 | 12.8 | -9.6 | -93.4 | -3.6 | -26.5 |
| Participation rate | 85.2 | 85.6 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.1 | 4.0 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 81.7 | 82.2 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 2.1 | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 12,274.6 | 12,293.7 | ... | 19.1 | 221.0 | 0.2 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 4,491.2 | 4,545.3 | 20.5 | 54.1 | 68.9 | 1.2 | 1.5 |
| Employment | 4,299.0 | 4,341.7 | 20.7 | 42.7 | 153.7 | 1.0 | 3.7 |
| Unemployment | 192.1 | 203.7 | 10.8 | 11.6 | -84.8 | 6.0 | -29.4 |
| Participation rate | 36.6 | 37.0 | 0.2 | 0.4 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.3 | 4.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -1.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 35.0 | 35.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, men | |||||||
| Population | 5,873.0 | 5,882.2 | ... | 9.2 | 108.2 | 0.2 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 2,471.7 | 2,500.2 | 13.6 | 28.5 | 31.9 | 1.2 | 1.3 |
| Employment | 2,361.3 | 2,386.5 | 13.8 | 25.2 | 78.3 | 1.1 | 3.4 |
| Unemployment | 110.4 | 113.8 | 7.8 | 3.4 | -46.2 | 3.1 | -28.9 |
| Participation rate | 42.1 | 42.5 | 0.2 | 0.4 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.5 | 4.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -1.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 40.2 | 40.6 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, women | |||||||
| Population | 6,401.7 | 6,411.6 | ... | 9.9 | 112.9 | 0.2 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 2,019.5 | 2,045.1 | 14.2 | 25.6 | 36.9 | 1.3 | 1.8 |
| Employment | 1,937.8 | 1,955.2 | 14.2 | 17.4 | 75.5 | 0.9 | 4.0 |
| Unemployment | 81.8 | 89.9 | 7.2 | 8.1 | -38.5 | 9.9 | -30.0 |
| Participation rate | 31.5 | 31.9 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.1 | 4.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | -2.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 30.3 | 30.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
...
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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