Table 1
Labour force characteristics by age group and sex, seasonally adjusted
| January 2023 |
February 2023 |
Standard error1 | January to February 2023 | February 2022 to February 2023 | January to February 2023 | February 2022 to February 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 | 32,070.4 | 32,130.5 | ... | 60.1 | 541.7 | 0.2 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 21,078.3 | 21,120.5 | 31.1 | 42.2 | 350.8 | 0.2 | 1.7 |
| Employment | 20,032.3 | 20,054.1 | 31.0 | 21.8 | 410.3 | 0.1 | 2.1 |
| Full-time employment | 16,437.0 | 16,468.1 | 40.3 | 31.1 | 445.0 | 0.2 | 2.8 |
| Part-time employment | 3,595.3 | 3,586.0 | 37.2 | -9.3 | -34.7 | -0.3 | -1.0 |
| Unemployment | 1,046.0 | 1,066.4 | 25.1 | 20.4 | -59.5 | 2.0 | -5.3 |
| Participation rate | 65.7 | 65.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.5 | 62.4 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| 15 to 24 years, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 4,524.5 | 4,536.9 | ... | 12.4 | 77.8 | 0.3 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 2,969.7 | 2,997.3 | 18.1 | 27.6 | 38.6 | 0.9 | 1.3 |
| Employment | 2,686.3 | 2,699.1 | 17.5 | 12.8 | 44.8 | 0.5 | 1.7 |
| Full-time employment | 1,361.7 | 1,387.1 | 20.1 | 25.4 | 37.6 | 1.9 | 2.8 |
| Part-time employment | 1,324.6 | 1,312.0 | 21.6 | -12.6 | 7.2 | -1.0 | 0.6 |
| Unemployment | 283.4 | 298.2 | 14.2 | 14.8 | -6.2 | 5.2 | -2.0 |
| Participation rate | 65.6 | 66.1 | 0.4 | 0.5 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.5 | 9.9 | 0.5 | 0.4 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.4 | 59.5 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 27,545.9 | 27,593.6 | ... | 47.7 | 463.9 | 0.2 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 18,108.6 | 18,123.2 | 25.1 | 14.6 | 312.2 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| Employment | 17,346.0 | 17,355.0 | 25.8 | 9.0 | 365.5 | 0.1 | 2.2 |
| Full-time employment | 15,075.3 | 15,081.0 | 35.1 | 5.7 | 407.4 | 0.0 | 2.8 |
| Part-time employment | 2,270.7 | 2,274.0 | 30.7 | 3.3 | -41.8 | 0.1 | -1.8 |
| Unemployment | 762.6 | 768.2 | 20.4 | 5.6 | -53.3 | 0.7 | -6.5 |
| Participation rate | 65.7 | 65.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.2 | 4.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.0 | 62.9 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, men | |||||||
| Population | 13,520.5 | 13,545.2 | ... | 24.7 | 241.9 | 0.2 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 9,545.0 | 9,519.7 | 16.1 | -25.3 | 123.3 | -0.3 | 1.3 |
| Employment | 9,130.8 | 9,113.5 | 17.3 | -17.3 | 167.6 | -0.2 | 1.9 |
| Full-time employment | 8,390.8 | 8,372.1 | 23.3 | -18.7 | 183.9 | -0.2 | 2.2 |
| Part-time employment | 740.0 | 741.3 | 18.9 | 1.3 | -16.4 | 0.2 | -2.2 |
| Unemployment | 414.2 | 406.2 | 14.5 | -8.0 | -44.3 | -1.9 | -9.8 |
| Participation rate | 70.6 | 70.3 | 0.1 | -0.3 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.3 | 4.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 67.5 | 67.3 | 0.1 | -0.2 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, women | |||||||
| Population | 14,025.4 | 14,048.4 | ... | 23.0 | 221.9 | 0.2 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 8,563.6 | 8,603.5 | 17.9 | 39.9 | 188.9 | 0.5 | 2.2 |
| Employment | 8,215.2 | 8,241.5 | 18.1 | 26.3 | 198.0 | 0.3 | 2.5 |
| Full-time employment | 6,684.5 | 6,708.9 | 25.9 | 24.4 | 223.5 | 0.4 | 3.4 |
| Part-time employment | 1,530.7 | 1,532.6 | 24.2 | 1.9 | -25.6 | 0.1 | -1.6 |
| Unemployment | 348.4 | 362.0 | 14.4 | 13.6 | -9.0 | 3.9 | -2.4 |
| Participation rate | 61.1 | 61.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.1 | 4.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.6 | 58.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 15,252.1 | 15,286.1 | ... | 34.0 | 249.3 | 0.2 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 13,563.3 | 13,583.8 | 23.4 | 20.5 | 243.7 | 0.2 | 1.8 |
| Employment | 13,004.4 | 13,001.7 | 25.2 | -2.7 | 233.7 | -0.0 | 1.8 |
| Unemployment | 558.9 | 582.0 | 18.3 | 23.1 | 9.9 | 4.1 | 1.7 |
| Participation rate | 88.9 | 88.9 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.1 | 4.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 85.3 | 85.1 | 0.2 | -0.2 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, men | |||||||
| Population | 7,638.3 | 7,656.4 | ... | 18.1 | 136.8 | 0.2 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 7,044.7 | 7,045.1 | 14.8 | 0.4 | 110.3 | 0.0 | 1.6 |
| Employment | 6,744.3 | 6,742.8 | 16.7 | -1.5 | 113.8 | -0.0 | 1.7 |
| Unemployment | 300.4 | 302.3 | 12.9 | 1.9 | -3.5 | 0.6 | -1.1 |
| Participation rate | 92.2 | 92.0 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.3 | 4.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 88.3 | 88.1 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, women | |||||||
| Population | 7,613.8 | 7,629.7 | ... | 15.9 | 112.5 | 0.2 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 6,518.6 | 6,538.6 | 17.3 | 20.0 | 133.3 | 0.3 | 2.1 |
| Employment | 6,260.0 | 6,258.9 | 18.0 | -1.1 | 119.9 | -0.0 | 2.0 |
| Unemployment | 258.5 | 279.7 | 12.8 | 21.2 | 13.4 | 8.2 | 5.0 |
| Participation rate | 85.6 | 85.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.0 | 4.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 82.2 | 82.0 | 0.2 | -0.2 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 12,293.7 | 12,307.5 | ... | 13.8 | 214.6 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 4,545.3 | 4,539.4 | 20.5 | -5.9 | 68.5 | -0.1 | 1.5 |
| Employment | 4,341.7 | 4,353.2 | 20.7 | 11.5 | 131.8 | 0.3 | 3.1 |
| Unemployment | 203.7 | 186.2 | 10.8 | -17.5 | -63.3 | -8.6 | -25.4 |
| Participation rate | 37.0 | 36.9 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.5 | 4.1 | 0.2 | -0.4 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 35.3 | 35.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, men | |||||||
| Population | 5,882.2 | 5,888.8 | ... | 6.6 | 105.1 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 2,500.2 | 2,474.6 | 13.6 | -25.6 | 13.0 | -1.0 | 0.5 |
| Employment | 2,386.5 | 2,370.7 | 13.8 | -15.8 | 53.8 | -0.7 | 2.3 |
| Unemployment | 113.8 | 103.9 | 7.8 | -9.9 | -40.8 | -8.7 | -28.2 |
| Participation rate | 42.5 | 42.0 | 0.2 | -0.5 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.6 | 4.2 | 0.3 | -0.4 | -1.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 40.6 | 40.3 | 0.2 | -0.3 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, women | |||||||
| Population | 6,411.6 | 6,418.7 | ... | 7.1 | 109.5 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 2,045.1 | 2,064.8 | 14.2 | 19.7 | 55.5 | 1.0 | 2.8 |
| Employment | 1,955.2 | 1,982.6 | 14.2 | 27.4 | 78.1 | 1.4 | 4.1 |
| Unemployment | 89.9 | 82.3 | 7.2 | -7.6 | -22.5 | -8.5 | -21.5 |
| Participation rate | 31.9 | 32.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.4 | 4.0 | 0.4 | -0.4 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 30.5 | 30.9 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 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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