Table 1
Labour force characteristics by age group and sex, seasonally adjusted
| May 2023 |
June 2023 |
Standard error1 | May to June 2023 | June 2022 to June 2023 | May to June 2023 | June 2022 to June 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 | 32,365.8 | 32,449.4 | ... | 83.6 | 704.1 | 0.3 | 2.2 |
| Labour force | 21,205.9 | 21,319.9 | 31.1 | 114.0 | 591.1 | 0.5 | 2.9 |
| Employment | 20,112.9 | 20,172.8 | 31.0 | 59.9 | 470.0 | 0.3 | 2.4 |
| Full-time employment | 16,448.0 | 16,557.6 | 40.3 | 109.6 | 408.8 | 0.7 | 2.5 |
| Part-time employment | 3,665.0 | 3,615.2 | 37.2 | -49.8 | 61.2 | -1.4 | 1.7 |
| Unemployment | 1,093.0 | 1,147.1 | 25.1 | 54.1 | 121.1 | 4.9 | 11.8 |
| Participation rate | 65.5 | 65.7 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.2 | 5.4 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.1 | 62.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| 15 to 24 years, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 4,593.4 | 4,614.5 | ... | 21.1 | 144.8 | 0.5 | 3.2 |
| Labour force | 2,964.2 | 3,025.8 | 18.1 | 61.6 | 100.8 | 2.1 | 3.4 |
| Employment | 2,646.8 | 2,676.6 | 17.5 | 29.8 | 31.6 | 1.1 | 1.2 |
| Full-time employment | 1,323.1 | 1,361.3 | 20.1 | 38.2 | -4.8 | 2.9 | -0.4 |
| Part-time employment | 1,323.8 | 1,315.3 | 21.6 | -8.5 | 36.4 | -0.6 | 2.8 |
| Unemployment | 317.4 | 349.2 | 14.2 | 31.8 | 69.1 | 10.0 | 24.7 |
| Participation rate | 64.5 | 65.6 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 10.7 | 11.5 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.6 | 58.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 27,772.4 | 27,834.9 | ... | 62.5 | 559.3 | 0.2 | 2.1 |
| Labour force | 18,241.7 | 18,294.0 | 25.1 | 52.3 | 490.2 | 0.3 | 2.8 |
| Employment | 17,466.1 | 17,496.2 | 25.8 | 30.1 | 438.3 | 0.2 | 2.6 |
| Full-time employment | 15,124.9 | 15,196.3 | 35.1 | 71.4 | 413.5 | 0.5 | 2.8 |
| Part-time employment | 2,341.2 | 2,299.8 | 30.7 | -41.4 | 24.7 | -1.8 | 1.1 |
| Unemployment | 775.6 | 797.9 | 20.4 | 22.3 | 52.0 | 2.9 | 7.0 |
| Participation rate | 65.7 | 65.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.3 | 4.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.9 | 62.9 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, men | |||||||
| Population | 13,639.0 | 13,672.1 | ... | 33.1 | 293.4 | 0.2 | 2.2 |
| Labour force | 9,604.4 | 9,638.1 | 16.1 | 33.7 | 275.8 | 0.4 | 2.9 |
| Employment | 9,189.2 | 9,218.4 | 17.3 | 29.2 | 247.2 | 0.3 | 2.8 |
| Full-time employment | 8,392.5 | 8,444.2 | 23.3 | 51.7 | 191.0 | 0.6 | 2.3 |
| Part-time employment | 796.7 | 774.1 | 18.9 | -22.6 | 56.1 | -2.8 | 7.8 |
| Unemployment | 415.2 | 419.8 | 14.5 | 4.6 | 28.7 | 1.1 | 7.3 |
| Participation rate | 70.4 | 70.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.3 | 4.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 67.4 | 67.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, women | |||||||
| Population | 14,133.4 | 14,162.8 | ... | 29.4 | 265.8 | 0.2 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 8,637.3 | 8,655.9 | 17.9 | 18.6 | 214.4 | 0.2 | 2.5 |
| Employment | 8,276.9 | 8,277.8 | 18.1 | 0.9 | 191.1 | 0.0 | 2.4 |
| Full-time employment | 6,732.4 | 6,752.1 | 25.9 | 19.7 | 222.5 | 0.3 | 3.4 |
| Part-time employment | 1,544.5 | 1,525.7 | 24.2 | -18.8 | -31.4 | -1.2 | -2.0 |
| Unemployment | 360.4 | 378.1 | 14.4 | 17.7 | 23.3 | 4.9 | 6.6 |
| Participation rate | 61.1 | 61.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.2 | 4.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.6 | 58.4 | 0.1 | -0.2 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 15,410.6 | 15,453.2 | ... | 42.6 | 347.3 | 0.3 | 2.3 |
| Labour force | 13,672.1 | 13,727.1 | 23.4 | 55.0 | 347.9 | 0.4 | 2.6 |
| Employment | 13,085.6 | 13,127.9 | 25.2 | 42.3 | 293.0 | 0.3 | 2.3 |
| Unemployment | 586.4 | 599.2 | 18.3 | 12.8 | 54.9 | 2.2 | 10.1 |
| Participation rate | 88.7 | 88.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.3 | 4.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 84.9 | 85.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, men | |||||||
| Population | 7,724.1 | 7,747.5 | ... | 23.4 | 190.2 | 0.3 | 2.5 |
| Labour force | 7,105.2 | 7,145.5 | 14.8 | 40.3 | 197.5 | 0.6 | 2.8 |
| Employment | 6,803.7 | 6,834.4 | 16.7 | 30.7 | 160.0 | 0.5 | 2.4 |
| Unemployment | 301.5 | 311.1 | 12.9 | 9.6 | 37.5 | 3.2 | 13.7 |
| Participation rate | 92.0 | 92.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.2 | 4.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 88.1 | 88.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, women | |||||||
| Population | 7,686.5 | 7,705.7 | ... | 19.2 | 157.1 | 0.2 | 2.1 |
| Labour force | 6,566.9 | 6,581.6 | 17.3 | 14.7 | 150.5 | 0.2 | 2.3 |
| Employment | 6,281.9 | 6,293.6 | 18.0 | 11.7 | 133.1 | 0.2 | 2.2 |
| Unemployment | 285.0 | 288.0 | 12.8 | 3.0 | 17.3 | 1.1 | 6.4 |
| Participation rate | 85.4 | 85.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.3 | 4.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 81.7 | 81.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 12,361.8 | 12,381.7 | ... | 19.9 | 211.9 | 0.2 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 4,569.6 | 4,566.9 | 20.5 | -2.7 | 142.3 | -0.1 | 3.2 |
| Employment | 4,380.5 | 4,368.2 | 20.7 | -12.3 | 145.2 | -0.3 | 3.4 |
| Unemployment | 189.1 | 198.7 | 10.8 | 9.6 | -2.9 | 5.1 | -1.4 |
| Participation rate | 37.0 | 36.9 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.1 | 4.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 35.4 | 35.3 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, men | |||||||
| Population | 5,915.0 | 5,924.6 | ... | 9.6 | 103.2 | 0.2 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 2,499.2 | 2,492.6 | 13.6 | -6.6 | 78.3 | -0.3 | 3.2 |
| Employment | 2,385.5 | 2,384.0 | 13.8 | -1.5 | 87.2 | -0.1 | 3.8 |
| Unemployment | 113.7 | 108.6 | 7.8 | -5.1 | -8.9 | -4.5 | -7.6 |
| Participation rate | 42.3 | 42.1 | 0.2 | -0.2 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.5 | 4.4 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 40.3 | 40.2 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, women | |||||||
| Population | 6,446.8 | 6,457.1 | ... | 10.3 | 108.7 | 0.2 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 2,070.4 | 2,074.3 | 14.2 | 3.9 | 64.0 | 0.2 | 3.2 |
| Employment | 1,995.0 | 1,984.3 | 14.2 | -10.7 | 58.1 | -0.5 | 3.0 |
| Unemployment | 75.4 | 90.1 | 7.2 | 14.7 | 6.0 | 19.5 | 7.1 |
| Participation rate | 32.1 | 32.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 3.6 | 4.3 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 30.9 | 30.7 | 0.2 | -0.2 | 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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