Table 1
Labour force characteristics by age group and sex, seasonally adjusted
| August 2023 |
September 2023 |
Standard error1 | August to September 2023 | September 2022 to September 2023 | August to September 2023 | September 2022 to September 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 | 32,634.2 | 32,716.3 | ... | 82.1 | 840.7 | 0.3 | 2.6 |
| Labour force | 21,387.4 | 21,459.2 | 31.6 | 71.8 | 667.9 | 0.3 | 3.2 |
| Employment | 20,206.3 | 20,270.1 | 30.7 | 63.8 | 552.0 | 0.3 | 2.8 |
| Full-time employment | 16,591.5 | 16,607.3 | 40.7 | 15.8 | 474.1 | 0.1 | 2.9 |
| Part-time employment | 3,614.9 | 3,662.8 | 37.1 | 47.9 | 77.9 | 1.3 | 2.2 |
| Unemployment | 1,181.0 | 1,189.1 | 24.8 | 8.1 | 115.9 | 0.7 | 10.8 |
| Participation rate | 65.5 | 65.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.9 | 62.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| 15 to 24 years, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 4,664.0 | 4,689.3 | ... | 25.3 | 203.1 | 0.5 | 4.5 |
| Labour force | 3,039.8 | 3,010.9 | 18.0 | -28.9 | 125.3 | -1.0 | 4.3 |
| Employment | 2,697.7 | 2,695.4 | 16.9 | -2.3 | 106.5 | -0.1 | 4.1 |
| Full-time employment | 1,372.4 | 1,363.2 | 20.2 | -9.2 | 52.5 | -0.7 | 4.0 |
| Part-time employment | 1,325.4 | 1,332.2 | 21.0 | 6.8 | 54.0 | 0.5 | 4.2 |
| Unemployment | 342.1 | 315.5 | 13.9 | -26.6 | 18.8 | -7.8 | 6.3 |
| Participation rate | 65.2 | 64.2 | 0.4 | -1.0 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 11.3 | 10.5 | 0.4 | -0.8 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.8 | 57.5 | 0.4 | -0.3 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 27,970.1 | 28,027.0 | ... | 56.9 | 637.6 | 0.2 | 2.3 |
| Labour force | 18,347.6 | 18,448.3 | 25.3 | 100.7 | 542.6 | 0.5 | 3.0 |
| Employment | 17,508.6 | 17,574.7 | 25.5 | 66.1 | 445.5 | 0.4 | 2.6 |
| Full-time employment | 15,219.1 | 15,244.1 | 35.0 | 25.0 | 421.6 | 0.2 | 2.8 |
| Part-time employment | 2,289.5 | 2,330.6 | 30.9 | 41.1 | 23.9 | 1.8 | 1.0 |
| Unemployment | 839.0 | 873.6 | 20.3 | 34.6 | 97.1 | 4.1 | 12.5 |
| Participation rate | 65.6 | 65.8 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.6 | 4.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.6 | 62.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, men | |||||||
| Population | 13,744.0 | 13,774.8 | ... | 30.8 | 337.0 | 0.2 | 2.5 |
| Labour force | 9,678.1 | 9,743.5 | 16.4 | 65.4 | 312.8 | 0.7 | 3.3 |
| Employment | 9,239.1 | 9,263.0 | 17.2 | 23.9 | 248.0 | 0.3 | 2.8 |
| Full-time employment | 8,455.1 | 8,478.0 | 23.2 | 22.9 | 196.9 | 0.3 | 2.4 |
| Part-time employment | 784.0 | 785.1 | 19.2 | 1.1 | 51.2 | 0.1 | 7.0 |
| Unemployment | 439.0 | 480.4 | 14.5 | 41.4 | 64.7 | 9.4 | 15.6 |
| Participation rate | 70.4 | 70.7 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.5 | 4.9 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 67.2 | 67.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, women | |||||||
| Population | 14,226.2 | 14,252.2 | ... | 26.0 | 300.6 | 0.2 | 2.2 |
| Labour force | 8,669.5 | 8,704.8 | 17.9 | 35.3 | 229.8 | 0.4 | 2.7 |
| Employment | 8,269.5 | 8,311.7 | 17.8 | 42.2 | 197.6 | 0.5 | 2.4 |
| Full-time employment | 6,764.0 | 6,766.2 | 26.0 | 2.2 | 224.9 | 0.0 | 3.4 |
| Part-time employment | 1,505.5 | 1,545.5 | 24.0 | 40.0 | -27.3 | 2.7 | -1.7 |
| Unemployment | 400.0 | 393.1 | 14.0 | -6.9 | 32.3 | -1.7 | 9.0 |
| Participation rate | 60.9 | 61.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.6 | 4.5 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.1 | 58.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 15,544.3 | 15,583.6 | ... | 39.3 | 420.1 | 0.3 | 2.8 |
| Labour force | 13,772.7 | 13,865.5 | 23.8 | 92.8 | 441.8 | 0.7 | 3.3 |
| Employment | 13,150.5 | 13,218.7 | 25.1 | 68.2 | 366.7 | 0.5 | 2.9 |
| Unemployment | 622.2 | 646.8 | 18.5 | 24.6 | 75.1 | 4.0 | 13.1 |
| Participation rate | 88.6 | 89.0 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.5 | 4.7 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 84.6 | 84.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, men | |||||||
| Population | 7,797.9 | 7,820.2 | ... | 22.3 | 231.4 | 0.3 | 3.0 |
| Labour force | 7,159.6 | 7,222.3 | 15.2 | 62.7 | 246.3 | 0.9 | 3.5 |
| Employment | 6,840.2 | 6,871.8 | 16.6 | 31.6 | 199.2 | 0.5 | 3.0 |
| Unemployment | 319.4 | 350.5 | 13.3 | 31.1 | 47.1 | 9.7 | 15.5 |
| Participation rate | 91.8 | 92.4 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.5 | 4.9 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 87.7 | 87.9 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, women | |||||||
| Population | 7,746.4 | 7,763.3 | ... | 16.9 | 188.7 | 0.2 | 2.5 |
| Labour force | 6,613.2 | 6,643.2 | 17.5 | 30.0 | 195.5 | 0.5 | 3.0 |
| Employment | 6,310.3 | 6,346.9 | 18.0 | 36.6 | 167.5 | 0.6 | 2.7 |
| Unemployment | 302.8 | 296.3 | 12.7 | -6.5 | 28.0 | -2.1 | 10.4 |
| Participation rate | 85.4 | 85.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.6 | 4.5 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 81.5 | 81.8 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 12,425.8 | 12,443.4 | ... | 17.6 | 217.5 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 4,574.8 | 4,582.8 | 20.2 | 8.0 | 100.8 | 0.2 | 2.2 |
| Employment | 4,358.0 | 4,356.0 | 20.4 | -2.0 | 78.8 | -0.0 | 1.8 |
| Unemployment | 216.8 | 226.7 | 10.0 | 9.9 | 21.9 | 4.6 | 10.7 |
| Participation rate | 36.8 | 36.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.7 | 4.9 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 35.1 | 35.0 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, men | |||||||
| Population | 5,946.1 | 5,954.6 | ... | 8.5 | 105.7 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 2,518.5 | 2,521.1 | 13.5 | 2.6 | 66.4 | 0.1 | 2.7 |
| Employment | 2,398.9 | 2,391.2 | 13.8 | -7.7 | 48.7 | -0.3 | 2.1 |
| Unemployment | 119.6 | 129.9 | 7.3 | 10.3 | 17.6 | 8.6 | 15.7 |
| Participation rate | 42.4 | 42.3 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.7 | 5.2 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 40.3 | 40.2 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, women | |||||||
| Population | 6,479.8 | 6,488.8 | ... | 9.0 | 111.8 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 2,056.3 | 2,061.6 | 13.9 | 5.3 | 34.3 | 0.3 | 1.7 |
| Employment | 1,959.2 | 1,964.8 | 13.8 | 5.6 | 30.0 | 0.3 | 1.6 |
| Unemployment | 97.1 | 96.8 | 6.6 | -0.3 | 4.3 | -0.3 | 4.6 |
| Participation rate | 31.7 | 31.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.7 | 4.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 30.2 | 30.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
...
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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