Table 1
Labour force characteristics by age group and sex, seasonally adjusted
| September 2023 |
October 2023 |
Standard error1 | September to October 2023 | October 2022 to October 2023 | September to October 2023 | October 2022 to October 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 | 32,716.3 | 32,800.9 | ... | 84.6 | 873.9 | 0.3 | 2.7 |
| Labour force | 21,459.2 | 21,517.0 | 31.6 | 57.8 | 644.8 | 0.3 | 3.1 |
| Employment | 20,270.1 | 20,287.6 | 30.7 | 17.5 | 501.2 | 0.1 | 2.5 |
| Full-time employment | 16,607.3 | 16,604.0 | 40.7 | -3.3 | 449.8 | -0.0 | 2.8 |
| Part-time employment | 3,662.8 | 3,683.6 | 37.1 | 20.8 | 51.4 | 0.6 | 1.4 |
| Unemployment | 1,189.1 | 1,229.4 | 24.8 | 40.3 | 143.6 | 3.4 | 13.2 |
| Participation rate | 65.6 | 65.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.5 | 5.7 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.0 | 61.9 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| 15 to 24 years, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 4,689.3 | 4,720.8 | ... | 31.5 | 226.6 | 0.7 | 5.0 |
| Labour force | 3,010.9 | 3,036.5 | 18.0 | 25.6 | 102.7 | 0.9 | 3.5 |
| Employment | 2,695.4 | 2,689.7 | 16.9 | -5.7 | 76.0 | -0.2 | 2.9 |
| Full-time employment | 1,363.2 | 1,332.5 | 20.2 | -30.7 | 6.0 | -2.3 | 0.5 |
| Part-time employment | 1,332.2 | 1,357.2 | 21.0 | 25.0 | 70.0 | 1.9 | 5.4 |
| Unemployment | 315.5 | 346.9 | 13.9 | 31.4 | 26.8 | 10.0 | 8.4 |
| Participation rate | 64.2 | 64.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 10.5 | 11.4 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.5 | 57.0 | 0.4 | -0.5 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 28,027.0 | 28,080.1 | ... | 53.1 | 647.3 | 0.2 | 2.4 |
| Labour force | 18,448.3 | 18,480.4 | 25.3 | 32.1 | 542.0 | 0.2 | 3.0 |
| Employment | 17,574.7 | 17,597.9 | 25.5 | 23.2 | 425.2 | 0.1 | 2.5 |
| Full-time employment | 15,244.1 | 15,271.5 | 35.0 | 27.4 | 443.9 | 0.2 | 3.0 |
| Part-time employment | 2,330.6 | 2,326.4 | 30.9 | -4.2 | -18.6 | -0.2 | -0.8 |
| Unemployment | 873.6 | 882.5 | 20.3 | 8.9 | 116.7 | 1.0 | 15.2 |
| Participation rate | 65.8 | 65.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.7 | 4.8 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.7 | 62.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, men | |||||||
| Population | 13,774.8 | 13,804.5 | ... | 29.7 | 344.0 | 0.2 | 2.6 |
| Labour force | 9,743.5 | 9,769.2 | 16.4 | 25.7 | 333.3 | 0.3 | 3.5 |
| Employment | 9,263.0 | 9,281.6 | 17.2 | 18.6 | 246.9 | 0.2 | 2.7 |
| Full-time employment | 8,478.0 | 8,496.1 | 23.2 | 18.1 | 192.1 | 0.2 | 2.3 |
| Part-time employment | 785.1 | 785.5 | 19.2 | 0.4 | 54.8 | 0.1 | 7.5 |
| Unemployment | 480.4 | 487.6 | 14.5 | 7.2 | 86.5 | 1.5 | 21.6 |
| Participation rate | 70.7 | 70.8 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.9 | 5.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 67.2 | 67.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, women | |||||||
| Population | 14,252.2 | 14,275.6 | ... | 23.4 | 303.3 | 0.2 | 2.2 |
| Labour force | 8,704.8 | 8,711.3 | 17.9 | 6.5 | 208.7 | 0.1 | 2.5 |
| Employment | 8,311.7 | 8,316.3 | 17.8 | 4.6 | 178.4 | 0.1 | 2.2 |
| Full-time employment | 6,766.2 | 6,775.4 | 26.0 | 9.2 | 251.7 | 0.1 | 3.9 |
| Part-time employment | 1,545.5 | 1,541.0 | 24.0 | -4.5 | -73.3 | -0.3 | -4.5 |
| Unemployment | 393.1 | 394.9 | 14.0 | 1.8 | 30.3 | 0.5 | 8.3 |
| Participation rate | 61.1 | 61.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.3 | 58.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 15,583.6 | 15,620.0 | ... | 36.4 | 430.5 | 0.2 | 2.8 |
| Labour force | 13,865.5 | 13,874.9 | 23.8 | 9.4 | 431.1 | 0.1 | 3.2 |
| Employment | 13,218.7 | 13,210.9 | 25.1 | -7.8 | 326.0 | -0.1 | 2.5 |
| Unemployment | 646.8 | 664.0 | 18.5 | 17.2 | 105.1 | 2.7 | 18.8 |
| Participation rate | 89.0 | 88.8 | 0.2 | -0.2 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.7 | 4.8 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 84.8 | 84.6 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, men | |||||||
| Population | 7,820.2 | 7,841.7 | ... | 21.5 | 238.7 | 0.3 | 3.1 |
| Labour force | 7,222.3 | 7,221.0 | 15.2 | -1.3 | 249.9 | -0.0 | 3.6 |
| Employment | 6,871.8 | 6,859.8 | 16.6 | -12.0 | 174.5 | -0.2 | 2.6 |
| Unemployment | 350.5 | 361.2 | 13.3 | 10.7 | 75.4 | 3.1 | 26.4 |
| Participation rate | 92.4 | 92.1 | 0.2 | -0.3 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.9 | 5.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 87.9 | 87.5 | 0.2 | -0.4 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, women | |||||||
| Population | 7,763.3 | 7,778.3 | ... | 15.0 | 191.8 | 0.2 | 2.5 |
| Labour force | 6,643.2 | 6,653.9 | 17.5 | 10.7 | 181.2 | 0.2 | 2.8 |
| Employment | 6,346.9 | 6,351.1 | 18.0 | 4.2 | 151.5 | 0.1 | 2.4 |
| Unemployment | 296.3 | 302.8 | 12.7 | 6.5 | 29.7 | 2.2 | 10.9 |
| Participation rate | 85.6 | 85.5 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.5 | 4.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 81.8 | 81.7 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 12,443.4 | 12,460.1 | ... | 16.7 | 216.8 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 4,582.8 | 4,605.5 | 20.2 | 22.7 | 110.8 | 0.5 | 2.5 |
| Employment | 4,356.0 | 4,387.0 | 20.4 | 31.0 | 99.2 | 0.7 | 2.3 |
| Unemployment | 226.7 | 218.5 | 10.0 | -8.2 | 11.6 | -3.6 | 5.6 |
| Participation rate | 36.8 | 37.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.9 | 4.7 | 0.2 | -0.2 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 35.0 | 35.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, men | |||||||
| Population | 5,954.6 | 5,962.8 | ... | 8.2 | 105.3 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 2,521.1 | 2,548.2 | 13.5 | 27.1 | 83.4 | 1.1 | 3.4 |
| Employment | 2,391.2 | 2,421.8 | 13.8 | 30.6 | 72.4 | 1.3 | 3.1 |
| Unemployment | 129.9 | 126.4 | 7.3 | -3.5 | 11.0 | -2.7 | 9.5 |
| Participation rate | 42.3 | 42.7 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.2 | 5.0 | 0.3 | -0.2 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 40.2 | 40.6 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, women | |||||||
| Population | 6,488.8 | 6,497.3 | ... | 8.5 | 111.5 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 2,061.6 | 2,057.3 | 13.9 | -4.3 | 27.4 | -0.2 | 1.3 |
| Employment | 1,964.8 | 1,965.2 | 13.8 | 0.4 | 26.8 | 0.0 | 1.4 |
| Unemployment | 96.8 | 92.1 | 6.6 | -4.7 | 0.6 | -4.9 | 0.7 |
| Participation rate | 31.8 | 31.7 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.7 | 4.5 | 0.3 | -0.2 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 30.3 | 30.2 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
...
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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