Table 1
Labour force characteristics by age group and sex, seasonally adjusted
| November 2023 |
December 2023 |
Standard error1 | November to December 2023 | December 2022 to December 2023 | November to December 2023 | December 2022 to December 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 | 32,878.6 | 32,952.8 | ... | 74.2 | 945.5 | 0.2 | 3.0 |
| Labour force | 21,553.0 | 21,557.8 | 31.6 | 4.8 | 632.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 |
| Employment | 20,312.5 | 20,312.6 | 30.7 | 0.1 | 430.3 | 0.0 | 2.2 |
| Full-time employment | 16,663.6 | 16,640.1 | 40.7 | -23.5 | 324.2 | -0.1 | 2.0 |
| Part-time employment | 3,648.9 | 3,672.5 | 37.1 | 23.6 | 106.1 | 0.6 | 3.0 |
| Unemployment | 1,240.4 | 1,245.2 | 24.8 | 4.8 | 201.8 | 0.4 | 19.3 |
| Participation rate | 65.6 | 65.4 | 0.1 | -0.2 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.8 | 5.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.8 | 61.6 | 0.1 | -0.2 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| 15 to 24 years, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 4,739.7 | 4,764.0 | ... | 24.3 | 254.4 | 0.5 | 5.6 |
| Labour force | 3,028.4 | 3,026.4 | 18.0 | -2.0 | 60.0 | -0.1 | 2.0 |
| Employment | 2,676.4 | 2,683.6 | 16.9 | 7.2 | 4.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| Full-time employment | 1,365.3 | 1,362.7 | 20.2 | -2.6 | -9.7 | -0.2 | -0.7 |
| Part-time employment | 1,311.1 | 1,320.8 | 21.0 | 9.7 | 14.2 | 0.7 | 1.1 |
| Unemployment | 352.0 | 342.8 | 13.9 | -9.2 | 55.4 | -2.6 | 19.3 |
| Participation rate | 63.9 | 63.5 | 0.4 | -0.4 | -2.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 11.6 | 11.3 | 0.4 | -0.3 | 1.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.5 | 56.3 | 0.4 | -0.2 | -3.1 | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 28,138.8 | 28,188.8 | ... | 50.0 | 691.1 | 0.2 | 2.5 |
| Labour force | 18,524.6 | 18,531.4 | 25.3 | 6.8 | 572.0 | 0.0 | 3.2 |
| Employment | 17,636.2 | 17,629.0 | 25.5 | -7.2 | 425.6 | -0.0 | 2.5 |
| Full-time employment | 15,298.4 | 15,277.4 | 35.0 | -21.0 | 333.9 | -0.1 | 2.2 |
| Part-time employment | 2,337.8 | 2,351.7 | 30.9 | 13.9 | 91.9 | 0.6 | 4.1 |
| Unemployment | 888.4 | 902.4 | 20.3 | 14.0 | 146.4 | 1.6 | 19.4 |
| Participation rate | 65.8 | 65.7 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.8 | 4.9 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.7 | 62.5 | 0.1 | -0.2 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, men | |||||||
| Population | 13,835.6 | 13,863.1 | ... | 27.5 | 367.8 | 0.2 | 2.7 |
| Labour force | 9,781.5 | 9,777.6 | 16.4 | -3.9 | 315.3 | -0.0 | 3.3 |
| Employment | 9,293.5 | 9,291.2 | 17.2 | -2.3 | 235.1 | -0.0 | 2.6 |
| Full-time employment | 8,498.6 | 8,499.8 | 23.2 | 1.2 | 177.2 | 0.0 | 2.1 |
| Part-time employment | 794.9 | 791.4 | 19.2 | -3.5 | 57.9 | -0.4 | 7.9 |
| Unemployment | 487.9 | 486.4 | 14.5 | -1.5 | 80.2 | -0.3 | 19.7 |
| Participation rate | 70.7 | 70.5 | 0.1 | -0.2 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 67.2 | 67.0 | 0.1 | -0.2 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, women | |||||||
| Population | 14,303.2 | 14,325.7 | ... | 22.5 | 323.2 | 0.2 | 2.3 |
| Labour force | 8,743.1 | 8,753.9 | 17.9 | 10.8 | 256.8 | 0.1 | 3.0 |
| Employment | 8,342.6 | 8,337.9 | 17.8 | -4.7 | 190.7 | -0.1 | 2.3 |
| Full-time employment | 6,799.7 | 6,777.6 | 26.0 | -22.1 | 156.6 | -0.3 | 2.4 |
| Part-time employment | 1,542.9 | 1,560.3 | 24.0 | 17.4 | 34.0 | 1.1 | 2.2 |
| Unemployment | 400.5 | 416.0 | 14.0 | 15.5 | 66.1 | 3.9 | 18.9 |
| Participation rate | 61.1 | 61.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.6 | 4.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.3 | 58.2 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 15,662.0 | 15,698.4 | ... | 36.4 | 475.3 | 0.2 | 3.1 |
| Labour force | 13,906.5 | 13,918.7 | 23.8 | 12.2 | 450.5 | 0.1 | 3.3 |
| Employment | 13,231.2 | 13,247.8 | 25.1 | 16.6 | 343.5 | 0.1 | 2.7 |
| Unemployment | 675.3 | 670.9 | 18.5 | -4.4 | 107.0 | -0.7 | 19.0 |
| Participation rate | 88.8 | 88.7 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.9 | 4.8 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 84.5 | 84.4 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, men | |||||||
| Population | 7,864.9 | 7,885.8 | ... | 20.9 | 263.5 | 0.3 | 3.5 |
| Labour force | 7,234.9 | 7,251.8 | 15.2 | 16.9 | 261.2 | 0.2 | 3.7 |
| Employment | 6,866.6 | 6,891.1 | 16.6 | 24.5 | 196.3 | 0.4 | 2.9 |
| Unemployment | 368.3 | 360.7 | 13.3 | -7.6 | 64.9 | -2.1 | 21.9 |
| Participation rate | 92.0 | 92.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.1 | 5.0 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 87.3 | 87.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, women | |||||||
| Population | 7,797.1 | 7,812.6 | ... | 15.5 | 211.8 | 0.2 | 2.8 |
| Labour force | 6,671.6 | 6,666.9 | 17.5 | -4.7 | 189.3 | -0.1 | 2.9 |
| Employment | 6,364.6 | 6,356.8 | 18.0 | -7.8 | 147.3 | -0.1 | 2.4 |
| Unemployment | 307.0 | 310.1 | 12.7 | 3.1 | 42.0 | 1.0 | 15.7 |
| Participation rate | 85.6 | 85.3 | 0.2 | -0.3 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.6 | 4.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 81.6 | 81.4 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 12,476.8 | 12,490.3 | ... | 13.5 | 215.7 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 4,618.1 | 4,612.7 | 20.2 | -5.4 | 121.5 | -0.1 | 2.7 |
| Employment | 4,404.9 | 4,381.2 | 20.4 | -23.7 | 82.2 | -0.5 | 1.9 |
| Unemployment | 213.2 | 231.5 | 10.0 | 18.3 | 39.4 | 8.6 | 20.5 |
| Participation rate | 37.0 | 36.9 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.6 | 5.0 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 35.3 | 35.1 | 0.2 | -0.2 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, men | |||||||
| Population | 5,970.8 | 5,977.3 | ... | 6.5 | 104.3 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 2,546.5 | 2,525.7 | 13.5 | -20.8 | 54.0 | -0.8 | 2.2 |
| Employment | 2,426.9 | 2,400.1 | 13.8 | -26.8 | 38.8 | -1.1 | 1.6 |
| Unemployment | 119.6 | 125.7 | 7.3 | 6.1 | 15.3 | 5.1 | 13.9 |
| Participation rate | 42.6 | 42.3 | 0.2 | -0.3 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.7 | 5.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 40.6 | 40.2 | 0.2 | -0.4 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, women | |||||||
| Population | 6,506.0 | 6,513.1 | ... | 7.1 | 111.4 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 2,071.6 | 2,087.0 | 13.9 | 15.4 | 67.5 | 0.7 | 3.3 |
| Employment | 1,978.0 | 1,981.1 | 13.8 | 3.1 | 43.3 | 0.2 | 2.2 |
| Unemployment | 93.5 | 105.9 | 6.6 | 12.4 | 24.1 | 13.3 | 29.5 |
| Participation rate | 31.8 | 32.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.5 | 5.1 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 30.4 | 30.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
...
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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