Table 1
Labour force characteristics by age group and sex, seasonally adjusted
| March 2024 |
April 2024 |
Standard error1 | March to April 2024 | April 2023 to April 2024 | March to April 2024 | April 2023 to April 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 33,252.4 | 33,364.2 | ... | 111.8 | 1,080.9 | 0.3 | 3.3 |
| Labour force | 21,721.0 | 21,828.5 | 32.5 | 107.5 | 632.5 | 0.5 | 3.0 |
| Employment | 20,400.7 | 20,491.1 | 32.1 | 90.4 | 376.6 | 0.4 | 1.9 |
| Full-time employment | 16,710.5 | 16,750.6 | 42.1 | 40.1 | 272.5 | 0.2 | 1.7 |
| Part-time employment | 3,690.2 | 3,740.5 | 38.9 | 50.3 | 104.1 | 1.4 | 2.9 |
| Unemployment | 1,320.3 | 1,337.4 | 25.5 | 17.1 | 256.0 | 1.3 | 23.7 |
| Participation rate | 65.3 | 65.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.1 | 6.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.4 | 61.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| 15 to 24 years, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 4,856.3 | 4,891.5 | ... | 35.2 | 318.8 | 0.7 | 7.0 |
| Labour force | 3,057.2 | 3,110.4 | 18.6 | 53.2 | 103.9 | 1.7 | 3.5 |
| Employment | 2,672.7 | 2,712.4 | 17.4 | 39.7 | 4.0 | 1.5 | 0.1 |
| Full-time employment | 1,362.4 | 1,388.6 | 21.2 | 26.2 | 16.0 | 1.9 | 1.2 |
| Part-time employment | 1,310.3 | 1,323.8 | 22.0 | 13.5 | -12.0 | 1.0 | -0.9 |
| Unemployment | 384.5 | 398.0 | 14.6 | 13.5 | 99.9 | 3.5 | 33.5 |
| Participation rate | 63.0 | 63.6 | 0.4 | 0.6 | -2.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 12.6 | 12.8 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 2.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 55.0 | 55.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | -3.7 | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 28,396.1 | 28,472.7 | ... | 76.6 | 762.1 | 0.3 | 2.8 |
| Labour force | 18,663.8 | 18,718.1 | 26.1 | 54.3 | 528.6 | 0.3 | 2.9 |
| Employment | 17,728.0 | 17,778.7 | 26.5 | 50.7 | 372.6 | 0.3 | 2.1 |
| Full-time employment | 15,348.1 | 15,362.0 | 36.1 | 13.9 | 256.5 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| Part-time employment | 2,379.9 | 2,416.7 | 32.2 | 36.8 | 116.1 | 1.5 | 5.0 |
| Unemployment | 935.8 | 939.4 | 21.1 | 3.6 | 156.1 | 0.4 | 19.9 |
| Participation rate | 65.7 | 65.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.4 | 62.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, men | |||||||
| Population | 13,974.9 | 14,016.6 | ... | 41.7 | 410.3 | 0.3 | 3.0 |
| Labour force | 9,880.1 | 9,904.2 | 17.1 | 24.1 | 316.9 | 0.2 | 3.3 |
| Employment | 9,352.3 | 9,391.6 | 17.8 | 39.3 | 233.4 | 0.4 | 2.5 |
| Full-time employment | 8,529.7 | 8,571.1 | 23.6 | 41.4 | 169.1 | 0.5 | 2.0 |
| Part-time employment | 822.6 | 820.5 | 19.8 | -2.1 | 64.3 | -0.3 | 8.5 |
| Unemployment | 527.8 | 512.5 | 15.1 | -15.3 | 83.4 | -2.9 | 19.4 |
| Participation rate | 70.7 | 70.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.3 | 5.2 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.9 | 67.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, women | |||||||
| Population | 14,421.2 | 14,456.1 | ... | 34.9 | 351.8 | 0.2 | 2.5 |
| Labour force | 8,783.7 | 8,813.9 | 18.3 | 30.2 | 211.7 | 0.3 | 2.5 |
| Employment | 8,375.8 | 8,387.1 | 18.3 | 11.3 | 139.2 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| Full-time employment | 6,818.4 | 6,790.9 | 26.8 | -27.5 | 87.4 | -0.4 | 1.3 |
| Part-time employment | 1,557.4 | 1,596.2 | 24.7 | 38.8 | 51.7 | 2.5 | 3.3 |
| Unemployment | 407.9 | 426.8 | 14.5 | 18.9 | 72.5 | 4.6 | 20.5 |
| Participation rate | 60.9 | 61.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.6 | 4.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.1 | 58.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 15,856.8 | 15,915.0 | ... | 58.2 | 545.8 | 0.4 | 3.6 |
| Labour force | 14,088.1 | 14,152.2 | 24.9 | 64.1 | 519.4 | 0.5 | 3.8 |
| Employment | 13,358.8 | 13,426.5 | 26.1 | 67.7 | 392.5 | 0.5 | 3.0 |
| Unemployment | 729.4 | 725.7 | 19.3 | -3.7 | 126.9 | -0.5 | 21.2 |
| Participation rate | 88.8 | 88.9 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.2 | 5.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 84.2 | 84.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, men | |||||||
| Population | 7,974.2 | 8,007.1 | ... | 32.9 | 305.8 | 0.4 | 4.0 |
| Labour force | 7,357.0 | 7,387.9 | 16.0 | 30.9 | 301.5 | 0.4 | 4.3 |
| Employment | 6,952.1 | 6,992.7 | 17.4 | 40.6 | 227.4 | 0.6 | 3.4 |
| Unemployment | 404.8 | 395.3 | 13.9 | -9.5 | 74.2 | -2.3 | 23.1 |
| Participation rate | 92.3 | 92.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.5 | 5.4 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 87.2 | 87.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, women | |||||||
| Population | 7,882.6 | 7,908.0 | ... | 25.4 | 240.0 | 0.3 | 3.1 |
| Labour force | 6,731.2 | 6,764.2 | 18.0 | 33.0 | 217.8 | 0.5 | 3.3 |
| Employment | 6,406.6 | 6,433.8 | 18.5 | 27.2 | 165.1 | 0.4 | 2.6 |
| Unemployment | 324.5 | 330.4 | 13.3 | 5.9 | 52.7 | 1.8 | 19.0 |
| Participation rate | 85.4 | 85.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.8 | 4.9 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 81.3 | 81.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 12,539.3 | 12,557.7 | ... | 18.4 | 216.3 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 4,575.7 | 4,565.9 | 20.9 | -9.8 | 9.2 | -0.2 | 0.2 |
| Employment | 4,369.3 | 4,352.2 | 21.1 | -17.1 | -19.9 | -0.4 | -0.5 |
| Unemployment | 206.4 | 213.7 | 10.5 | 7.3 | 29.2 | 3.5 | 15.8 |
| Participation rate | 36.5 | 36.4 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.5 | 4.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 34.8 | 34.7 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, men | |||||||
| Population | 6,000.7 | 6,009.5 | ... | 8.8 | 104.4 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 2,523.1 | 2,516.3 | 14.0 | -6.8 | 15.5 | -0.3 | 0.6 |
| Employment | 2,400.1 | 2,399.0 | 14.3 | -1.1 | 6.1 | -0.0 | 0.3 |
| Unemployment | 123.0 | 117.3 | 7.7 | -5.7 | 9.4 | -4.6 | 8.7 |
| Participation rate | 42.0 | 41.9 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.9 | 4.7 | 0.3 | -0.2 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 40.0 | 39.9 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, women | |||||||
| Population | 6,538.6 | 6,548.2 | ... | 9.6 | 111.9 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 2,052.5 | 2,049.6 | 14.2 | -2.9 | -6.2 | -0.1 | -0.3 |
| Employment | 1,969.1 | 1,953.2 | 14.4 | -15.9 | -26.0 | -0.8 | -1.3 |
| Unemployment | 83.4 | 96.4 | 7.0 | 13.0 | 19.8 | 15.6 | 25.8 |
| Participation rate | 31.4 | 31.3 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.1 | 4.7 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 30.1 | 29.8 | 0.2 | -0.3 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
...
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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