Table 1
Labour force characteristics by age group and sex, seasonally adjusted
| April 2024 |
May 2024 |
Standard error1 | April to May 2024 | May 2023 to May 2024 | April to May 2024 | May 2023 to May 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 | 33,364.2 | 33,461.8 | ... | 97.6 | 1,096.0 | 0.3 | 3.4 |
| Labour force | 21,828.5 | 21,883.0 | 32.5 | 54.5 | 652.3 | 0.2 | 3.1 |
| Employment | 20,491.1 | 20,517.8 | 32.1 | 26.7 | 402.3 | 0.1 | 2.0 |
| Full-time employment | 16,750.6 | 16,715.0 | 42.1 | -35.6 | 262.5 | -0.2 | 1.6 |
| Part-time employment | 3,740.5 | 3,802.9 | 38.9 | 62.4 | 139.9 | 1.7 | 3.8 |
| Unemployment | 1,337.4 | 1,365.1 | 25.5 | 27.7 | 250.0 | 2.1 | 22.4 |
| Participation rate | 65.4 | 65.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.1 | 6.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.4 | 61.3 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| 15 to 24 years, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 4,891.5 | 4,920.8 | ... | 29.3 | 327.4 | 0.6 | 7.1 |
| Labour force | 3,110.4 | 3,132.3 | 18.6 | 21.9 | 143.4 | 0.7 | 4.8 |
| Employment | 2,712.4 | 2,737.5 | 17.4 | 25.1 | 72.7 | 0.9 | 2.7 |
| Full-time employment | 1,388.6 | 1,369.4 | 21.2 | -19.2 | 38.3 | -1.4 | 2.9 |
| Part-time employment | 1,323.8 | 1,368.1 | 22.0 | 44.3 | 34.4 | 3.3 | 2.6 |
| Unemployment | 398.0 | 394.8 | 14.6 | -3.2 | 70.6 | -0.8 | 21.8 |
| Participation rate | 63.6 | 63.7 | 0.4 | 0.1 | -1.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 12.8 | 12.6 | 0.5 | -0.2 | 1.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 55.5 | 55.6 | 0.4 | 0.1 | -2.4 | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 28,472.7 | 28,541.0 | ... | 68.3 | 768.6 | 0.2 | 2.8 |
| Labour force | 18,718.1 | 18,750.7 | 26.1 | 32.6 | 509.0 | 0.2 | 2.8 |
| Employment | 17,778.7 | 17,780.3 | 26.5 | 1.6 | 329.5 | 0.0 | 1.9 |
| Full-time employment | 15,362.0 | 15,345.6 | 36.1 | -16.4 | 224.1 | -0.1 | 1.5 |
| Part-time employment | 2,416.7 | 2,434.7 | 32.2 | 18.0 | 105.4 | 0.7 | 4.5 |
| Unemployment | 939.4 | 970.3 | 21.1 | 30.9 | 179.3 | 3.3 | 22.7 |
| Participation rate | 65.7 | 65.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.0 | 5.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.4 | 62.3 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, men | |||||||
| Population | 14,016.6 | 14,053.3 | ... | 36.7 | 414.3 | 0.3 | 3.0 |
| Labour force | 9,904.2 | 9,943.0 | 17.1 | 38.8 | 342.0 | 0.4 | 3.6 |
| Employment | 9,391.6 | 9,412.7 | 17.8 | 21.1 | 225.5 | 0.2 | 2.5 |
| Full-time employment | 8,571.1 | 8,587.0 | 23.6 | 15.9 | 189.6 | 0.2 | 2.3 |
| Part-time employment | 820.5 | 825.7 | 19.8 | 5.2 | 35.9 | 0.6 | 4.5 |
| Unemployment | 512.5 | 530.3 | 15.1 | 17.8 | 116.5 | 3.5 | 28.2 |
| Participation rate | 70.7 | 70.8 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.2 | 5.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 67.0 | 67.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, women | |||||||
| Population | 14,456.1 | 14,487.7 | ... | 31.6 | 354.3 | 0.2 | 2.5 |
| Labour force | 8,813.9 | 8,807.7 | 18.3 | -6.2 | 167.0 | -0.1 | 1.9 |
| Employment | 8,387.1 | 8,367.6 | 18.3 | -19.5 | 104.1 | -0.2 | 1.3 |
| Full-time employment | 6,790.9 | 6,758.6 | 26.8 | -32.3 | 34.5 | -0.5 | 0.5 |
| Part-time employment | 1,596.2 | 1,609.0 | 24.7 | 12.8 | 69.5 | 0.8 | 4.5 |
| Unemployment | 426.8 | 440.0 | 14.5 | 13.2 | 62.8 | 3.1 | 16.6 |
| Participation rate | 61.0 | 60.8 | 0.1 | -0.2 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.8 | 5.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.0 | 57.8 | 0.1 | -0.2 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 15,915.0 | 15,968.1 | ... | 53.1 | 557.5 | 0.3 | 3.6 |
| Labour force | 14,152.2 | 14,143.2 | 24.9 | -9.0 | 465.3 | -0.1 | 3.4 |
| Employment | 13,426.5 | 13,394.9 | 26.1 | -31.6 | 313.4 | -0.2 | 2.4 |
| Unemployment | 725.7 | 748.3 | 19.3 | 22.6 | 151.9 | 3.1 | 25.5 |
| Participation rate | 88.9 | 88.6 | 0.2 | -0.3 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.1 | 5.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 84.4 | 83.9 | 0.2 | -0.5 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, men | |||||||
| Population | 8,007.1 | 8,036.5 | ... | 29.4 | 312.4 | 0.4 | 4.0 |
| Labour force | 7,387.9 | 7,404.7 | 16.0 | 16.8 | 301.2 | 0.2 | 4.2 |
| Employment | 6,992.7 | 7,001.3 | 17.4 | 8.6 | 197.0 | 0.1 | 2.9 |
| Unemployment | 395.3 | 403.4 | 13.9 | 8.1 | 104.1 | 2.0 | 34.8 |
| Participation rate | 92.3 | 92.1 | 0.2 | -0.2 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.4 | 5.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 87.3 | 87.1 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, women | |||||||
| Population | 7,908.0 | 7,931.6 | ... | 23.6 | 245.1 | 0.3 | 3.2 |
| Labour force | 6,764.2 | 6,738.6 | 18.0 | -25.6 | 164.2 | -0.4 | 2.5 |
| Employment | 6,433.8 | 6,393.6 | 18.5 | -40.2 | 116.4 | -0.6 | 1.9 |
| Unemployment | 330.4 | 345.0 | 13.3 | 14.6 | 47.9 | 4.4 | 16.1 |
| Participation rate | 85.5 | 85.0 | 0.2 | -0.5 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.9 | 5.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 81.4 | 80.6 | 0.2 | -0.8 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 12,557.7 | 12,572.9 | ... | 15.2 | 211.1 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 4,565.9 | 4,607.4 | 20.9 | 41.5 | 43.6 | 0.9 | 1.0 |
| Employment | 4,352.2 | 4,385.4 | 21.1 | 33.2 | 16.1 | 0.8 | 0.4 |
| Unemployment | 213.7 | 222.0 | 10.5 | 8.3 | 27.4 | 3.9 | 14.1 |
| Participation rate | 36.4 | 36.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.7 | 4.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 34.7 | 34.9 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, men | |||||||
| Population | 6,009.5 | 6,016.8 | ... | 7.3 | 101.8 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 2,516.3 | 2,538.3 | 14.0 | 22.0 | 40.8 | 0.9 | 1.6 |
| Employment | 2,399.0 | 2,411.4 | 14.3 | 12.4 | 28.5 | 0.5 | 1.2 |
| Unemployment | 117.3 | 127.0 | 7.7 | 9.7 | 12.5 | 8.3 | 10.9 |
| Participation rate | 41.9 | 42.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.7 | 5.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 39.9 | 40.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, women | |||||||
| Population | 6,548.2 | 6,556.1 | ... | 7.9 | 109.3 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 2,049.6 | 2,069.1 | 14.2 | 19.5 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 0.1 |
| Employment | 1,953.2 | 1,974.0 | 14.4 | 20.8 | -12.3 | 1.1 | -0.6 |
| Unemployment | 96.4 | 95.1 | 7.0 | -1.3 | 15.0 | -1.3 | 18.7 |
| Participation rate | 31.3 | 31.6 | 0.2 | 0.3 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.7 | 4.6 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 29.8 | 30.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
...
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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