Table 1
Labour force characteristics by age group and sex, seasonally adjusted
| May 2024 |
June 2024 |
Standard error1 | May to June 2024 | June 2023 to June 2024 | May to June 2024 | June 2023 to June 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 | 33,461.8 | 33,560.5 | ... | 98.7 | 1,111.1 | 0.3 | 3.4 |
| Labour force | 21,883.0 | 21,923.4 | 32.5 | 40.4 | 588.5 | 0.2 | 2.8 |
| Employment | 20,517.8 | 20,516.4 | 32.1 | -1.4 | 343.4 | -0.0 | 1.7 |
| Full-time employment | 16,715.0 | 16,711.6 | 42.1 | -3.4 | 165.5 | -0.0 | 1.0 |
| Part-time employment | 3,802.9 | 3,804.8 | 38.9 | 1.9 | 177.9 | 0.0 | 4.9 |
| Unemployment | 1,365.1 | 1,407.1 | 25.5 | 42.0 | 245.2 | 3.1 | 21.1 |
| Participation rate | 65.4 | 65.3 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.2 | 6.4 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.3 | 61.1 | 0.1 | -0.2 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| 15 to 24 years, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 4,920.8 | 4,950.2 | ... | 29.4 | 335.7 | 0.6 | 7.3 |
| Labour force | 3,132.3 | 3,136.1 | 18.6 | 3.8 | 116.8 | 0.1 | 3.9 |
| Employment | 2,737.5 | 2,713.5 | 17.4 | -24.0 | 38.6 | -0.9 | 1.4 |
| Full-time employment | 1,369.4 | 1,364.6 | 21.2 | -4.8 | 13.2 | -0.4 | 1.0 |
| Part-time employment | 1,368.1 | 1,348.9 | 22.0 | -19.2 | 25.5 | -1.4 | 1.9 |
| Unemployment | 394.8 | 422.6 | 14.6 | 27.8 | 78.2 | 7.0 | 22.7 |
| Participation rate | 63.7 | 63.4 | 0.4 | -0.3 | -2.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 12.6 | 13.5 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 2.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 55.6 | 54.8 | 0.4 | -0.8 | -3.2 | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 28,541.0 | 28,610.3 | ... | 69.3 | 775.4 | 0.2 | 2.8 |
| Labour force | 18,750.7 | 18,787.3 | 26.1 | 36.6 | 471.7 | 0.2 | 2.6 |
| Employment | 17,780.3 | 17,802.9 | 26.5 | 22.6 | 304.8 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| Full-time employment | 15,345.6 | 15,347.0 | 36.1 | 1.4 | 152.4 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Part-time employment | 2,434.7 | 2,455.9 | 32.2 | 21.2 | 152.4 | 0.9 | 6.6 |
| Unemployment | 970.3 | 984.4 | 21.1 | 14.1 | 166.9 | 1.5 | 20.4 |
| Participation rate | 65.7 | 65.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.2 | 5.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.3 | 62.2 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, men | |||||||
| Population | 14,053.3 | 14,090.8 | ... | 37.5 | 418.7 | 0.3 | 3.1 |
| Labour force | 9,943.0 | 9,943.5 | 17.1 | 0.5 | 292.2 | 0.0 | 3.0 |
| Employment | 9,412.7 | 9,403.1 | 17.8 | -9.6 | 180.1 | -0.1 | 2.0 |
| Full-time employment | 8,587.0 | 8,562.9 | 23.6 | -24.1 | 117.5 | -0.3 | 1.4 |
| Part-time employment | 825.7 | 840.1 | 19.8 | 14.4 | 62.5 | 1.7 | 8.0 |
| Unemployment | 530.3 | 540.4 | 15.1 | 10.1 | 112.1 | 1.9 | 26.2 |
| Participation rate | 70.8 | 70.6 | 0.1 | -0.2 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.3 | 5.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 67.0 | 66.7 | 0.1 | -0.3 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, women | |||||||
| Population | 14,487.7 | 14,519.5 | ... | 31.8 | 356.7 | 0.2 | 2.5 |
| Labour force | 8,807.7 | 8,843.8 | 18.3 | 36.1 | 179.5 | 0.4 | 2.1 |
| Employment | 8,367.6 | 8,399.9 | 18.3 | 32.3 | 124.8 | 0.4 | 1.5 |
| Full-time employment | 6,758.6 | 6,784.1 | 26.8 | 25.5 | 34.9 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
| Part-time employment | 1,609.0 | 1,615.8 | 24.7 | 6.8 | 89.9 | 0.4 | 5.9 |
| Unemployment | 440.0 | 444.0 | 14.5 | 4.0 | 54.8 | 0.9 | 14.1 |
| Participation rate | 60.8 | 60.9 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.8 | 57.9 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 15,968.1 | 16,019.9 | ... | 51.8 | 566.7 | 0.3 | 3.7 |
| Labour force | 14,143.2 | 14,154.9 | 24.9 | 11.7 | 406.7 | 0.1 | 3.0 |
| Employment | 13,394.9 | 13,399.5 | 26.1 | 4.6 | 268.3 | 0.0 | 2.0 |
| Unemployment | 748.3 | 755.4 | 19.3 | 7.1 | 138.4 | 0.9 | 22.4 |
| Participation rate | 88.6 | 88.4 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.3 | 5.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 83.9 | 83.6 | 0.2 | -0.3 | -1.4 | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, men | |||||||
| Population | 8,036.5 | 8,065.4 | ... | 28.9 | 317.9 | 0.4 | 4.1 |
| Labour force | 7,404.7 | 7,398.1 | 16.0 | -6.6 | 246.7 | -0.1 | 3.4 |
| Employment | 7,001.3 | 6,987.5 | 17.4 | -13.8 | 154.5 | -0.2 | 2.3 |
| Unemployment | 403.4 | 410.6 | 13.9 | 7.2 | 92.1 | 1.8 | 28.9 |
| Participation rate | 92.1 | 91.7 | 0.2 | -0.4 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.4 | 5.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 87.1 | 86.6 | 0.2 | -0.5 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, women | |||||||
| Population | 7,931.6 | 7,954.4 | ... | 22.8 | 248.7 | 0.3 | 3.2 |
| Labour force | 6,738.6 | 6,756.8 | 18.0 | 18.2 | 160.1 | 0.3 | 2.4 |
| Employment | 6,393.6 | 6,412.1 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 113.9 | 0.3 | 1.8 |
| Unemployment | 345.0 | 344.8 | 13.3 | -0.2 | 46.3 | -0.1 | 15.5 |
| Participation rate | 85.0 | 84.9 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.1 | 5.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 80.6 | 80.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 12,572.9 | 12,590.4 | ... | 17.5 | 208.7 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 4,607.4 | 4,632.4 | 20.9 | 25.0 | 64.9 | 0.5 | 1.4 |
| Employment | 4,385.4 | 4,403.4 | 21.1 | 18.0 | 36.5 | 0.4 | 0.8 |
| Unemployment | 222.0 | 229.1 | 10.5 | 7.1 | 28.6 | 3.2 | 14.3 |
| Participation rate | 36.6 | 36.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.8 | 4.9 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 34.9 | 35.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, men | |||||||
| Population | 6,016.8 | 6,025.3 | ... | 8.5 | 100.7 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 2,538.3 | 2,545.4 | 14.0 | 7.1 | 45.5 | 0.3 | 1.8 |
| Employment | 2,411.4 | 2,415.6 | 14.3 | 4.2 | 25.6 | 0.2 | 1.1 |
| Unemployment | 127.0 | 129.8 | 7.7 | 2.8 | 19.9 | 2.2 | 18.1 |
| Participation rate | 42.2 | 42.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.0 | 5.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 40.1 | 40.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, women | |||||||
| Population | 6,556.1 | 6,565.1 | ... | 9.0 | 108.0 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 2,069.1 | 2,087.0 | 14.2 | 17.9 | 19.4 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
| Employment | 1,974.0 | 1,987.8 | 14.4 | 13.8 | 10.9 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
| Unemployment | 95.1 | 99.2 | 7.0 | 4.1 | 8.5 | 4.3 | 9.4 |
| Participation rate | 31.6 | 31.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.6 | 4.8 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 30.1 | 30.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
...
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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