Table 1 
Labour force characteristics by age group and sex, seasonally adjusted 

Labour force characteristics by age group and sex, seasonally adjusted
  July
2024
August
2024
Standard error1 July to August 2024 August 2023 to August 2024 July to August 2024 August 2023 to August 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 33,685.9 33,782.3 ... 96.4 1,148.1 0.3 3.5
Labour force 21,912.1 21,994.6 32.1 82.5 588.8 0.4 2.8
Employment 20,513.6 20,535.7 32.3 22.1 316.6 0.1 1.6
Full-time employment 16,773.2 16,729.6 42.2 -43.6 132.7 -0.3 0.8
Part-time employment 3,740.4 3,806.1 38.9 65.7 183.9 1.8 5.1
Unemployment 1,398.5 1,458.9 26.0 60.4 272.3 4.3 22.9
Participation rate 65.0 65.1 0.1 0.1 -0.5 ... ...
Unemployment rate 6.4 6.6 0.1 0.2 1.1 ... ...
Employment rate 60.9 60.8 0.1 -0.1 -1.2 ... ...
15 to 24 years, both sexes              
Population 4,987.7 5,017.7 ... 30.0 353.7 0.6 7.6
Labour force 3,139.5 3,150.6 18.4 11.1 115.0 0.4 3.8
Employment 2,695.0 2,694.4 17.3 -0.6 1.7 -0.0 0.1
Full-time employment 1,353.9 1,318.6 21.3 -35.3 -52.0 -2.6 -3.8
Part-time employment 1,341.1 1,375.8 22.0 34.7 53.8 2.6 4.1
Unemployment 444.6 456.2 15.0 11.6 113.3 2.6 33.0
Participation rate 62.9 62.8 0.4 -0.1 -2.3 ... ...
Unemployment rate 14.2 14.5 0.5 0.3 3.2 ... ...
Employment rate 54.0 53.7 0.4 -0.3 -4.0 ... ...
25 years and over, both sexes              
Population 28,698.2 28,764.7 ... 66.5 794.6 0.2 2.8
Labour force 18,772.6 18,844.0 25.7 71.4 473.9 0.4 2.6
Employment 17,818.6 17,841.3 26.7 22.7 314.9 0.1 1.8
Full-time employment 15,419.3 15,411.0 36.2 -8.3 184.8 -0.1 1.2
Part-time employment 2,399.3 2,430.3 32.2 31.0 130.1 1.3 5.7
Unemployment 954.0 1,002.7 21.2 48.7 159.0 5.1 18.8
Participation rate 65.4 65.5 0.1 0.1 -0.2 ... ...
Unemployment rate 5.1 5.3 0.1 0.2 0.7 ... ...
Employment rate 62.1 62.0 0.1 -0.1 -0.7 ... ...
25 years and over, men              
Population 14,138.1 14,174.0 ... 35.9 430.0 0.3 3.1
Labour force 9,946.4 9,994.2 16.8 47.8 312.5 0.5 3.2
Employment 9,425.7 9,429.7 17.9 4.0 190.1 0.0 2.1
Full-time employment 8,601.3 8,585.8 23.7 -15.5 131.3 -0.2 1.6
Part-time employment 824.4 843.9 19.7 19.5 58.7 2.4 7.5
Unemployment 520.7 564.5 15.3 43.8 122.4 8.4 27.7
Participation rate 70.4 70.5 0.1 0.1 0.1 ... ...
Unemployment rate 5.2 5.6 0.2 0.4 1.0 ... ...
Employment rate 66.7 66.5 0.1 -0.2 -0.7 ... ...
25 years and over, women              
Population 14,560.1 14,590.7 ... 30.6 364.5 0.2 2.6
Labour force 8,826.2 8,849.8 18.0 23.6 161.3 0.3 1.9
Employment 8,392.9 8,411.6 18.1 18.7 124.8 0.2 1.5
Full-time employment 6,818.0 6,825.3 26.4 7.3 53.6 0.1 0.8
Part-time employment 1,574.9 1,586.4 24.4 11.5 71.4 0.7 4.7
Unemployment 433.2 438.2 14.5 5.0 36.5 1.2 9.1
Participation rate 60.6 60.7 0.1 0.1 -0.4 ... ...
Unemployment rate 4.9 5.0 0.2 0.1 0.4 ... ...
Employment rate 57.6 57.7 0.1 0.1 -0.6 ... ...
25 to 54 years, both sexes              
Population 16,085.8 16,134.9 ... 49.1 590.6 0.3 3.8
Labour force 14,181.9 14,259.6 24.4 77.7 465.5 0.5 3.4
Employment 13,458.8 13,492.6 26.2 33.8 322.2 0.3 2.4
Unemployment 723.1 767.0 19.5 43.9 143.4 6.1 23.0
Participation rate 88.2 88.4 0.2 0.2 -0.3 ... ...
Unemployment rate 5.1 5.4 0.1 0.3 0.9 ... ...
Employment rate 83.7 83.6 0.2 -0.1 -1.1 ... ...
25 to 54 years, men              
Population 8,102.1 8,129.5 ... 27.4 331.6 0.3 4.3
Labour force 7,427.8 7,474.9 15.8 47.1 311.1 0.6 4.3
Employment 7,035.8 7,049.2 17.6 13.4 206.9 0.2 3.0
Unemployment 392.0 425.7 14.0 33.7 104.3 8.6 32.5
Participation rate 91.7 91.9 0.2 0.2 0.0 ... ...
Unemployment rate 5.3 5.7 0.2 0.4 1.2 ... ...
Employment rate 86.8 86.7 0.2 -0.1 -1.0 ... ...
25 to 54 years, women              
Population 7,983.7 8,005.4 ... 21.7 259.0 0.3 3.3
Labour force 6,754.1 6,784.7 17.7 30.6 154.4 0.5 2.3
Employment 6,423.0 6,443.4 18.4 20.4 115.3 0.3 1.8
Unemployment 331.1 341.3 13.3 10.2 39.1 3.1 12.9
Participation rate 84.6 84.8 0.2 0.2 -0.8 ... ...
Unemployment rate 4.9 5.0 0.2 0.1 0.4 ... ...
Employment rate 80.5 80.5 0.2 0.0 -1.2 ... ...
55 years and over, both sexes              
Population 12,612.4 12,629.8 ... 17.4 204.0 0.1 1.6
Labour force 4,590.7 4,584.4 20.9 -6.3 8.3 -0.1 0.2
Employment 4,359.8 4,348.8 21.1 -11.0 -7.2 -0.3 -0.2
Unemployment 230.9 235.6 10.5 4.7 15.5 2.0 7.0
Participation rate 36.4 36.3 0.2 -0.1 -0.5 ... ...
Unemployment rate 5.0 5.1 0.2 0.1 0.3 ... ...
Employment rate 34.6 34.4 0.2 -0.2 -0.7 ... ...
55 years and over, men              
Population 6,036.0 6,044.5 ... 8.5 98.4 0.1 1.7
Labour force 2,518.6 2,519.3 13.8 0.7 1.4 0.0 0.1
Employment 2,389.9 2,380.5 14.1 -9.4 -16.8 -0.4 -0.7
Unemployment 128.7 138.8 7.7 10.1 18.2 7.8 15.1
Participation rate 41.7 41.7 0.2 0.0 -0.6 ... ...
Unemployment rate 5.1 5.5 0.3 0.4 0.7 ... ...
Employment rate 39.6 39.4 0.2 -0.2 -0.9 ... ...
55 years and over, women              
Population 6,576.4 6,585.3 ... 8.9 105.5 0.1 1.6
Labour force 2,072.0 2,065.1 14.3 -6.9 7.0 -0.3 0.3
Employment 1,969.9 1,968.3 14.4 -1.6 9.6 -0.1 0.5
Unemployment 102.1 96.9 7.1 -5.2 -2.6 -5.1 -2.6
Participation rate 31.5 31.4 0.2 -0.1 -0.4 ... ...
Unemployment rate 4.9 4.7 0.3 -0.2 -0.1 ... ...
Employment rate 30.0 29.9 0.2 -0.1 -0.3 ... ...
...
not applicable
Note(s):
The sum of individual categories may not always add up to the total as a result of rounding.
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