Table 1
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.
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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