Table 1
Labour force characteristics by age group and sex, seasonally adjusted
| August 2024 |
September 2024 |
Standard error1 | August to September 2024 | September 2023 to September 2024 | August to September 2024 | September 2023 to September 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 | 33,782.3 | 33,892.3 | ... | 110.0 | 1,176.0 | 0.3 | 3.6 |
| Labour force | 21,994.6 | 22,010.5 | 32.1 | 15.9 | 543.1 | 0.1 | 2.5 |
| Employment | 20,535.7 | 20,582.4 | 32.3 | 46.7 | 312.6 | 0.2 | 1.5 |
| Full-time employment | 16,729.6 | 16,841.6 | 42.2 | 112.0 | 240.3 | 0.7 | 1.4 |
| Part-time employment | 3,806.1 | 3,740.8 | 38.9 | -65.3 | 72.2 | -1.7 | 2.0 |
| Unemployment | 1,458.9 | 1,428.1 | 26.0 | -30.8 | 230.6 | -2.1 | 19.3 |
| Participation rate | 65.1 | 64.9 | 0.1 | -0.2 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.6 | 6.5 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.8 | 60.7 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| 15 to 24 years, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 5,017.7 | 5,051.0 | ... | 33.3 | 361.7 | 0.7 | 7.7 |
| Labour force | 3,150.6 | 3,151.7 | 18.4 | 1.1 | 133.0 | 0.0 | 4.4 |
| Employment | 2,694.4 | 2,727.5 | 17.3 | 33.1 | 30.7 | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| Full-time employment | 1,318.6 | 1,362.5 | 21.3 | 43.9 | -2.3 | 3.3 | -0.2 |
| Part-time employment | 1,375.8 | 1,365.0 | 22.0 | -10.8 | 32.9 | -0.8 | 2.5 |
| Unemployment | 456.2 | 424.2 | 15.0 | -32.0 | 102.4 | -7.0 | 31.8 |
| Participation rate | 62.8 | 62.4 | 0.4 | -0.4 | -2.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 14.5 | 13.5 | 0.5 | -1.0 | 2.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 53.7 | 54.0 | 0.4 | 0.3 | -3.5 | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 28,764.7 | 28,841.3 | ... | 76.6 | 814.3 | 0.3 | 2.9 |
| Labour force | 18,844.0 | 18,858.8 | 25.7 | 14.8 | 410.1 | 0.1 | 2.2 |
| Employment | 17,841.3 | 17,855.0 | 26.7 | 13.7 | 282.0 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| Full-time employment | 15,411.0 | 15,479.1 | 36.2 | 68.1 | 242.6 | 0.4 | 1.6 |
| Part-time employment | 2,430.3 | 2,375.9 | 32.2 | -54.4 | 39.4 | -2.2 | 1.7 |
| Unemployment | 1,002.7 | 1,003.8 | 21.2 | 1.1 | 128.1 | 0.1 | 14.6 |
| Participation rate | 65.5 | 65.4 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.3 | 5.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.0 | 61.9 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, men | |||||||
| Population | 14,174.0 | 14,215.4 | ... | 41.4 | 440.6 | 0.3 | 3.2 |
| Labour force | 9,994.2 | 9,991.0 | 16.8 | -3.2 | 255.0 | -0.0 | 2.6 |
| Employment | 9,429.7 | 9,426.4 | 17.9 | -3.3 | 165.2 | -0.0 | 1.8 |
| Full-time employment | 8,585.8 | 8,596.2 | 23.7 | 10.4 | 122.2 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Part-time employment | 843.9 | 830.2 | 19.7 | -13.7 | 43.0 | -1.6 | 5.5 |
| Unemployment | 564.5 | 564.6 | 15.3 | 0.1 | 89.8 | 0.0 | 18.9 |
| Participation rate | 70.5 | 70.3 | 0.1 | -0.2 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.6 | 5.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.5 | 66.3 | 0.1 | -0.2 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, women | |||||||
| Population | 14,590.7 | 14,625.9 | ... | 35.2 | 373.7 | 0.2 | 2.6 |
| Labour force | 8,849.8 | 8,867.8 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 155.1 | 0.2 | 1.8 |
| Employment | 8,411.6 | 8,428.6 | 18.1 | 17.0 | 116.8 | 0.2 | 1.4 |
| Full-time employment | 6,825.3 | 6,882.9 | 26.4 | 57.6 | 120.4 | 0.8 | 1.8 |
| Part-time employment | 1,586.4 | 1,545.7 | 24.4 | -40.7 | -3.6 | -2.6 | -0.2 |
| Unemployment | 438.2 | 439.3 | 14.5 | 1.1 | 38.4 | 0.3 | 9.6 |
| Participation rate | 60.7 | 60.6 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.7 | 57.6 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 16,134.9 | 16,189.8 | ... | 54.9 | 606.2 | 0.3 | 3.9 |
| Labour force | 14,259.6 | 14,309.1 | 24.4 | 49.5 | 444.5 | 0.3 | 3.2 |
| Employment | 13,492.6 | 13,526.5 | 26.2 | 33.9 | 309.5 | 0.3 | 2.3 |
| Unemployment | 767.0 | 782.6 | 19.5 | 15.6 | 135.0 | 2.0 | 20.8 |
| Participation rate | 88.4 | 88.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.4 | 5.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 83.6 | 83.5 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, men | |||||||
| Population | 8,129.5 | 8,160.3 | ... | 30.8 | 340.1 | 0.4 | 4.3 |
| Labour force | 7,474.9 | 7,481.3 | 15.8 | 6.4 | 266.8 | 0.1 | 3.7 |
| Employment | 7,049.2 | 7,062.5 | 17.6 | 13.3 | 193.0 | 0.2 | 2.8 |
| Unemployment | 425.7 | 418.8 | 14.0 | -6.9 | 73.8 | -1.6 | 21.4 |
| Participation rate | 91.9 | 91.7 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.7 | 5.6 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 86.7 | 86.5 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, women | |||||||
| Population | 8,005.4 | 8,029.4 | ... | 24.0 | 266.1 | 0.3 | 3.4 |
| Labour force | 6,784.7 | 6,827.8 | 17.7 | 43.1 | 177.8 | 0.6 | 2.7 |
| Employment | 6,443.4 | 6,464.1 | 18.4 | 20.7 | 116.6 | 0.3 | 1.8 |
| Unemployment | 341.3 | 363.8 | 13.3 | 22.5 | 61.2 | 6.6 | 20.2 |
| Participation rate | 84.8 | 85.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.0 | 5.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 80.5 | 80.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 12,629.8 | 12,651.5 | ... | 21.7 | 208.1 | 0.2 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 4,584.4 | 4,549.7 | 20.9 | -34.7 | -34.4 | -0.8 | -0.8 |
| Employment | 4,348.8 | 4,328.4 | 21.1 | -20.4 | -27.6 | -0.5 | -0.6 |
| Unemployment | 235.6 | 221.2 | 10.5 | -14.4 | -6.9 | -6.1 | -3.0 |
| Participation rate | 36.3 | 36.0 | 0.2 | -0.3 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.1 | 4.9 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 34.4 | 34.2 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, men | |||||||
| Population | 6,044.5 | 6,055.1 | ... | 10.6 | 100.5 | 0.2 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 2,519.3 | 2,509.7 | 13.8 | -9.6 | -11.8 | -0.4 | -0.5 |
| Employment | 2,380.5 | 2,363.9 | 14.1 | -16.6 | -27.8 | -0.7 | -1.2 |
| Unemployment | 138.8 | 145.8 | 7.7 | 7.0 | 16.0 | 5.0 | 12.3 |
| Participation rate | 41.7 | 41.4 | 0.2 | -0.3 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.5 | 5.8 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 39.4 | 39.0 | 0.2 | -0.4 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, women | |||||||
| Population | 6,585.3 | 6,596.5 | ... | 11.2 | 107.7 | 0.2 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 2,065.1 | 2,040.0 | 14.3 | -25.1 | -22.6 | -1.2 | -1.1 |
| Employment | 1,968.3 | 1,964.5 | 14.4 | -3.8 | 0.2 | -0.2 | 0.0 |
| Unemployment | 96.9 | 75.5 | 7.1 | -21.4 | -22.8 | -22.1 | -23.2 |
| Participation rate | 31.4 | 30.9 | 0.2 | -0.5 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.7 | 3.7 | 0.3 | -1.0 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 29.9 | 29.8 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
...
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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