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

Labour force characteristics by age group and sex, seasonally adjusted
  September
2024
October
2024
Standard error1 September to October 2024 October 2023 to October 2024 September to October 2024 October 2023 to October 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 33,892.3 33,977.5 ... 85.2 1,176.6 0.3 3.6
Labour force 22,010.5 22,025.9 32.1 15.4 496.3 0.1 2.3
Employment 20,582.4 20,596.9 32.3 14.5 303.2 0.1 1.5
Full-time employment 16,841.6 16,867.2 42.2 25.6 241.0 0.2 1.4
Part-time employment 3,740.8 3,729.6 38.9 -11.2 62.1 -0.3 1.7
Unemployment 1,428.1 1,429.0 26.0 0.9 193.1 0.1 15.6
Participation rate 64.9 64.8 0.1 -0.1 -0.8 ... ...
Unemployment rate 6.5 6.5 0.1 0.0 0.8 ... ...
Employment rate 60.7 60.6 0.1 -0.1 -1.3 ... ...
15 to 24 years, both sexes              
Population 5,051.0 5,077.2 ... 26.2 356.4 0.5 7.5
Labour force 3,151.7 3,163.9 18.4 12.2 124.4 0.4 4.1
Employment 2,727.5 2,760.5 17.3 33.0 66.3 1.2 2.5
Full-time employment 1,362.5 1,401.0 21.3 38.5 52.7 2.8 3.9
Part-time employment 1,365.0 1,359.5 22.0 -5.5 13.6 -0.4 1.0
Unemployment 424.2 403.4 15.0 -20.8 58.1 -4.9 16.8
Participation rate 62.4 62.3 0.4 -0.1 -2.1 ... ...
Unemployment rate 13.5 12.8 0.5 -0.7 1.4 ... ...
Employment rate 54.0 54.4 0.4 0.4 -2.7 ... ...
25 years and over, both sexes              
Population 28,841.3 28,900.3 ... 59.0 820.2 0.2 2.9
Labour force 18,858.8 18,862.0 25.7 3.2 371.9 0.0 2.0
Employment 17,855.0 17,836.4 26.7 -18.6 236.9 -0.1 1.3
Full-time employment 15,479.1 15,466.2 36.2 -12.9 188.3 -0.1 1.2
Part-time employment 2,375.9 2,370.1 32.2 -5.8 48.5 -0.2 2.1
Unemployment 1,003.8 1,025.6 21.2 21.8 135.0 2.2 15.2
Participation rate 65.4 65.3 0.1 -0.1 -0.5 ... ...
Unemployment rate 5.3 5.4 0.1 0.1 0.6 ... ...
Employment rate 61.9 61.7 0.1 -0.2 -1.0 ... ...
25 years and over, men              
Population 14,215.4 14,247.4 ... 32.0 442.9 0.2 3.2
Labour force 9,991.0 9,996.4 16.8 5.4 219.6 0.1 2.2
Employment 9,426.4 9,428.6 17.9 2.2 147.4 0.0 1.6
Full-time employment 8,596.2 8,607.5 23.7 11.3 114.0 0.1 1.3
Part-time employment 830.2 821.1 19.7 -9.1 33.4 -1.1 4.2
Unemployment 564.6 567.9 15.3 3.3 72.3 0.6 14.6
Participation rate 70.3 70.2 0.1 -0.1 -0.6 ... ...
Unemployment rate 5.7 5.7 0.2 0.0 0.6 ... ...
Employment rate 66.3 66.2 0.1 -0.1 -1.0 ... ...
25 years and over, women              
Population 14,625.9 14,652.9 ... 27.0 377.3 0.2 2.6
Labour force 8,867.8 8,865.5 18.0 -2.3 152.2 -0.0 1.7
Employment 8,428.6 8,407.8 18.1 -20.8 89.5 -0.2 1.1
Full-time employment 6,882.9 6,858.7 26.4 -24.2 74.3 -0.4 1.1
Part-time employment 1,545.7 1,549.1 24.4 3.4 15.1 0.2 1.0
Unemployment 439.3 457.7 14.5 18.4 62.7 4.2 15.9
Participation rate 60.6 60.5 0.1 -0.1 -0.5 ... ...
Unemployment rate 5.0 5.2 0.2 0.2 0.7 ... ...
Employment rate 57.6 57.4 0.1 -0.2 -0.9 ... ...
25 to 54 years, both sexes              
Population 16,189.8 16,232.6 ... 42.8 612.6 0.3 3.9
Labour force 14,309.1 14,319.4 24.4 10.3 435.3 0.1 3.1
Employment 13,526.5 13,515.4 26.2 -11.1 302.1 -0.1 2.3
Unemployment 782.6 803.9 19.5 21.3 133.1 2.7 19.8
Participation rate 88.4 88.2 0.2 -0.2 -0.7 ... ...
Unemployment rate 5.5 5.6 0.1 0.1 0.8 ... ...
Employment rate 83.5 83.3 0.2 -0.2 -1.3 ... ...
25 to 54 years, men              
Population 8,160.3 8,184.5 ... 24.2 342.8 0.3 4.4
Labour force 7,481.3 7,484.5 15.8 3.2 253.2 0.0 3.5
Employment 7,062.5 7,056.8 17.6 -5.7 195.0 -0.1 2.8
Unemployment 418.8 427.6 14.0 8.8 58.1 2.1 15.7
Participation rate 91.7 91.4 0.2 -0.3 -0.8 ... ...
Unemployment rate 5.6 5.7 0.2 0.1 0.6 ... ...
Employment rate 86.5 86.2 0.2 -0.3 -1.3 ... ...
25 to 54 years, women              
Population 8,029.4 8,048.2 ... 18.8 269.9 0.2 3.5
Labour force 6,827.8 6,834.9 17.7 7.1 182.1 0.1 2.7
Employment 6,464.1 6,458.6 18.4 -5.5 107.1 -0.1 1.7
Unemployment 363.8 376.3 13.3 12.5 75.0 3.4 24.9
Participation rate 85.0 84.9 0.2 -0.1 -0.6 ... ...
Unemployment rate 5.3 5.5 0.2 0.2 1.0 ... ...
Employment rate 80.5 80.2 0.2 -0.3 -1.5 ... ...
55 years and over, both sexes              
Population 12,651.5 12,667.7 ... 16.2 207.6 0.1 1.7
Labour force 4,549.7 4,542.6 20.9 -7.1 -63.4 -0.2 -1.4
Employment 4,328.4 4,321.0 21.1 -7.4 -65.2 -0.2 -1.5
Unemployment 221.2 221.7 10.5 0.5 1.8 0.2 0.8
Participation rate 36.0 35.9 0.2 -0.1 -1.1 ... ...
Unemployment rate 4.9 4.9 0.2 0.0 0.1 ... ...
Employment rate 34.2 34.1 0.2 -0.1 -1.1 ... ...
55 years and over, men              
Population 6,055.1 6,062.9 ... 7.8 100.1 0.1 1.7
Labour force 2,509.7 2,511.9 13.8 2.2 -33.6 0.1 -1.3
Employment 2,363.9 2,371.7 14.1 7.8 -47.6 0.3 -2.0
Unemployment 145.8 140.2 7.7 -5.6 14.0 -3.8 11.1
Participation rate 41.4 41.4 0.2 0.0 -1.3 ... ...
Unemployment rate 5.8 5.6 0.3 -0.2 0.6 ... ...
Employment rate 39.0 39.1 0.2 0.1 -1.5 ... ...
55 years and over, women              
Population 6,596.5 6,604.7 ... 8.2 107.4 0.1 1.7
Labour force 2,040.0 2,030.7 14.3 -9.3 -29.8 -0.5 -1.4
Employment 1,964.5 1,949.2 14.4 -15.3 -17.6 -0.8 -0.9
Unemployment 75.5 81.4 7.1 5.9 -12.3 7.8 -13.1
Participation rate 30.9 30.7 0.2 -0.2 -1.0 ... ...
Unemployment rate 3.7 4.0 0.3 0.3 -0.5 ... ...
Employment rate 29.8 29.5 0.2 -0.3 -0.8 ... ...
...
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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