Table 1
Labour force characteristics by age group and sex, seasonally adjusted
| November 2024 |
December 2024 |
Standard error1 | November to December 2024 | December 2023 to December 2024 | November to December 2024 | December 2023 to December 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 | 34,057.6 | 34,124.7 | ... | 67.1 | 1,171.9 | 0.2 | 3.6 |
| Labour force | 22,163.7 | 22,230.4 | 32.1 | 66.7 | 661.7 | 0.3 | 3.1 |
| Employment | 20,647.4 | 20,738.3 | 32.3 | 90.9 | 413.4 | 0.4 | 2.0 |
| Full-time employment | 16,921.4 | 16,978.9 | 42.2 | 57.5 | 326.7 | 0.3 | 2.0 |
| Part-time employment | 3,726.0 | 3,759.5 | 38.9 | 33.5 | 86.7 | 0.9 | 2.4 |
| Unemployment | 1,516.3 | 1,492.1 | 26.0 | -24.2 | 248.3 | -1.6 | 20.0 |
| Participation rate | 65.1 | 65.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.8 | 6.7 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.6 | 60.8 | 0.1 | 0.2 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| 15 to 24 years, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 5,102.5 | 5,121.5 | ... | 19.0 | 357.5 | 0.4 | 7.5 |
| Labour force | 3,201.2 | 3,217.4 | 18.4 | 16.2 | 192.7 | 0.5 | 6.4 |
| Employment | 2,756.6 | 2,755.3 | 17.3 | -1.3 | 73.3 | -0.0 | 2.7 |
| Full-time employment | 1,392.4 | 1,402.0 | 21.3 | 9.6 | 38.8 | 0.7 | 2.8 |
| Part-time employment | 1,364.1 | 1,353.2 | 22.0 | -10.9 | 34.4 | -0.8 | 2.6 |
| Unemployment | 444.6 | 462.2 | 15.0 | 17.6 | 119.5 | 4.0 | 34.9 |
| Participation rate | 62.7 | 62.8 | 0.4 | 0.1 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 13.9 | 14.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 3.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 54.0 | 53.8 | 0.4 | -0.2 | -2.5 | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 28,955.0 | 29,003.1 | ... | 48.1 | 814.3 | 0.2 | 2.9 |
| Labour force | 18,962.5 | 19,013.0 | 25.7 | 50.5 | 469.0 | 0.3 | 2.5 |
| Employment | 17,890.9 | 17,983.1 | 26.7 | 92.2 | 340.2 | 0.5 | 1.9 |
| Full-time employment | 15,529.0 | 15,576.8 | 36.2 | 47.8 | 287.9 | 0.3 | 1.9 |
| Part-time employment | 2,361.9 | 2,406.2 | 32.2 | 44.3 | 52.2 | 1.9 | 2.2 |
| Unemployment | 1,071.6 | 1,029.9 | 21.2 | -41.7 | 128.8 | -3.9 | 14.3 |
| Participation rate | 65.5 | 65.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.7 | 5.4 | 0.1 | -0.3 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.8 | 62.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, men | |||||||
| Population | 14,277.1 | 14,302.8 | ... | 25.7 | 439.7 | 0.2 | 3.2 |
| Labour force | 10,056.8 | 10,089.5 | 16.8 | 32.7 | 299.9 | 0.3 | 3.1 |
| Employment | 9,473.3 | 9,543.8 | 17.9 | 70.5 | 240.8 | 0.7 | 2.6 |
| Full-time employment | 8,660.3 | 8,719.9 | 23.7 | 59.6 | 210.5 | 0.7 | 2.5 |
| Part-time employment | 813.0 | 823.9 | 19.7 | 10.9 | 30.3 | 1.3 | 3.8 |
| Unemployment | 583.5 | 545.7 | 15.3 | -37.8 | 59.1 | -6.5 | 12.1 |
| Participation rate | 70.4 | 70.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.8 | 5.4 | 0.2 | -0.4 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.4 | 66.7 | 0.1 | 0.3 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, women | |||||||
| Population | 14,677.9 | 14,700.3 | ... | 22.4 | 374.6 | 0.2 | 2.6 |
| Labour force | 8,905.7 | 8,923.5 | 18.0 | 17.8 | 169.2 | 0.2 | 1.9 |
| Employment | 8,417.6 | 8,439.2 | 18.1 | 21.6 | 99.3 | 0.3 | 1.2 |
| Full-time employment | 6,868.7 | 6,856.9 | 26.4 | -11.8 | 77.4 | -0.2 | 1.1 |
| Part-time employment | 1,548.9 | 1,582.3 | 24.4 | 33.4 | 21.9 | 2.2 | 1.4 |
| Unemployment | 488.1 | 484.2 | 14.5 | -3.9 | 69.8 | -0.8 | 16.8 |
| Participation rate | 60.7 | 60.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.5 | 5.4 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.3 | 57.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 16,272.6 | 16,306.7 | ... | 34.1 | 608.3 | 0.2 | 3.9 |
| Labour force | 14,398.4 | 14,401.3 | 24.4 | 2.9 | 469.6 | 0.0 | 3.4 |
| Employment | 13,570.3 | 13,600.3 | 26.2 | 30.0 | 338.2 | 0.2 | 2.6 |
| Unemployment | 828.1 | 801.1 | 19.5 | -27.0 | 131.6 | -3.3 | 19.7 |
| Participation rate | 88.5 | 88.3 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.8 | 5.6 | 0.1 | -0.2 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 83.4 | 83.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, men | |||||||
| Population | 8,207.1 | 8,226.0 | ... | 18.9 | 340.2 | 0.2 | 4.3 |
| Labour force | 7,533.7 | 7,544.1 | 15.8 | 10.4 | 279.6 | 0.1 | 3.8 |
| Employment | 7,101.6 | 7,131.2 | 17.6 | 29.6 | 227.7 | 0.4 | 3.3 |
| Unemployment | 432.1 | 412.8 | 14.0 | -19.3 | 51.8 | -4.5 | 14.3 |
| Participation rate | 91.8 | 91.7 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.7 | 5.5 | 0.2 | -0.2 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 86.5 | 86.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, women | |||||||
| Population | 8,065.6 | 8,080.7 | ... | 15.1 | 268.1 | 0.2 | 3.4 |
| Labour force | 6,864.7 | 6,857.3 | 17.7 | -7.4 | 190.1 | -0.1 | 2.9 |
| Employment | 6,468.7 | 6,469.0 | 18.4 | 0.3 | 110.4 | 0.0 | 1.7 |
| Unemployment | 396.0 | 388.2 | 13.3 | -7.8 | 79.7 | -2.0 | 25.8 |
| Participation rate | 85.1 | 84.9 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.8 | 5.7 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 80.2 | 80.1 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 12,682.4 | 12,696.4 | ... | 14.0 | 206.1 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 4,564.1 | 4,611.6 | 20.9 | 47.5 | -0.7 | 1.0 | -0.0 |
| Employment | 4,320.6 | 4,382.8 | 21.1 | 62.2 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 0.0 |
| Unemployment | 243.5 | 228.8 | 10.5 | -14.7 | -2.7 | -6.0 | -1.2 |
| Participation rate | 36.0 | 36.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.3 | 5.0 | 0.2 | -0.3 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 34.1 | 34.5 | 0.2 | 0.4 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, men | |||||||
| Population | 6,070.0 | 6,076.8 | ... | 6.8 | 99.5 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 2,523.1 | 2,545.4 | 13.8 | 22.3 | 20.3 | 0.9 | 0.8 |
| Employment | 2,371.7 | 2,412.6 | 14.1 | 40.9 | 13.1 | 1.7 | 0.5 |
| Unemployment | 151.5 | 132.8 | 7.7 | -18.7 | 7.1 | -12.3 | 5.6 |
| Participation rate | 41.6 | 41.9 | 0.2 | 0.3 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.0 | 5.2 | 0.3 | -0.8 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 39.1 | 39.7 | 0.2 | 0.6 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, women | |||||||
| Population | 6,612.3 | 6,619.6 | ... | 7.3 | 106.5 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 2,041.0 | 2,066.2 | 14.3 | 25.2 | -20.9 | 1.2 | -1.0 |
| Employment | 1,948.9 | 1,970.2 | 14.4 | 21.3 | -11.1 | 1.1 | -0.6 |
| Unemployment | 92.1 | 96.0 | 7.1 | 3.9 | -9.9 | 4.2 | -9.3 |
| Participation rate | 30.9 | 31.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.5 | 4.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 29.5 | 29.8 | 0.2 | 0.3 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
...
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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