Table 1
Labour force characteristics by age group and gender, seasonally adjusted
| December 2024 |
January 2025 |
Standard error1 | December 2024 to January 2025 | January 2024 to January 2025 | December 2024 to January 2025 | January 2024 to January 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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, total - gender | |||||||
| Population | 34,285.1 | 34,340.8 | ... | 55.7 | 1,064.3 | 0.2 | 3.2 |
| Labour force | 22,422.8 | 22,484.0 | 32.2 | 61.2 | 666.8 | 0.3 | 3.1 |
| Employment | 20,917.4 | 20,993.4 | 32.0 | 76.0 | 416.3 | 0.4 | 2.0 |
| Full-time employment | 17,150.7 | 17,185.9 | 42.3 | 35.2 | 345.1 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| Part-time employment | 3,766.6 | 3,807.5 | 38.6 | 40.9 | 71.2 | 1.1 | 1.9 |
| Unemployment | 1,505.5 | 1,490.6 | 27.0 | -14.9 | 250.5 | -1.0 | 20.2 |
| Participation rate | 65.4 | 65.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.7 | 6.6 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.0 | 61.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| 15 to 24 years, total - gender | |||||||
| Population | 4,993.3 | 4,999.6 | ... | 6.3 | 249.3 | 0.1 | 5.2 |
| Labour force | 3,137.6 | 3,153.6 | 18.2 | 16.0 | 167.0 | 0.5 | 5.6 |
| Employment | 2,693.3 | 2,723.8 | 17.0 | 30.5 | 63.0 | 1.1 | 2.4 |
| Full-time employment | 1,364.0 | 1,395.3 | 20.7 | 31.3 | 44.2 | 2.3 | 3.3 |
| Part-time employment | 1,329.2 | 1,328.5 | 21.7 | -0.7 | 18.8 | -0.1 | 1.4 |
| Unemployment | 444.4 | 429.8 | 15.4 | -14.6 | 104.0 | -3.3 | 31.9 |
| Participation rate | 62.8 | 63.1 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 14.2 | 13.6 | 0.5 | -0.6 | 2.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 53.9 | 54.5 | 0.3 | 0.6 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, total - gender | |||||||
| Population | 29,291.8 | 29,341.1 | ... | 49.3 | 815.0 | 0.2 | 2.9 |
| Labour force | 19,285.2 | 19,330.4 | 25.9 | 45.2 | 499.8 | 0.2 | 2.7 |
| Employment | 18,224.1 | 18,269.6 | 26.7 | 45.5 | 353.3 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| Full-time employment | 15,786.7 | 15,790.6 | 36.5 | 3.9 | 300.9 | 0.0 | 1.9 |
| Part-time employment | 2,437.4 | 2,479.0 | 31.5 | 41.6 | 52.4 | 1.7 | 2.2 |
| Unemployment | 1,061.1 | 1,060.8 | 21.8 | -0.3 | 146.5 | -0.0 | 16.0 |
| Participation rate | 65.8 | 65.9 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.2 | 62.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, men | |||||||
| Population | 14,458.2 | 14,482.0 | ... | 23.8 | 424.6 | 0.2 | 3.0 |
| Labour force | 10,251.4 | 10,263.8 | 17.1 | 12.4 | 288.5 | 0.1 | 2.9 |
| Employment | 9,684.2 | 9,691.5 | 18.4 | 7.3 | 205.3 | 0.1 | 2.2 |
| Full-time employment | 8,845.3 | 8,848.3 | 24.2 | 3.0 | 212.5 | 0.0 | 2.5 |
| Part-time employment | 838.9 | 843.2 | 19.7 | 4.3 | -7.2 | 0.5 | -0.8 |
| Unemployment | 567.2 | 572.3 | 15.8 | 5.1 | 83.3 | 0.9 | 17.0 |
| Participation rate | 70.9 | 70.9 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.5 | 5.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 67.0 | 66.9 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, women | |||||||
| Population | 14,833.6 | 14,859.1 | ... | 25.5 | 390.4 | 0.2 | 2.7 |
| Labour force | 9,033.8 | 9,066.6 | 18.1 | 32.8 | 211.3 | 0.4 | 2.4 |
| Employment | 8,539.9 | 8,578.2 | 18.1 | 38.3 | 148.2 | 0.4 | 1.8 |
| Full-time employment | 6,941.4 | 6,942.3 | 26.4 | 0.9 | 88.4 | 0.0 | 1.3 |
| Part-time employment | 1,598.5 | 1,635.8 | 24.2 | 37.3 | 59.7 | 2.3 | 3.8 |
| Unemployment | 494.0 | 488.5 | 14.9 | -5.5 | 63.2 | -1.1 | 14.9 |
| Participation rate | 60.9 | 61.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.5 | 5.4 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.6 | 57.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, total - gender | |||||||
| Population | 16,599.7 | 16,632.1 | ... | 32.4 | 591.2 | 0.2 | 3.7 |
| Labour force | 14,665.6 | 14,733.9 | 24.4 | 68.3 | 497.0 | 0.5 | 3.5 |
| Employment | 13,842.4 | 13,905.7 | 26.2 | 63.3 | 389.8 | 0.5 | 2.9 |
| Unemployment | 823.2 | 828.3 | 20.3 | 5.1 | 107.3 | 0.6 | 14.9 |
| Participation rate | 88.3 | 88.6 | 0.1 | 0.3 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.6 | 5.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 83.4 | 83.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, men | |||||||
| Population | 8,400.7 | 8,417.2 | ... | 16.5 | 323.1 | 0.2 | 4.0 |
| Labour force | 7,706.8 | 7,738.9 | 15.8 | 32.1 | 290.7 | 0.4 | 3.9 |
| Employment | 7,277.4 | 7,305.0 | 18.0 | 27.6 | 234.0 | 0.4 | 3.3 |
| Unemployment | 429.3 | 433.9 | 14.7 | 4.6 | 56.7 | 1.1 | 15.0 |
| Participation rate | 91.7 | 91.9 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.6 | 5.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 86.6 | 86.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, women | |||||||
| Population | 8,199.0 | 8,214.9 | ... | 15.9 | 268.1 | 0.2 | 3.4 |
| Labour force | 6,958.8 | 6,995.0 | 17.9 | 36.2 | 206.2 | 0.5 | 3.0 |
| Employment | 6,564.9 | 6,600.7 | 18.4 | 35.8 | 155.8 | 0.5 | 2.4 |
| Unemployment | 393.9 | 394.3 | 13.7 | 0.4 | 50.4 | 0.1 | 14.7 |
| Participation rate | 84.9 | 85.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.7 | 5.6 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 80.1 | 80.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, total - gender | |||||||
| Population | 12,692.1 | 12,709.0 | ... | 16.9 | 223.8 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 4,619.7 | 4,596.5 | 20.5 | -23.2 | 2.8 | -0.5 | 0.1 |
| Employment | 4,381.7 | 4,364.0 | 20.6 | -17.7 | -36.4 | -0.4 | -0.8 |
| Unemployment | 237.9 | 232.5 | 10.6 | -5.4 | 39.2 | -2.3 | 20.3 |
| Participation rate | 36.4 | 36.2 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.1 | 5.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 34.5 | 34.3 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, men | |||||||
| Population | 6,057.4 | 6,064.8 | ... | 7.4 | 101.5 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 2,544.6 | 2,524.9 | 13.6 | -19.7 | -2.2 | -0.8 | -0.1 |
| Employment | 2,406.8 | 2,386.5 | 13.9 | -20.3 | -28.7 | -0.8 | -1.2 |
| Unemployment | 137.8 | 138.4 | 7.8 | 0.6 | 26.5 | 0.4 | 23.7 |
| Participation rate | 42.0 | 41.6 | 0.2 | -0.4 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.4 | 5.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 39.7 | 39.4 | 0.2 | -0.3 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, women | |||||||
| Population | 6,634.6 | 6,644.2 | ... | 9.6 | 122.3 | 0.1 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 2,075.1 | 2,071.6 | 14.3 | -3.5 | 5.0 | -0.2 | 0.2 |
| Employment | 1,975.0 | 1,977.5 | 14.3 | 2.5 | -7.6 | 0.1 | -0.4 |
| Unemployment | 100.1 | 94.1 | 7.1 | -6.0 | 12.7 | -6.0 | 15.6 |
| Participation rate | 31.3 | 31.2 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.8 | 4.5 | 0.3 | -0.3 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 29.8 | 29.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -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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