Table 1
Labour force characteristics by age group and gender, seasonally adjusted
| January 2025 |
February 2025 |
Standard error1 | January to February 2025 | February 2024 to February 2025 | January to February 2025 | February 2024 to February 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 | 34,340.8 | 34,388.2 | ... | 47.4 | 1,014.7 | 0.1 | 3.0 |
| Labour force | 22,484.0 | 22,467.2 | 32.2 | -16.8 | 572.4 | -0.1 | 2.6 |
| Employment | 20,993.4 | 20,994.5 | 32.0 | 1.1 | 386.8 | 0.0 | 1.9 |
| Full-time employment | 17,185.9 | 17,166.2 | 42.3 | -19.7 | 263.6 | -0.1 | 1.6 |
| Part-time employment | 3,807.5 | 3,828.3 | 38.6 | 20.8 | 123.2 | 0.5 | 3.3 |
| Unemployment | 1,490.6 | 1,472.7 | 27.0 | -17.9 | 185.6 | -1.2 | 14.4 |
| Participation rate | 65.5 | 65.3 | 0.1 | -0.2 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.6 | 6.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.1 | 61.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| 15 to 24 years, total - gender | |||||||
| Population | 4,999.6 | 5,005.1 | ... | 5.5 | 227.0 | 0.1 | 4.8 |
| Labour force | 3,153.6 | 3,118.6 | 18.2 | -35.0 | 86.5 | -1.1 | 2.9 |
| Employment | 2,723.8 | 2,715.3 | 17.0 | -8.5 | 42.6 | -0.3 | 1.6 |
| Full-time employment | 1,395.3 | 1,363.6 | 20.7 | -31.7 | 4.4 | -2.3 | 0.3 |
| Part-time employment | 1,328.5 | 1,351.8 | 21.7 | 23.3 | 38.3 | 1.8 | 2.9 |
| Unemployment | 429.8 | 403.2 | 15.4 | -26.6 | 43.8 | -6.2 | 12.2 |
| Participation rate | 63.1 | 62.3 | 0.4 | -0.8 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 13.6 | 12.9 | 0.5 | -0.7 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 54.5 | 54.3 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, total - gender | |||||||
| Population | 29,341.1 | 29,383.1 | ... | 42.0 | 787.7 | 0.1 | 2.8 |
| Labour force | 19,330.4 | 19,348.7 | 25.9 | 18.3 | 485.9 | 0.1 | 2.6 |
| Employment | 18,269.6 | 18,279.2 | 26.7 | 9.6 | 344.2 | 0.1 | 1.9 |
| Full-time employment | 15,790.6 | 15,802.7 | 36.5 | 12.1 | 259.3 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| Part-time employment | 2,479.0 | 2,476.5 | 31.5 | -2.5 | 84.9 | -0.1 | 3.5 |
| Unemployment | 1,060.8 | 1,069.4 | 21.8 | 8.6 | 141.6 | 0.8 | 15.3 |
| Participation rate | 65.9 | 65.8 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.3 | 62.2 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, men | |||||||
| Population | 14,482.0 | 14,502.4 | ... | 20.4 | 407.9 | 0.1 | 2.9 |
| Labour force | 10,263.8 | 10,280.8 | 17.1 | 17.0 | 265.8 | 0.2 | 2.7 |
| Employment | 9,691.5 | 9,689.7 | 18.4 | -1.8 | 191.4 | -0.0 | 2.0 |
| Full-time employment | 8,848.3 | 8,831.3 | 24.2 | -17.0 | 156.6 | -0.2 | 1.8 |
| Part-time employment | 843.2 | 858.4 | 19.7 | 15.2 | 34.8 | 1.8 | 4.2 |
| Unemployment | 572.3 | 591.2 | 15.8 | 18.9 | 74.5 | 3.3 | 14.4 |
| Participation rate | 70.9 | 70.9 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.6 | 5.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.9 | 66.8 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, women | |||||||
| Population | 14,859.1 | 14,880.7 | ... | 21.6 | 379.8 | 0.1 | 2.6 |
| Labour force | 9,066.6 | 9,067.8 | 18.1 | 1.2 | 220.0 | 0.0 | 2.5 |
| Employment | 8,578.2 | 8,589.5 | 18.1 | 11.3 | 152.8 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| Full-time employment | 6,942.3 | 6,971.4 | 26.4 | 29.1 | 102.6 | 0.4 | 1.5 |
| Part-time employment | 1,635.8 | 1,618.1 | 24.2 | -17.7 | 50.2 | -1.1 | 3.2 |
| Unemployment | 488.5 | 478.3 | 14.9 | -10.2 | 67.2 | -2.1 | 16.3 |
| Participation rate | 61.0 | 60.9 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.4 | 5.3 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.7 | 57.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, total - gender | |||||||
| Population | 16,632.1 | 16,660.4 | ... | 28.3 | 565.5 | 0.2 | 3.5 |
| Labour force | 14,733.9 | 14,772.0 | 24.4 | 38.1 | 480.5 | 0.3 | 3.4 |
| Employment | 13,905.7 | 13,936.2 | 26.2 | 30.5 | 363.0 | 0.2 | 2.7 |
| Unemployment | 828.3 | 835.8 | 20.3 | 7.5 | 117.5 | 0.9 | 16.4 |
| Participation rate | 88.6 | 88.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.6 | 5.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 83.6 | 83.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, men | |||||||
| Population | 8,417.2 | 8,431.7 | ... | 14.5 | 307.4 | 0.2 | 3.8 |
| Labour force | 7,738.9 | 7,765.8 | 15.8 | 26.9 | 271.7 | 0.3 | 3.6 |
| Employment | 7,305.0 | 7,308.9 | 18.0 | 3.9 | 213.7 | 0.1 | 3.0 |
| Unemployment | 433.9 | 456.9 | 14.7 | 23.0 | 58.0 | 5.3 | 14.5 |
| Participation rate | 91.9 | 92.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.6 | 5.9 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 86.8 | 86.7 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, women | |||||||
| Population | 8,214.9 | 8,228.7 | ... | 13.8 | 258.1 | 0.2 | 3.2 |
| Labour force | 6,995.0 | 7,006.2 | 17.9 | 11.2 | 208.7 | 0.2 | 3.1 |
| Employment | 6,600.7 | 6,627.3 | 18.4 | 26.6 | 149.3 | 0.4 | 2.3 |
| Unemployment | 394.3 | 378.9 | 13.7 | -15.4 | 59.4 | -3.9 | 18.6 |
| Participation rate | 85.2 | 85.1 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.6 | 5.4 | 0.2 | -0.2 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 80.4 | 80.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, total - gender | |||||||
| Population | 12,709.0 | 12,722.7 | ... | 13.7 | 222.2 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 4,596.5 | 4,576.7 | 20.5 | -19.8 | 5.5 | -0.4 | 0.1 |
| Employment | 4,364.0 | 4,343.0 | 20.6 | -21.0 | -18.8 | -0.5 | -0.4 |
| Unemployment | 232.5 | 233.7 | 10.6 | 1.2 | 24.3 | 0.5 | 11.6 |
| Participation rate | 36.2 | 36.0 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.1 | 5.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 34.3 | 34.1 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, men | |||||||
| Population | 6,064.8 | 6,070.7 | ... | 5.9 | 100.5 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 2,524.9 | 2,515.1 | 13.6 | -9.8 | -5.8 | -0.4 | -0.2 |
| Employment | 2,386.5 | 2,380.7 | 13.9 | -5.8 | -22.4 | -0.2 | -0.9 |
| Unemployment | 138.4 | 134.3 | 7.8 | -4.1 | 16.5 | -3.0 | 14.0 |
| Participation rate | 41.6 | 41.4 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.5 | 5.3 | 0.3 | -0.2 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 39.4 | 39.2 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, women | |||||||
| Population | 6,644.2 | 6,652.0 | ... | 7.8 | 121.7 | 0.1 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 2,071.6 | 2,061.6 | 14.3 | -10.0 | 11.3 | -0.5 | 0.6 |
| Employment | 1,977.5 | 1,962.3 | 14.3 | -15.2 | 3.6 | -0.8 | 0.2 |
| Unemployment | 94.1 | 99.4 | 7.1 | 5.3 | 7.8 | 5.6 | 8.5 |
| Participation rate | 31.2 | 31.0 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.5 | 4.8 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 29.8 | 29.5 | 0.2 | -0.3 | -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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