Table 1
Labour force characteristics by age group and gender, seasonally adjusted
| February 2025 |
March 2025 |
Standard error1 | February to March 2025 | March 2024 to March 2025 | February to March 2025 | March 2024 to March 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 | 34,388.2 | 34,440.0 | ... | 51.8 | 970.5 | 0.2 | 2.9 |
| Labour force | 22,467.2 | 22,470.7 | 32.2 | 3.5 | 513.8 | 0.0 | 2.3 |
| Employment | 20,994.5 | 20,961.9 | 32.0 | -32.6 | 347.4 | -0.2 | 1.7 |
| Full-time employment | 17,166.2 | 17,104.2 | 42.3 | -62.0 | 207.3 | -0.4 | 1.2 |
| Part-time employment | 3,828.3 | 3,857.8 | 38.6 | 29.5 | 140.1 | 0.8 | 3.8 |
| Unemployment | 1,472.7 | 1,508.8 | 27.0 | 36.1 | 166.5 | 2.5 | 12.4 |
| Participation rate | 65.3 | 65.2 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.6 | 6.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.1 | 60.9 | 0.1 | -0.2 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| 15 to 24 years, total - gender | |||||||
| Population | 5,005.1 | 5,010.5 | ... | 5.4 | 205.4 | 0.1 | 4.3 |
| Labour force | 3,118.6 | 3,135.7 | 18.2 | 17.1 | 98.3 | 0.5 | 3.2 |
| Employment | 2,715.3 | 2,705.6 | 17.0 | -9.7 | 57.3 | -0.4 | 2.2 |
| Full-time employment | 1,363.6 | 1,354.5 | 20.7 | -9.1 | 8.4 | -0.7 | 0.6 |
| Part-time employment | 1,351.8 | 1,351.1 | 21.7 | -0.7 | 48.9 | -0.1 | 3.8 |
| Unemployment | 403.2 | 430.0 | 15.4 | 26.8 | 40.9 | 6.6 | 10.5 |
| Participation rate | 62.3 | 62.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 12.9 | 13.7 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 54.3 | 54.0 | 0.3 | -0.3 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, total - gender | |||||||
| Population | 29,383.1 | 29,429.4 | ... | 46.3 | 764.9 | 0.2 | 2.7 |
| Labour force | 19,348.7 | 19,335.1 | 25.9 | -13.6 | 415.6 | -0.1 | 2.2 |
| Employment | 18,279.2 | 18,256.3 | 26.7 | -22.9 | 290.0 | -0.1 | 1.6 |
| Full-time employment | 15,802.7 | 15,749.6 | 36.5 | -53.1 | 198.8 | -0.3 | 1.3 |
| Part-time employment | 2,476.5 | 2,506.7 | 31.5 | 30.2 | 91.2 | 1.2 | 3.8 |
| Unemployment | 1,069.4 | 1,078.8 | 21.8 | 9.4 | 125.6 | 0.9 | 13.2 |
| Participation rate | 65.8 | 65.7 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.5 | 5.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.2 | 62.0 | 0.1 | -0.2 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, men | |||||||
| Population | 14,502.4 | 14,524.9 | ... | 22.5 | 393.2 | 0.2 | 2.8 |
| Labour force | 10,280.8 | 10,254.4 | 17.1 | -26.4 | 202.2 | -0.3 | 2.0 |
| Employment | 9,689.7 | 9,653.1 | 18.4 | -36.6 | 140.1 | -0.4 | 1.5 |
| Full-time employment | 8,831.3 | 8,787.7 | 24.2 | -43.6 | 114.1 | -0.5 | 1.3 |
| Part-time employment | 858.4 | 865.4 | 19.7 | 7.0 | 26.0 | 0.8 | 3.1 |
| Unemployment | 591.2 | 601.3 | 15.8 | 10.1 | 62.0 | 1.7 | 11.5 |
| Participation rate | 70.9 | 70.6 | 0.1 | -0.3 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.8 | 5.9 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.8 | 66.5 | 0.1 | -0.3 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, women | |||||||
| Population | 14,880.7 | 14,904.5 | ... | 23.8 | 371.8 | 0.2 | 2.6 |
| Labour force | 9,067.8 | 9,080.7 | 18.1 | 12.9 | 213.5 | 0.1 | 2.4 |
| Employment | 8,589.5 | 8,603.1 | 18.1 | 13.6 | 149.8 | 0.2 | 1.8 |
| Full-time employment | 6,971.4 | 6,961.9 | 26.4 | -9.5 | 84.7 | -0.1 | 1.2 |
| Part-time employment | 1,618.1 | 1,641.3 | 24.2 | 23.2 | 65.2 | 1.4 | 4.1 |
| Unemployment | 478.3 | 477.5 | 14.9 | -0.8 | 63.5 | -0.2 | 15.3 |
| Participation rate | 60.9 | 60.9 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.3 | 5.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.7 | 57.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, total - gender | |||||||
| Population | 16,660.4 | 16,690.0 | ... | 29.6 | 542.6 | 0.2 | 3.4 |
| Labour force | 14,772.0 | 14,774.5 | 24.4 | 2.5 | 424.5 | 0.0 | 3.0 |
| Employment | 13,936.2 | 13,930.3 | 26.2 | -5.9 | 326.8 | -0.0 | 2.4 |
| Unemployment | 835.8 | 844.2 | 20.3 | 8.4 | 97.7 | 1.0 | 13.1 |
| Participation rate | 88.7 | 88.5 | 0.1 | -0.2 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.7 | 5.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 83.6 | 83.5 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, men | |||||||
| Population | 8,431.7 | 8,446.8 | ... | 15.1 | 292.9 | 0.2 | 3.6 |
| Labour force | 7,765.8 | 7,756.8 | 15.8 | -9.0 | 225.3 | -0.1 | 3.0 |
| Employment | 7,308.9 | 7,293.2 | 18.0 | -15.7 | 178.5 | -0.2 | 2.5 |
| Unemployment | 456.9 | 463.6 | 14.7 | 6.7 | 46.8 | 1.5 | 11.2 |
| Participation rate | 92.1 | 91.8 | 0.2 | -0.3 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.9 | 6.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 86.7 | 86.3 | 0.2 | -0.4 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, women | |||||||
| Population | 8,228.7 | 8,243.2 | ... | 14.5 | 249.7 | 0.2 | 3.1 |
| Labour force | 7,006.2 | 7,017.7 | 17.9 | 11.5 | 199.1 | 0.2 | 2.9 |
| Employment | 6,627.3 | 6,637.0 | 18.4 | 9.7 | 148.2 | 0.1 | 2.3 |
| Unemployment | 378.9 | 380.6 | 13.7 | 1.7 | 50.8 | 0.4 | 15.4 |
| Participation rate | 85.1 | 85.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.4 | 5.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 80.5 | 80.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, total - gender | |||||||
| Population | 12,722.7 | 12,739.4 | ... | 16.7 | 222.3 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 4,576.7 | 4,560.6 | 20.5 | -16.1 | -8.9 | -0.4 | -0.2 |
| Employment | 4,343.0 | 4,326.0 | 20.6 | -17.0 | -36.8 | -0.4 | -0.8 |
| Unemployment | 233.7 | 234.6 | 10.6 | 0.9 | 27.9 | 0.4 | 13.5 |
| Participation rate | 36.0 | 35.8 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.1 | 5.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 34.1 | 34.0 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, men | |||||||
| Population | 6,070.7 | 6,078.1 | ... | 7.4 | 100.2 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 2,515.1 | 2,497.6 | 13.6 | -17.5 | -23.2 | -0.7 | -0.9 |
| Employment | 2,380.7 | 2,359.9 | 13.9 | -20.8 | -38.4 | -0.9 | -1.6 |
| Unemployment | 134.3 | 137.7 | 7.8 | 3.4 | 15.2 | 2.5 | 12.4 |
| Participation rate | 41.4 | 41.1 | 0.2 | -0.3 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.3 | 5.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 39.2 | 38.8 | 0.2 | -0.4 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, women | |||||||
| Population | 6,652.0 | 6,661.3 | ... | 9.3 | 122.1 | 0.1 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 2,061.6 | 2,063.0 | 14.3 | 1.4 | 14.3 | 0.1 | 0.7 |
| Employment | 1,962.3 | 1,966.1 | 14.3 | 3.8 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| Unemployment | 99.4 | 96.9 | 7.1 | -2.5 | 12.7 | -2.5 | 15.1 |
| Participation rate | 31.0 | 31.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.8 | 4.7 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 29.5 | 29.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -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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