Table 1
Labour force characteristics by age group and gender, seasonally adjusted
| March 2025 |
April 2025 |
Standard error1 | March to April 2025 | April 2024 to April 2025 | March to April 2025 | April 2024 to April 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 | 34,440.0 | 34,493.6 | ... | 53.6 | 914.7 | 0.2 | 2.7 |
| Labour force | 22,470.7 | 22,517.4 | 32.2 | 46.7 | 457.3 | 0.2 | 2.1 |
| Employment | 20,961.9 | 20,969.3 | 32.0 | 7.4 | 268.8 | 0.0 | 1.3 |
| Full-time employment | 17,104.2 | 17,135.7 | 42.3 | 31.5 | 181.8 | 0.2 | 1.1 |
| Part-time employment | 3,857.8 | 3,833.6 | 38.6 | -24.2 | 87.0 | -0.6 | 2.3 |
| Unemployment | 1,508.8 | 1,548.1 | 27.0 | 39.3 | 188.5 | 2.6 | 13.9 |
| Participation rate | 65.2 | 65.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.7 | 6.9 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.9 | 60.8 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| 15 to 24 years, total - gender | |||||||
| Population | 5,010.5 | 5,013.7 | ... | 3.2 | 179.6 | 0.1 | 3.7 |
| Labour force | 3,135.7 | 3,160.3 | 18.2 | 24.6 | 70.5 | 0.8 | 2.3 |
| Employment | 2,705.6 | 2,714.1 | 17.0 | 8.5 | 22.0 | 0.3 | 0.8 |
| Full-time employment | 1,354.5 | 1,387.5 | 20.7 | 33.0 | 5.0 | 2.4 | 0.4 |
| Part-time employment | 1,351.1 | 1,326.6 | 21.7 | -24.5 | 17.0 | -1.8 | 1.3 |
| Unemployment | 430.0 | 446.2 | 15.4 | 16.2 | 48.5 | 3.8 | 12.2 |
| Participation rate | 62.6 | 63.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 13.7 | 14.1 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 54.0 | 54.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, total - gender | |||||||
| Population | 29,429.4 | 29,479.9 | ... | 50.5 | 735.2 | 0.2 | 2.6 |
| Labour force | 19,335.1 | 19,357.1 | 25.9 | 22.0 | 386.8 | 0.1 | 2.0 |
| Employment | 18,256.3 | 18,255.2 | 26.7 | -1.1 | 246.8 | -0.0 | 1.4 |
| Full-time employment | 15,749.6 | 15,748.2 | 36.5 | -1.4 | 176.8 | -0.0 | 1.1 |
| Part-time employment | 2,506.7 | 2,507.0 | 31.5 | 0.3 | 70.0 | 0.0 | 2.9 |
| Unemployment | 1,078.8 | 1,101.9 | 21.8 | 23.1 | 139.9 | 2.1 | 14.5 |
| Participation rate | 65.7 | 65.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.6 | 5.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.0 | 61.9 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, men | |||||||
| Population | 14,524.9 | 14,549.0 | ... | 24.1 | 374.5 | 0.2 | 2.6 |
| Labour force | 10,254.4 | 10,288.2 | 17.1 | 33.8 | 214.0 | 0.3 | 2.1 |
| Employment | 9,653.1 | 9,692.9 | 18.4 | 39.8 | 144.0 | 0.4 | 1.5 |
| Full-time employment | 8,787.7 | 8,793.0 | 24.2 | 5.3 | 75.0 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| Part-time employment | 865.4 | 899.9 | 19.7 | 34.5 | 69.0 | 4.0 | 8.3 |
| Unemployment | 601.3 | 595.3 | 15.8 | -6.0 | 70.0 | -1.0 | 13.3 |
| Participation rate | 70.6 | 70.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.9 | 5.8 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.5 | 66.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, women | |||||||
| Population | 14,904.5 | 14,930.9 | ... | 26.4 | 360.6 | 0.2 | 2.5 |
| Labour force | 9,080.7 | 9,068.9 | 18.1 | -11.8 | 172.7 | -0.1 | 1.9 |
| Employment | 8,603.1 | 8,562.3 | 18.1 | -40.8 | 102.8 | -0.5 | 1.2 |
| Full-time employment | 6,961.9 | 6,955.2 | 26.4 | -6.7 | 101.9 | -0.1 | 1.5 |
| Part-time employment | 1,641.3 | 1,607.2 | 24.2 | -34.1 | 1.1 | -2.1 | 0.1 |
| Unemployment | 477.5 | 506.5 | 14.9 | 29.0 | 69.8 | 6.1 | 16.0 |
| Participation rate | 60.9 | 60.7 | 0.1 | -0.2 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.3 | 5.6 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.7 | 57.3 | 0.1 | -0.4 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, total - gender | |||||||
| Population | 16,690.0 | 16,718.8 | ... | 28.8 | 512.7 | 0.2 | 3.2 |
| Labour force | 14,774.5 | 14,750.3 | 24.4 | -24.2 | 343.5 | -0.2 | 2.4 |
| Employment | 13,930.3 | 13,894.3 | 26.2 | -36.0 | 233.2 | -0.3 | 1.7 |
| Unemployment | 844.2 | 856.0 | 20.3 | 11.8 | 110.4 | 1.4 | 14.8 |
| Participation rate | 88.5 | 88.2 | 0.1 | -0.3 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.7 | 5.8 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 83.5 | 83.1 | 0.2 | -0.4 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, men | |||||||
| Population | 8,446.8 | 8,461.1 | ... | 14.3 | 274.4 | 0.2 | 3.4 |
| Labour force | 7,756.8 | 7,768.4 | 15.8 | 11.6 | 211.8 | 0.1 | 2.8 |
| Employment | 7,293.2 | 7,317.2 | 18.0 | 24.0 | 167.0 | 0.3 | 2.3 |
| Unemployment | 463.6 | 451.2 | 14.7 | -12.4 | 44.8 | -2.7 | 11.0 |
| Participation rate | 91.8 | 91.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.0 | 5.8 | 0.2 | -0.2 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 86.3 | 86.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, women | |||||||
| Population | 8,243.2 | 8,257.7 | ... | 14.5 | 238.3 | 0.2 | 3.0 |
| Labour force | 7,017.7 | 6,981.9 | 17.9 | -35.8 | 131.8 | -0.5 | 1.9 |
| Employment | 6,637.0 | 6,577.1 | 18.4 | -59.9 | 66.1 | -0.9 | 1.0 |
| Unemployment | 380.6 | 404.8 | 13.7 | 24.2 | 65.6 | 6.4 | 19.3 |
| Participation rate | 85.1 | 84.6 | 0.2 | -0.5 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.4 | 5.8 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 80.5 | 79.6 | 0.2 | -0.9 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, total - gender | |||||||
| Population | 12,739.4 | 12,761.1 | ... | 21.7 | 222.5 | 0.2 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 4,560.6 | 4,606.8 | 20.5 | 46.2 | 43.2 | 1.0 | 0.9 |
| Employment | 4,326.0 | 4,360.9 | 20.6 | 34.9 | 13.7 | 0.8 | 0.3 |
| Unemployment | 234.6 | 245.8 | 10.6 | 11.2 | 29.4 | 4.8 | 13.6 |
| Participation rate | 35.8 | 36.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.1 | 5.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 34.0 | 34.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, men | |||||||
| Population | 6,078.1 | 6,087.9 | ... | 9.8 | 100.1 | 0.2 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 2,497.6 | 2,519.8 | 13.6 | 22.2 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 0.1 |
| Employment | 2,359.9 | 2,375.7 | 13.9 | 15.8 | -23.0 | 0.7 | -1.0 |
| Unemployment | 137.7 | 144.1 | 7.8 | 6.4 | 25.3 | 4.6 | 21.3 |
| Participation rate | 41.1 | 41.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.5 | 5.7 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 38.8 | 39.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, women | |||||||
| Population | 6,661.3 | 6,673.2 | ... | 11.9 | 122.3 | 0.2 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 2,063.0 | 2,087.0 | 14.3 | 24.0 | 41.0 | 1.2 | 2.0 |
| Employment | 1,966.1 | 1,985.2 | 14.3 | 19.1 | 36.7 | 1.0 | 1.9 |
| Unemployment | 96.9 | 101.8 | 7.1 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 4.4 |
| Participation rate | 31.0 | 31.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.7 | 4.9 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 29.5 | 29.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
...
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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