Table 13
Students and other persons aged 15 to 24 by detailed age group, unadjusted for seasonality
| May 2023 |
May 2024 |
May 2025 |
Standard error1 | May 2024 to May 2025 | May 2023 to May 2024 | May 2024 to May 2025 | May 2023 to May 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| thousands (except rates) | thousands (except rates) | thousands (except rates) | thousands (except rates) | change in thousands (except rates) | change in thousands (except rates) | % change | % change | |
| Students 15 to 24 years2 | ||||||||
| Population | 2,462.0 | 2,637.9 | 2,713.8 | 35.6 | 75.9 | 175.9 | 2.9 | 7.1 |
| Labour force | 1,360.4 | 1,411.3 | 1,427.7 | 36.9 | 16.4 | 50.9 | 1.2 | 3.7 |
| Employment | 1,159.4 | 1,172.3 | 1,141.3 | 35.3 | -31.0 | 12.9 | -2.6 | 1.1 |
| Full-time employment | 256.8 | 270.7 | 265.9 | 23.4 | -4.8 | 13.9 | -1.8 | 5.4 |
| Part-time employment | 902.7 | 901.6 | 875.4 | 29.0 | -26.2 | -1.1 | -2.9 | -0.1 |
| Unemployment | 200.9 | 239.0 | 286.4 | 15.3 | 47.4 | 38.1 | 19.8 | 19.0 |
| Participation rate | 55.3 | 53.5 | 52.6 | 1.0 | -0.9 | -1.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 14.8 | 16.9 | 20.1 | 0.9 | 3.2 | 2.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 47.1 | 44.4 | 42.1 | 1.0 | -2.3 | -2.7 | ... | ... |
| Students 15 to 16 years2 | ||||||||
| Population | 806.8 | 837.5 | 846.4 | 5.9 | 8.9 | 30.7 | 1.1 | 3.8 |
| Labour force | 293.7 | 259.7 | 249.2 | 14.6 | -10.5 | -34.0 | -4.0 | -11.6 |
| Employment | 227.4 | 200.4 | 171.7 | 13.2 | -28.7 | -27.0 | -14.3 | -11.9 |
| Full-time employment | 4.5 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 4.7 | 0.0 | -2.2 | 0.0 | -48.9 |
| Part-time employment | 222.9 | 198.1 | 169.4 | 12.8 | -28.7 | -24.8 | -14.5 | -11.1 |
| Unemployment | 66.3 | 59.2 | 77.5 | 8.4 | 18.3 | -7.1 | 30.9 | -10.7 |
| Participation rate | 36.4 | 31.0 | 29.4 | 1.7 | -1.6 | -5.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 22.6 | 22.8 | 31.1 | 2.4 | 8.3 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 28.2 | 23.9 | 20.3 | 1.6 | -3.6 | -4.3 | ... | ... |
| Students 17 to 19 years2 | ||||||||
| Population | 899.4 | 927.3 | 964.6 | 17.9 | 37.3 | 27.9 | 4.0 | 3.1 |
| Labour force | 522.6 | 539.8 | 543.2 | 19.5 | 3.4 | 17.2 | 0.6 | 3.3 |
| Employment | 449.7 | 438.2 | 434.1 | 19.1 | -4.1 | -11.5 | -0.9 | -2.6 |
| Full-time employment | 61.7 | 68.0 | 71.2 | 12.4 | 3.2 | 6.3 | 4.7 | 10.2 |
| Part-time employment | 388.0 | 370.2 | 362.9 | 17.1 | -7.3 | -17.8 | -2.0 | -4.6 |
| Unemployment | 72.9 | 101.7 | 109.1 | 9.5 | 7.4 | 28.8 | 7.3 | 39.5 |
| Participation rate | 58.1 | 58.2 | 56.3 | 1.7 | -1.9 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 13.9 | 18.8 | 20.1 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 4.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 50.0 | 47.3 | 45.0 | 1.8 | -2.3 | -2.7 | ... | ... |
| Students 20 to 24 years2 | ||||||||
| Population | 755.8 | 873.1 | 902.7 | 29.3 | 29.6 | 117.3 | 3.4 | 15.5 |
| Labour force | 544.1 | 611.8 | 635.3 | 26.1 | 23.5 | 67.7 | 3.8 | 12.4 |
| Employment | 482.4 | 533.7 | 535.5 | 25.0 | 1.8 | 51.3 | 0.3 | 10.6 |
| Full-time employment | 190.7 | 200.4 | 192.4 | 18.5 | -8.0 | 9.7 | -4.0 | 5.1 |
| Part-time employment | 291.7 | 333.3 | 343.1 | 18.7 | 9.8 | 41.6 | 2.9 | 14.3 |
| Unemployment | 61.8 | 78.1 | 99.8 | 8.8 | 21.7 | 16.3 | 27.8 | 26.4 |
| Participation rate | 72.0 | 70.1 | 70.4 | 1.7 | 0.3 | -1.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 11.4 | 12.8 | 15.7 | 1.3 | 2.9 | 1.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.8 | 61.1 | 59.3 | 1.8 | -1.8 | -2.7 | ... | ... |
| Other persons aged 15 to 243 | ||||||||
| Population | 2,087.7 | 2,225.8 | 2,301.1 | 35.6 | 75.3 | 138.1 | 3.4 | 6.6 |
| Labour force | 1,735.0 | 1,820.6 | 1,898.8 | 35.2 | 78.2 | 85.6 | 4.3 | 4.9 |
| Employment | 1,572.9 | 1,610.0 | 1,666.7 | 34.4 | 56.7 | 37.1 | 3.5 | 2.4 |
| Full-time employment | 1,156.6 | 1,156.6 | 1,182.2 | 32.8 | 25.6 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 0.0 |
| Part-time employment | 416.3 | 453.4 | 484.6 | 21.4 | 31.2 | 37.1 | 6.9 | 8.9 |
| Unemployment | 162.1 | 210.6 | 232.2 | 15.3 | 21.6 | 48.5 | 10.3 | 29.9 |
| Participation rate | 83.1 | 81.8 | 82.5 | 0.9 | 0.7 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.3 | 11.6 | 12.2 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 2.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 75.3 | 72.3 | 72.4 | 1.0 | 0.1 | -3.0 | ... | ... |
...
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 14-10-0286-02.
Table note 1
Average standard error of change over the year. See the "Data Quality" section of the Guide to the Labour Force Survey (Catalogue number71-543-G) for more information.
Table note 2
Students are persons aged 15 to 24 who attended school full-time in March and who are planning to return to school in the fall.
Table note 3
Other persons are all other youths aged 15 to 24 who are not included in the student population.
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