Table 1
Labour force characteristics by age group and gender2, seasonally adjusted
| May 2025 |
June 2025 |
Standard error1 | May to June 2025 | June 2024 to June 2025 | May to June 2025 | June 2024 to June 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 | 34,530.6 | 34,577.2 | ... | 46.6 | 788.9 | 0.1 | 2.3 |
| Labour force | 22,552.7 | 22,613.7 | 32.2 | 61.0 | 473.3 | 0.3 | 2.1 |
| Employment | 20,978.1 | 21,061.2 | 32.0 | 83.1 | 345.3 | 0.4 | 1.7 |
| Full-time employment | 17,193.4 | 17,206.9 | 42.3 | 13.5 | 287.2 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| Part-time employment | 3,784.8 | 3,854.3 | 38.6 | 69.5 | 58.1 | 1.8 | 1.5 |
| Unemployment | 1,574.6 | 1,552.5 | 27.0 | -22.1 | 128.0 | -1.4 | 9.0 |
| Participation rate | 65.3 | 65.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.0 | 6.9 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.8 | 60.9 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| 15 to 24 years, total - gender | |||||||
| Population | 5,014.9 | 5,015.4 | ... | 0.5 | 123.7 | 0.0 | 2.5 |
| Labour force | 3,163.2 | 3,172.8 | 18.2 | 9.6 | 82.8 | 0.3 | 2.7 |
| Employment | 2,713.6 | 2,722.4 | 17.0 | 8.8 | 48.1 | 0.3 | 1.8 |
| Full-time employment | 1,364.3 | 1,368.8 | 20.7 | 4.5 | 24.5 | 0.3 | 1.8 |
| Part-time employment | 1,349.3 | 1,353.6 | 21.7 | 4.3 | 23.7 | 0.3 | 1.8 |
| Unemployment | 449.5 | 450.4 | 15.4 | 0.9 | 34.6 | 0.2 | 8.3 |
| Participation rate | 63.1 | 63.3 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 14.2 | 14.2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 54.1 | 54.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, total - gender | |||||||
| Population | 29,515.7 | 29,561.7 | ... | 46.0 | 665.1 | 0.2 | 2.3 |
| Labour force | 19,389.6 | 19,440.9 | 25.9 | 51.3 | 390.5 | 0.3 | 2.0 |
| Employment | 18,264.5 | 18,338.9 | 26.7 | 74.4 | 297.2 | 0.4 | 1.6 |
| Full-time employment | 15,829.1 | 15,838.1 | 36.5 | 9.0 | 262.7 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| Part-time employment | 2,435.5 | 2,500.7 | 31.5 | 65.2 | 34.5 | 2.7 | 1.4 |
| Unemployment | 1,125.0 | 1,102.1 | 21.8 | -22.9 | 93.3 | -2.0 | 9.2 |
| Participation rate | 65.7 | 65.8 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.8 | 5.7 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.9 | 62.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, men+ | |||||||
| Population | 14,565.8 | 14,587.3 | ... | 21.5 | 331.4 | 0.1 | 2.3 |
| Labour force | 10,292.1 | 10,335.4 | 17.1 | 43.3 | 216.5 | 0.4 | 2.1 |
| Employment | 9,665.0 | 9,717.2 | 18.4 | 52.2 | 152.3 | 0.5 | 1.6 |
| Full-time employment | 8,826.6 | 8,836.9 | 24.2 | 10.3 | 121.7 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Part-time employment | 838.4 | 880.2 | 19.7 | 41.8 | 30.5 | 5.0 | 3.6 |
| Unemployment | 627.1 | 618.3 | 15.8 | -8.8 | 64.4 | -1.4 | 11.6 |
| Participation rate | 70.7 | 70.9 | 0.1 | 0.2 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.1 | 6.0 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.4 | 66.6 | 0.1 | 0.2 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, women+ | |||||||
| Population | 14,949.9 | 14,974.4 | ... | 24.5 | 333.7 | 0.2 | 2.3 |
| Labour force | 9,097.5 | 9,105.5 | 18.1 | 8.0 | 173.9 | 0.1 | 1.9 |
| Employment | 8,599.5 | 8,621.7 | 18.1 | 22.2 | 145.0 | 0.3 | 1.7 |
| Full-time employment | 7,002.4 | 7,001.2 | 26.4 | -1.2 | 140.9 | -0.0 | 2.1 |
| Part-time employment | 1,597.1 | 1,620.5 | 24.2 | 23.4 | 4.0 | 1.5 | 0.2 |
| Unemployment | 498.0 | 483.8 | 14.9 | -14.2 | 29.0 | -2.9 | 6.4 |
| Participation rate | 60.9 | 60.8 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.5 | 5.3 | 0.2 | -0.2 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.5 | 57.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, total - gender | |||||||
| Population | 16,737.5 | 16,762.3 | ... | 24.8 | 440.4 | 0.1 | 2.7 |
| Labour force | 14,786.6 | 14,851.7 | 24.4 | 65.1 | 417.3 | 0.4 | 2.9 |
| Employment | 13,904.6 | 13,995.2 | 26.2 | 90.6 | 335.0 | 0.7 | 2.5 |
| Unemployment | 882.0 | 856.5 | 20.3 | -25.5 | 82.2 | -2.9 | 10.6 |
| Participation rate | 88.3 | 88.6 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.0 | 5.8 | 0.1 | -0.2 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 83.1 | 83.5 | 0.2 | 0.4 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, men+ | |||||||
| Population | 8,470.2 | 8,482.3 | ... | 12.1 | 230.8 | 0.1 | 2.8 |
| Labour force | 7,766.5 | 7,824.1 | 15.8 | 57.6 | 244.4 | 0.7 | 3.2 |
| Employment | 7,285.8 | 7,347.5 | 18.0 | 61.7 | 188.4 | 0.8 | 2.6 |
| Unemployment | 480.7 | 476.6 | 14.7 | -4.1 | 56.0 | -0.9 | 13.3 |
| Participation rate | 91.7 | 92.2 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.2 | 6.1 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 86.0 | 86.6 | 0.2 | 0.6 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, women+ | |||||||
| Population | 8,267.3 | 8,280.0 | ... | 12.7 | 209.6 | 0.2 | 2.6 |
| Labour force | 7,020.1 | 7,027.6 | 17.9 | 7.5 | 172.9 | 0.1 | 2.5 |
| Employment | 6,618.7 | 6,647.7 | 18.4 | 29.0 | 146.6 | 0.4 | 2.3 |
| Unemployment | 401.3 | 379.9 | 13.7 | -21.4 | 26.3 | -5.3 | 7.4 |
| Participation rate | 84.9 | 84.9 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.7 | 5.4 | 0.2 | -0.3 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 80.1 | 80.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, total - gender | |||||||
| Population | 12,778.3 | 12,799.5 | ... | 21.2 | 224.8 | 0.2 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 4,603.0 | 4,589.3 | 20.5 | -13.7 | -26.7 | -0.3 | -0.6 |
| Employment | 4,359.9 | 4,343.7 | 20.6 | -16.2 | -37.8 | -0.4 | -0.9 |
| Unemployment | 243.1 | 245.6 | 10.6 | 2.5 | 11.1 | 1.0 | 4.7 |
| Participation rate | 36.0 | 35.9 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.3 | 5.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 34.1 | 33.9 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, men+ | |||||||
| Population | 6,095.6 | 6,105.0 | ... | 9.4 | 100.6 | 0.2 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 2,525.6 | 2,511.4 | 13.6 | -14.2 | -27.7 | -0.6 | -1.1 |
| Employment | 2,379.2 | 2,369.6 | 13.9 | -9.6 | -36.2 | -0.4 | -1.5 |
| Unemployment | 146.4 | 141.7 | 7.8 | -4.7 | 8.4 | -3.2 | 6.3 |
| Participation rate | 41.4 | 41.1 | 0.2 | -0.3 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.8 | 5.6 | 0.3 | -0.2 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 39.0 | 38.8 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, women+ | |||||||
| Population | 6,682.7 | 6,694.4 | ... | 11.7 | 124.1 | 0.2 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 2,077.4 | 2,077.9 | 14.3 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Employment | 1,980.8 | 1,974.0 | 14.3 | -6.8 | -1.6 | -0.3 | -0.1 |
| Unemployment | 96.6 | 103.9 | 7.1 | 7.3 | 2.7 | 7.6 | 2.7 |
| Participation rate | 31.1 | 31.0 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.7 | 5.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 29.6 | 29.5 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -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.
Table note 2
The category "Men+" includes men, as well as some non-binary persons, while the category "Women+" includes women, as well as some non-binary persons. Given that the non-binary population is small, data aggregation to a two-category gender variable is necessary to protect the confidentiality of responses provided. Individuals in the category "non-binary persons" are distributed into the other two gender categories and are denoted by the "+" symbol.
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