Table 1
Labour force characteristics by age group and gender1, seasonally adjusted
| June 2025 |
July 2025 |
Standard error2 | June to July 2025 | July 2024 to July 2025 | June to July 2025 | July 2024 to July 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 | 34,577.2 | 34,614.8 | ... | 37.6 | 715.0 | 0.1 | 2.1 |
| Labour force | 22,613.7 | 22,580.7 | 32.4 | -33.0 | 442.5 | -0.1 | 2.0 |
| Employment | 21,061.2 | 21,020.4 | 31.6 | -40.8 | 307.5 | -0.2 | 1.5 |
| Full-time employment | 17,206.9 | 17,155.9 | 42.0 | -51.0 | 177.8 | -0.3 | 1.0 |
| Part-time employment | 3,854.3 | 3,864.6 | 38.5 | 10.3 | 129.8 | 0.3 | 3.5 |
| Unemployment | 1,552.5 | 1,560.2 | 27.2 | 7.7 | 134.9 | 0.5 | 9.5 |
| Participation rate | 65.4 | 65.2 | 0.1 | -0.2 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.9 | 6.9 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.9 | 60.7 | 0.1 | -0.2 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| 15 to 24 years, total - gender | |||||||
| Population | 5,015.4 | 5,017.0 | ... | 1.6 | 96.4 | 0.0 | 2.0 |
| Labour force | 3,172.8 | 3,147.4 | 19.0 | -25.4 | 45.2 | -0.8 | 1.5 |
| Employment | 2,722.4 | 2,688.7 | 17.2 | -33.7 | 22.0 | -1.2 | 0.8 |
| Full-time employment | 1,368.8 | 1,313.4 | 20.4 | -55.4 | -23.3 | -4.0 | -1.7 |
| Part-time employment | 1,353.6 | 1,375.2 | 21.7 | 21.6 | 45.3 | 1.6 | 3.4 |
| Unemployment | 450.4 | 458.7 | 15.8 | 8.3 | 23.2 | 1.8 | 5.3 |
| Participation rate | 63.3 | 62.7 | 0.4 | -0.6 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 14.2 | 14.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 54.3 | 53.6 | 0.3 | -0.7 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, total - gender | |||||||
| Population | 29,561.7 | 29,597.8 | ... | 36.1 | 618.6 | 0.1 | 2.1 |
| Labour force | 19,440.9 | 19,433.3 | 26.2 | -7.6 | 397.4 | -0.0 | 2.1 |
| Employment | 18,338.9 | 18,331.8 | 26.3 | -7.1 | 285.6 | -0.0 | 1.6 |
| Full-time employment | 15,838.1 | 15,842.4 | 36.2 | 4.3 | 201.0 | 0.0 | 1.3 |
| Part-time employment | 2,500.7 | 2,489.4 | 31.5 | -11.3 | 84.5 | -0.5 | 3.5 |
| Unemployment | 1,102.1 | 1,101.5 | 21.8 | -0.6 | 111.8 | -0.1 | 11.3 |
| Participation rate | 65.8 | 65.7 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.7 | 5.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.0 | 61.9 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, men+ | |||||||
| Population | 14,587.3 | 14,604.1 | ... | 16.8 | 304.6 | 0.1 | 2.1 |
| Labour force | 10,335.4 | 10,354.0 | 17.2 | 18.6 | 236.0 | 0.2 | 2.3 |
| Employment | 9,717.2 | 9,729.0 | 18.2 | 11.8 | 151.6 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| Full-time employment | 8,836.9 | 8,850.9 | 24.1 | 14.0 | 104.1 | 0.2 | 1.2 |
| Part-time employment | 880.2 | 878.2 | 19.9 | -2.0 | 47.6 | -0.2 | 5.7 |
| Unemployment | 618.3 | 625.0 | 15.9 | 6.7 | 84.4 | 1.1 | 15.6 |
| Participation rate | 70.9 | 70.9 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.6 | 66.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, women+ | |||||||
| Population | 14,974.4 | 14,993.7 | ... | 19.3 | 314.0 | 0.1 | 2.1 |
| Labour force | 9,105.5 | 9,079.2 | 18.5 | -26.3 | 161.3 | -0.3 | 1.8 |
| Employment | 8,621.7 | 8,602.7 | 18.1 | -19.0 | 133.9 | -0.2 | 1.6 |
| Full-time employment | 7,001.2 | 6,991.5 | 26.2 | -9.7 | 96.9 | -0.1 | 1.4 |
| Part-time employment | 1,620.5 | 1,611.2 | 24.2 | -9.3 | 37.0 | -0.6 | 2.4 |
| Unemployment | 483.8 | 476.5 | 15.1 | -7.3 | 27.4 | -1.5 | 6.1 |
| Participation rate | 60.8 | 60.6 | 0.1 | -0.2 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.3 | 5.2 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.6 | 57.4 | 0.1 | -0.2 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, total - gender | |||||||
| Population | 16,762.3 | 16,780.7 | ... | 18.4 | 399.2 | 0.1 | 2.4 |
| Labour force | 14,851.7 | 14,837.3 | 24.8 | -14.4 | 376.8 | -0.1 | 2.6 |
| Employment | 13,995.2 | 13,978.9 | 26.2 | -16.3 | 274.2 | -0.1 | 2.0 |
| Unemployment | 856.5 | 858.4 | 20.4 | 1.9 | 102.7 | 0.2 | 13.6 |
| Participation rate | 88.6 | 88.4 | 0.1 | -0.2 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.8 | 5.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 83.5 | 83.3 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, men+ | |||||||
| Population | 8,482.3 | 8,491.1 | ... | 8.8 | 206.6 | 0.1 | 2.5 |
| Labour force | 7,824.1 | 7,822.2 | 15.9 | -1.9 | 219.0 | -0.0 | 2.9 |
| Employment | 7,347.5 | 7,345.2 | 18.0 | -2.3 | 152.6 | -0.0 | 2.1 |
| Unemployment | 476.6 | 477.0 | 15.0 | 0.4 | 66.3 | 0.1 | 16.1 |
| Participation rate | 92.2 | 92.1 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.1 | 6.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 86.6 | 86.5 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, women+ | |||||||
| Population | 8,280.0 | 8,289.7 | ... | 9.7 | 192.7 | 0.1 | 2.4 |
| Labour force | 7,027.6 | 7,015.1 | 18.0 | -12.5 | 157.9 | -0.2 | 2.3 |
| Employment | 6,647.7 | 6,633.7 | 18.4 | -14.0 | 121.5 | -0.2 | 1.9 |
| Unemployment | 379.9 | 381.4 | 14.0 | 1.5 | 36.3 | 0.4 | 10.5 |
| Participation rate | 84.9 | 84.6 | 0.2 | -0.3 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.4 | 5.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 80.3 | 80.0 | 0.2 | -0.3 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, total - gender | |||||||
| Population | 12,799.5 | 12,817.1 | ... | 17.6 | 219.4 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 4,589.3 | 4,596.0 | 20.8 | 6.7 | 20.5 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| Employment | 4,343.7 | 4,352.8 | 20.9 | 9.1 | 11.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| Unemployment | 245.6 | 243.1 | 10.8 | -2.5 | 9.1 | -1.0 | 3.9 |
| Participation rate | 35.9 | 35.9 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.4 | 5.3 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 33.9 | 34.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, men+ | |||||||
| Population | 6,105.0 | 6,113.0 | ... | 8.0 | 98.0 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 2,511.4 | 2,531.8 | 13.8 | 20.4 | 17.0 | 0.8 | 0.7 |
| Employment | 2,369.6 | 2,383.8 | 14.1 | 14.2 | -1.0 | 0.6 | -0.0 |
| Unemployment | 141.7 | 148.0 | 7.8 | 6.3 | 18.0 | 4.4 | 13.8 |
| Participation rate | 41.1 | 41.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.6 | 5.8 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 38.8 | 39.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, women+ | |||||||
| Population | 6,694.4 | 6,704.1 | ... | 9.7 | 121.4 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 2,077.9 | 2,064.2 | 14.5 | -13.7 | 3.5 | -0.7 | 0.2 |
| Employment | 1,974.0 | 1,969.0 | 14.5 | -5.0 | 12.3 | -0.3 | 0.6 |
| Unemployment | 103.9 | 95.2 | 7.3 | -8.7 | -8.8 | -8.4 | -8.5 |
| Participation rate | 31.0 | 30.8 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.0 | 4.6 | 0.3 | -0.4 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 29.5 | 29.4 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
...
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
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.
Table note 2
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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