Table 1
Labour force characteristics by age group and gender1, seasonally adjusted
| August 2025 |
September 2025 |
Standard error2 | August to September 2025 | September 2024 to September 2025 | August to September 2025 | September 2024 to September 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 | 34,644.2 | 34,671.9 | ... | 27.7 | 582.1 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 22,549.5 | 22,621.8 | 32.4 | 72.3 | 384.2 | 0.3 | 1.7 |
| Employment | 20,954.9 | 21,015.3 | 31.6 | 60.4 | 236.0 | 0.3 | 1.1 |
| Full-time employment | 17,149.9 | 17,256.0 | 42.0 | 106.1 | 223.9 | 0.6 | 1.3 |
| Part-time employment | 3,804.9 | 3,759.3 | 38.5 | -45.6 | 12.1 | -1.2 | 0.3 |
| Unemployment | 1,594.6 | 1,606.5 | 27.2 | 11.9 | 148.2 | 0.7 | 10.2 |
| Participation rate | 65.1 | 65.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.1 | 7.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.5 | 60.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| 15 to 24 years, total - gender | |||||||
| Population | 5,017.5 | 5,013.2 | ... | -4.3 | 50.2 | -0.1 | 1.0 |
| Labour force | 3,155.2 | 3,157.7 | 19.0 | 2.5 | 53.5 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| Employment | 2,699.1 | 2,694.8 | 17.2 | -4.3 | 8.6 | -0.2 | 0.3 |
| Full-time employment | 1,337.3 | 1,337.6 | 20.4 | 0.3 | 6.3 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Part-time employment | 1,361.8 | 1,357.3 | 21.7 | -4.5 | 2.4 | -0.3 | 0.2 |
| Unemployment | 456.0 | 462.9 | 15.8 | 6.9 | 44.8 | 1.5 | 10.7 |
| Participation rate | 62.9 | 63.0 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 14.5 | 14.7 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 53.8 | 53.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, total - gender | |||||||
| Population | 29,626.7 | 29,658.7 | ... | 32.0 | 531.9 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 19,394.3 | 19,464.1 | 26.2 | 69.8 | 330.7 | 0.4 | 1.7 |
| Employment | 18,255.7 | 18,320.4 | 26.3 | 64.7 | 227.3 | 0.4 | 1.3 |
| Full-time employment | 15,812.6 | 15,918.4 | 36.2 | 105.8 | 217.6 | 0.7 | 1.4 |
| Part-time employment | 2,443.1 | 2,402.0 | 31.5 | -41.1 | 9.7 | -1.7 | 0.4 |
| Unemployment | 1,138.6 | 1,143.7 | 21.8 | 5.1 | 103.4 | 0.4 | 9.9 |
| Participation rate | 65.5 | 65.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.9 | 5.9 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.6 | 61.8 | 0.1 | 0.2 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, men+ | |||||||
| Population | 14,617.1 | 14,632.8 | ... | 15.7 | 257.0 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 10,310.9 | 10,323.9 | 17.2 | 13.0 | 153.4 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Employment | 9,666.7 | 9,691.9 | 18.2 | 25.2 | 109.5 | 0.3 | 1.1 |
| Full-time employment | 8,797.9 | 8,879.3 | 24.1 | 81.4 | 127.4 | 0.9 | 1.5 |
| Part-time employment | 868.8 | 812.6 | 19.9 | -56.2 | -17.9 | -6.5 | -2.2 |
| Unemployment | 644.2 | 632.0 | 15.9 | -12.2 | 44.0 | -1.9 | 7.5 |
| Participation rate | 70.5 | 70.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.2 | 6.1 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 66.1 | 66.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, women+ | |||||||
| Population | 15,009.6 | 15,025.8 | ... | 16.2 | 274.8 | 0.1 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 9,083.4 | 9,140.2 | 18.5 | 56.8 | 177.3 | 0.6 | 2.0 |
| Employment | 8,589.0 | 8,628.6 | 18.1 | 39.6 | 117.9 | 0.5 | 1.4 |
| Full-time employment | 7,014.7 | 7,039.1 | 26.2 | 24.4 | 90.2 | 0.3 | 1.3 |
| Part-time employment | 1,574.3 | 1,589.4 | 24.2 | 15.1 | 27.6 | 1.0 | 1.8 |
| Unemployment | 494.4 | 511.6 | 15.1 | 17.2 | 59.4 | 3.5 | 13.1 |
| Participation rate | 60.5 | 60.8 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.4 | 5.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.2 | 57.4 | 0.1 | 0.2 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, total - gender | |||||||
| Population | 16,792.3 | 16,801.7 | ... | 9.4 | 315.7 | 0.1 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 14,781.7 | 14,885.6 | 24.8 | 103.9 | 300.9 | 0.7 | 2.1 |
| Employment | 13,885.9 | 13,994.9 | 26.2 | 109.0 | 229.4 | 0.8 | 1.7 |
| Unemployment | 895.8 | 890.7 | 20.4 | -5.1 | 71.5 | -0.6 | 8.7 |
| Participation rate | 88.0 | 88.6 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.1 | 6.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 82.7 | 83.3 | 0.2 | 0.6 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, men+ | |||||||
| Population | 8,496.3 | 8,501.5 | ... | 5.2 | 160.3 | 0.1 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 7,784.4 | 7,800.8 | 15.9 | 16.4 | 143.7 | 0.2 | 1.9 |
| Employment | 7,287.5 | 7,320.4 | 18.0 | 32.9 | 102.5 | 0.5 | 1.4 |
| Unemployment | 496.9 | 480.3 | 15.0 | -16.6 | 41.1 | -3.3 | 9.4 |
| Participation rate | 91.6 | 91.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.4 | 6.2 | 0.2 | -0.2 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 85.8 | 86.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, women+ | |||||||
| Population | 8,296.0 | 8,300.2 | ... | 4.2 | 155.4 | 0.1 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 6,997.2 | 7,084.8 | 18.0 | 87.6 | 157.2 | 1.3 | 2.3 |
| Employment | 6,598.4 | 6,674.4 | 18.4 | 76.0 | 126.8 | 1.2 | 1.9 |
| Unemployment | 398.8 | 410.4 | 14.0 | 11.6 | 30.5 | 2.9 | 8.0 |
| Participation rate | 84.3 | 85.4 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.7 | 5.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 79.5 | 80.4 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, total - gender | |||||||
| Population | 12,834.5 | 12,857.0 | ... | 22.5 | 216.2 | 0.2 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 4,612.7 | 4,578.5 | 20.8 | -34.2 | 29.8 | -0.7 | 0.7 |
| Employment | 4,369.8 | 4,325.5 | 20.9 | -44.3 | -2.1 | -1.0 | -0.0 |
| Unemployment | 242.8 | 252.9 | 10.8 | 10.1 | 31.8 | 4.2 | 14.4 |
| Participation rate | 35.9 | 35.6 | 0.2 | -0.3 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.3 | 5.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 34.0 | 33.6 | 0.2 | -0.4 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, men+ | |||||||
| Population | 6,120.9 | 6,131.3 | ... | 10.4 | 96.7 | 0.2 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 2,526.4 | 2,523.1 | 13.8 | -3.3 | 9.8 | -0.1 | 0.4 |
| Employment | 2,379.2 | 2,371.4 | 14.1 | -7.8 | 6.9 | -0.3 | 0.3 |
| Unemployment | 147.2 | 151.7 | 7.8 | 4.5 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 1.9 |
| Participation rate | 41.3 | 41.2 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.8 | 6.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 38.9 | 38.7 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, women+ | |||||||
| Population | 6,713.6 | 6,725.7 | ... | 12.1 | 119.5 | 0.2 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 2,086.2 | 2,055.4 | 14.5 | -30.8 | 20.0 | -1.5 | 1.0 |
| Employment | 1,990.6 | 1,954.1 | 14.5 | -36.5 | -9.0 | -1.8 | -0.5 |
| Unemployment | 95.6 | 101.2 | 7.3 | 5.6 | 28.9 | 5.9 | 40.0 |
| Participation rate | 31.1 | 30.6 | 0.2 | -0.5 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.6 | 4.9 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 29.7 | 29.1 | 0.2 | -0.6 | -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
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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