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| F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D | J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | |||
| % | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Employment rate1 (2062817) | 63.0 | 63.5 | 63.4 | 63.5 | 63.4 | 63.4 | 63.5 | 63.4 | 63.4 | 63.6 | 63.7 | 63.7 | 63.7 | 63.8 | 63.9 | 63.9 | 63.8 | 63.8 | 63.7 | 63.4 | 63.4 | 63.7 |
| Participation rate2 (2062816) | 67.2 | 67.6 | 67.5 | 67.7 | 67.6 | 67.5 | 67.6 | 67.5 | 67.5 | 67.6 | 67.7 | 67.8 | 67.7 | 67.7 | 67.8 | 68.0 | 68.0 | 68.0 | 67.9 | 67.5 | 67.5 | 67.8 |
| Men (2062825) | 72.5 | 72.7 | 72.6 | 72.6 | 72.6 | 72.5 | 72.7 | 72.6 | 72.4 | 72.5 | 72.8 | 72.9 | 73.0 | 72.9 | 72.9 | 73.2 | 73.2 | 72.9 | 73.0 | 72.5 | 72.6 | 73.0 |
| Women (2062834) | 62.1 | 62.7 | 62.5 | 62.9 | 62.7 | 62.6 | 62.6 | 62.6 | 62.8 | 62.8 | 62.8 | 62.8 | 62.6 | 62.6 | 62.9 | 62.9 | 62.9 | 63.2 | 62.9 | 62.7 | 62.6 | 62.8 |
| 15-24 (2062843) | 66.4 | 67.0 | 66.7 | 67.0 | 66.9 | 67.0 | 67.3 | 66.8 | 66.7 | 66.8 | 66.9 | 67.4 | 67.1 | 67.0 | 67.6 | 67.4 | 68.2 | 67.6 | 67.8 | 66.6 | 66.7 | 67.7 |
| 25-54 (2062951) | 86.2 | 86.6 | 86.6 | 86.7 | 86.5 | 86.5 | 86.6 | 86.6 | 86.5 | 86.6 | 86.6 | 86.7 | 86.6 | 86.6 | 86.7 | 86.8 | 86.7 | 86.8 | 86.6 | 86.5 | 86.7 | 86.8 |
| 55+ (2062978) | 32.2 | 33.3 | 32.8 | 33.1 | 33.3 | 32.9 | 33.2 | 33.2 | 33.5 | 33.5 | 33.8 | 33.7 | 33.9 | 34.1 | 34.1 | 34.5 | 34.3 | 34.5 | 34.5 | 34.3 | 34.0 | 34.5 |
| Unemployment rate3 (2062815) | 6.3 | 6.0 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 6.0 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 6.0 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 6.0 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.1 |
| Men (2062824) | 6.5 | 6.4 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.6 | 6.3 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 6.4 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.8 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 6.5 |
| Women (2062833) | 6.1 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 5.2 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 5.4 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 5.6 |
| 15-24 (2062842) | 11.6 | 11.2 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.5 | 11.3 | 11.1 | 10.6 | 10.9 | 11.3 | 11.2 | 11.4 | 11.1 | 11.0 | 11.4 | 11.0 | 11.8 | 11.9 | 12.2 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 10.8 |
| 25-54 (2062950) | 5.3 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.2 |
| 55+ (2062977) | 5.1 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 5.3 |
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| Unemployed (2062814) | 1,108 | 1,079 | 1,086 | 1,097 | 1,102 | 1,078 | 1,085 | 1,083 | 1,082 | 1,064 | 1,052 | 1,075 | 1,078 | 1,051 | 1,057 | 1,099 | 1,104 | 1,117 | 1,124 | 1,105 | 1,112 | 1,119 |
| Not in labour force4 (2091030-2091051) | 8,592 | 8,608 | 8,840 | 8,778 | 8,776 | 8,444 | 8,319 | 8,218 | 8,257 | 8,686 | 8,665 | 8,671 | 8,790 | 8,918 | 8,866 | 8,803 | 8,788 | 8,437 | 8,367 | 8,355 | 8,372 | 8,737 |
| 1 | The emloyed as a percentage of the population 15 years of age and older. |
| 2 | The labour force as a percentage of the population 15 years of age and older. |
| 3 | The unemployed as a percentage of the labour force. |
| 4 | Not seasonally adjusted. |