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Table 1. Labour force characteristics by age and sex, Canada (in thousands), seasonally adjusted

    Change from % change from
December
2003
 January
2004
 S.E.¹

 last
month
 last
December
 twelve
months
ago		 last
month
 last
December
 twelve
months
ago
Both sexes, 15 years and over                  
Population 25,403.9 25,436.0 ... 32.1 32.1 327.8 0.1 0.1 1.3
  Labour force
 17,187.4 17,202.4 28.2 15.0 15.0 302.1 0.1 0.1 1.8
    Employment
 15,920.7 15,935.6 29.1 14.9 14.9 298.5 0.1 0.1 1.9
      Employment full-time
 12,917.2 12,964.0 34.6 46.8 46.8 268.8 0.4 0.4 2.1
      Employment part-time
 3,003.4 2,971.5 30.2 -31.9 -31.9 29.5 -1.1 -1.1 1.0
    Unemployment
 1,266.8 1,266.9 23.6 0.1 0.1 3.7 0.0 0.0 0.3
Participation rate 67.7 67.6 0.1 -0.1 -0.1 0.3 ... ... ...
Unemployment rate 7.4 7.4 0.1 0.0 0.0 -0.1 ... ... ...
Employment rate 62.7 62.6 0.1 -0.1 -0.1 0.3 ... ... ...
Part-time rate 18.9 18.6 0.2 -0.2 -0.2 -0.2 ... ... ...
Both sexes, 15 to 24 years                  
Population 4,183.1 4,187.2 ... 4.1 4.1 38.7 0.1 0.1 0.9
  Labour force
 2,812.2 2,806.5 16.3 -5.7 -5.7 32.5 -0.2 -0.2 1.2
    Employment
 2,418.8 2,417.5 15.7 -1.3 -1.3 22.2 -0.1 -0.1 0.9
      Employment full-time
 1,308.9 1,320.5 16.8 11.6 11.6 16.6 0.9 0.9 1.3
      Employment part-time
 1,110.0 1,097.1 17.3 -12.9 -12.9 5.7 -1.2 -1.2 0.5
    Unemployment
 393.4 389.0 13.6 -4.4 -4.4 10.3 -1.1 -1.1 2.7
Participation rate 67.2 67.0 0.4 -0.2 -0.2 0.1 ... ... ...
Unemployment rate 14.0 13.9 0.5 -0.1 -0.1 0.2 ... ... ...
Employment rate 57.8 57.7 0.4 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 ... ... ...
Part-time rate 45.9 45.4 0.6 -0.5 -0.5 -0.2 ... ... ...
Men, 25 years and over                  
Population 10,349.2 10,362.7 ... 13.5 13.5 138.7 0.1 0.1 1.4
  Labour force
 7,718.9 7,735.1 14.6 16.2 16.2 97.9 0.2 0.2 1.3
    Employment
 7,247.0 7,254.8 16.2 7.8 7.8 102.5 0.1 0.1 1.4
      Employment full-time
 6,772.3 6,788.2 19.5 15.9 15.9 88.4 0.2 0.2 1.3
      Employment part-time
 474.7 466.6 13.9 -8.1 -8.1 14.1 -1.7 -1.7 3.1
    Unemployment
 471.9 480.3 13.6 8.4 8.4 -4.6 1.8 1.8 -0.9
Participation rate 74.6 74.6 0.1 0.0 0.0 -0.1 ... ... ...
Unemployment rate 6.1 6.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 -0.1 ... ... ...
Employment rate 70.0 70.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 ... ... ...
Part-time rate 6.6 6.4 0.2 -0.1 -0.1 0.1 ... ... ...
Women, 25 years and over                  
Population 10,871.5 10,886.0 ... 14.5 14.5 150.3 0.1 0.1 1.4
  Labour force
 6,656.3 6,660.8 16.4 4.5 4.5 171.6 0.1 0.1 2.6
    Employment
 6,254.8 6,263.2 16.7 8.4 8.4 173.6 0.1 0.1 2.9
      Employment full-time
 4,836.0 4,855.4 22.1 19.4 19.4 163.9 0.4 0.4 3.5
      Employment part-time
 1,418.7 1,407.8 19.9 -10.9 -10.9 9.7 -0.8 -0.8 0.7
    Unemployment
 401.5 397.6 13.0 -3.9 -3.9 -2.0 -1.0 -1.0 -0.5
Participation rate 61.2 61.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.8 ... ... ...
Unemployment rate 6.0 6.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 -0.2 ... ... ...
Employment rate 57.5 57.5 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.8 ... ... ...
Part-time rate 22.7 22.5 0.3 -0.2 -0.2 -0.5 ... ... ...
Both sexes, 25 to 54 years                  
Population 14,139.1 14,146.6 ... 7.5 7.5 69.0 0.1 0.1 0.5
  Labour force
 12,227.9 12,240.2 20.6 12.3 12.3 119.2 0.1 0.1 1.0
    Employment
 11,474.2 11,488.3 22.6 14.1 14.1 136.5 0.1 0.1 1.2
    Unemployment
 753.6 751.9 17.9 -1.7 -1.7 -17.3 -0.2 -0.2 -2.2
Participation rate 86.5 86.5 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.4 ... ... ...
Unemployment rate 6.2 6.1 0.1 -0.1 -0.1 -0.2 ... ... ...
Employment rate 81.2 81.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.6 ... ... ...

1 Average standard error of change in two consecutive months (see "Sampling Errors" in Data Quality for further explanations).
Related CANSIM table 282-0087