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

    Change from % change from
November
2002
December
2002
S.E.¹

last
month
last
December
twelve
months
ago
last
month
last
December
twelve
months
ago
Both sexes, 15 years and over                  
Population 25,068.3 25,087.4 ... 19.1 323.3 323.3 0.1 1.3 1.3
  Labour force
16,862.1 16,925.7 29.9 63.6 516.7 516.7 0.4 3.1 3.1
    Employment
15,591.8 15,649.8 30.2 58.0 559.6 559.6 0.4 3.7 3.7
      Employment full-time
12,627.3 12,673.5 34.6 46.2 336.3 336.3 0.4 2.7 2.7
      Employment part-time
2,964.5 2,976.3 29.2 11.8 223.3 223.3 0.4 8.1 8.1
    Unemployment
1,270.2 1,275.9 23.4 5.7 -42.9 -42.9 0.4 -3.3 -3.3
Participation rate 67.3 67.5 0.1 0.2 1.2 1.2 ... ... ...
Unemployment rate 7.5 7.5 0.1 0.0 -0.5 -0.5 ... ... ...
Employment rate 62.2 62.4 0.1 0.2 1.5 1.5 ... ... ...
Part-time rate 19.0 19.0 0.2 0.0 0.8 0.8 ... ... ...
Both sexes, 15 to 24 years                  
Population 4,144.1 4,145.9 ... 1.8 30.7 30.7 0.0 0.7 0.7
  Labour force
2,776.6 2,772.8 17.1 -3.8 98.1 98.1 -0.1 3.7 3.7
    Employment
2,398.1 2,404.5 16.3 6.4 104.2 104.2 0.3 4.5 4.5
      Employment full-time
1,300.5 1,308.8 16.5 8.3 38.5 38.5 0.6 3.0 3.0
      Employment part-time
1,097.6 1,095.7 17.0 -1.9 65.7 65.7 -0.2 6.4 6.4
    Unemployment
378.5 368.3 13.2 -10.2 -6.1 -6.1 -2.7 -1.6 -1.6
Participation rate 67.0 66.9 0.4 -0.1 1.9 1.9 ... ... ...
Unemployment rate 13.6 13.3 0.5 -0.3 -0.7 -0.7 ... ... ...
Employment rate 57.9 58.0 0.4 0.1 2.1 2.1 ... ... ...
Part-time rate 45.8 45.6 0.6 -0.2 0.8 0.8 ... ... ...
Men, 25 years and over                  
Population 10,207.5 10,215.6 ... 8.1 144.9 144.9 0.1 1.4 1.4
  Labour force
7,615.5 7,646.3 15.6 30.8 176.4 176.4 0.4 2.4 2.4
    Employment
7,120.3 7,135.3 17.3 15.0 211.2 211.2 0.2 3.1 3.1
      Employment full-time
6,651.7 6,670.4 20.1 18.7 141.9 141.9 0.3 2.2 2.2
      Employment part-time
468.6 464.9 13.5 -3.7 69.3 69.3 -0.8 17.5 17.5
    Unemployment
495.2 511.0 13.9 15.8 -34.8 -34.8 3.2 -6.4 -6.4
Participation rate 74.6 74.8 0.1 0.2 0.6 0.6 ... ... ...
Unemployment rate 6.5 6.7 0.2 0.2 -0.6 -0.6 ... ... ...
Employment rate 69.8 69.8 0.2 0.0 1.0 1.0 ... ... ...
Part-time rate 6.6 6.5 0.2 -0.1 0.8 0.8 ... ... ...
Women, 25 years and over                  
Population 10,716.7 10,725.8 ... 9.1 147.6 147.6 0.1 1.4 1.4
  Labour force
6,470.0 6,506.6 17.6 36.6 242.2 242.2 0.6 3.9 3.9
    Employment
6,073.4 6,109.9 17.6 36.5 244.0 244.0 0.6 4.2 4.2
      Employment full-time
4,675.1 4,694.3 21.9 19.2 155.9 155.9 0.4 3.4 3.4
      Employment part-time
1,398.3 1,415.7 19.1 17.4 88.3 88.3 1.2 6.7 6.7
    Unemployment
396.6 396.7 13.0 0.1 -1.9 -1.9 0.0 -0.5 -0.5
Participation rate 60.4 60.7 0.2 0.3 1.5 1.5 ... ... ...
Unemployment rate 6.1 6.1 0.2 0.0 -0.3 -0.3 ... ... ...
Employment rate 56.7 57.0 0.2 0.3 1.5 1.5 ... ... ...
Part-time rate 23.0 23.2 0.3 0.1 0.5 0.5 ... ... ...
Both sexes, 25 to 54 years                  
Population 14,076.6 14,077.6 ... 1.0 62.5 62.5 0.0 0.4 0.4
  Labour force
12,118.0 12,159.5 21.7 41.5 200.8 200.8 0.3 1.7 1.7
    Employment
11,343.8 11,378.3 23.4 34.5 251.1 251.1 0.3 2.3 2.3
    Unemployment
774.2 781.2 18.1 7.0 -50.3 -50.3 0.9 -6.0 -6.0
Participation rate 86.1 86.4 0.2 0.3 1.1 1.1 ... ... ...
Unemployment rate 6.4 6.4 0.1 0.0 -0.6 -0.6 ... ... ...
Employment rate 80.6 80.8 0.2 0.2 1.4 1.4 ... ... ...

1 Average standard error of change in two consecutive months (see "Sampling Errors" in Data Quality for further explanations).

Related CANSIM table 282-0087