Labour Force Information
Table 1

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Labour Force Information

Table 1
Labour force characteristics by age and sex, Canada, seasonally adjusted
Table summary
This table displays the results of Labour force characteristics by age and sex January 2018, February 2018, S.E., Change from, Percent change from, last month, last December and twelve months ago, calculated using in thousands (except rates) and percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
January 2018 February 2018 S.E.Table 1 Note 1 Change from Percent change from
last month last December twelve months ago last month last December twelve months ago
in thousands (except rates) percent
15 years and over, both sexes
Population 30,094.5 30,121.8 Note ...: not applicable 27.3 62.9 357.5 0.1 0.2 1.2
Labour force 19,710.5 19,716.8 29.6 6.3 -67.4 140.4 0.0 -0.3 0.7
Employment 18,557.1 18,572.5 29.5 15.4 -72.6 282.5 0.1 -0.4 1.5
Full-time employment 15,123.7 15,084.4 41.0 -39.3 9.7 282.9 -0.3 0.1 1.9
Part-time employment 3,433.4 3,488.1 37.7 54.7 -82.3 -0.4 1.6 -2.3 0.0
Unemployment 1,153.4 1,144.3 25.3 -9.1 5.2 -142.1 -0.8 0.5 -11.0
Participation rate 65.5 65.5 0.1 0.0 -0.3 -0.3 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Unemployment rate 5.9 5.8 0.1 -0.1 0.0 -0.8 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Employment rate 61.7 61.7 0.1 0.0 -0.3 0.3 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
15 to 24 years, both sexes
Population 4,345.9 4,345.8 Note ...: not applicable -0.1 -0.3 -12.6 0.0 0.0 -0.3
Labour force 2,764.2 2,761.0 17.4 -3.2 -15.9 -24.1 -0.1 -0.6 -0.9
Employment 2,464.0 2,455.1 16.7 -8.9 -30.4 14.6 -0.4 -1.2 0.6
Full-time employment 1,289.4 1,264.1 19.8 -25.3 -0.6 24.5 -2.0 0.0 2.0
Part-time employment 1,174.6 1,191.0 20.7 16.4 -29.7 -9.9 1.4 -2.4 -0.8
Unemployment 300.1 305.9 14.3 5.8 14.4 -38.7 1.9 4.9 -11.2
Participation rate 63.6 63.5 0.4 -0.1 -0.4 -0.4 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Unemployment rate 10.9 11.1 0.5 0.2 0.6 -1.3 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Employment rate 56.7 56.5 0.4 -0.2 -0.7 0.5 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
25 years and over, men
Population 12,597.1 12,611.0 Note ...: not applicable 13.9 31.2 184.1 0.1 0.2 1.5
Labour force 8,945.9 8,946.3 15.8 0.4 -12.6 76.4 0.0 -0.1 0.9
Employment 8,478.9 8,491.7 16.7 12.8 -0.2 147.1 0.2 0.0 1.8
Full-time employment 7,809.5 7,827.9 23.2 18.4 55.9 218.6 0.2 0.7 2.9
Part-time employment 669.4 663.9 19.2 -5.5 -56.0 -71.3 -0.8 -7.8 -9.7
Unemployment 467.0 454.6 14.6 -12.4 -12.4 -70.7 -2.7 -2.7 -13.5
Participation rate 71.0 70.9 0.1 -0.1 -0.3 -0.5 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Unemployment rate 5.2 5.1 0.2 -0.1 -0.1 -0.8 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Employment rate 67.3 67.3 0.1 0.0 -0.2 0.2 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
25 years and over, women
Population 13,151.6 13,165.0 Note ...: not applicable 13.4 32.0 186.0 0.1 0.2 1.4
Labour force 8,000.4 8,009.4 16.8 9.0 -38.9 88.1 0.1 -0.5 1.1
Employment 7,614.1 7,625.7 16.6 11.6 -42.0 120.8 0.2 -0.5 1.6
Full-time employment 6,024.7 5,992.4 26.7 -32.3 -45.5 39.8 -0.5 -0.8 0.7
Part-time employment 1,589.3 1,633.2 25.1 43.9 3.4 80.9 2.8 0.2 5.2
Unemployment 386.3 383.8 13.9 -2.5 3.2 -32.6 -0.6 0.8 -7.8
Participation rate 60.8 60.8 0.1 0.0 -0.5 -0.2 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Unemployment rate 4.8 4.8 0.2 0.0 0.1 -0.5 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Employment rate 57.9 57.9 0.1 0.0 -0.5 0.1 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
25 to 54 years, both sexes
Population 14,694.1 14,701.1 Note ...: not applicable 7.0 12.1 60.7 0.0 0.1 0.4
Labour force 12,726.9 12,766.5 22.3 39.6 5.1 29.1 0.3 0.0 0.2
Employment 12,099.1 12,140.2 23.8 41.1 -1.7 108.7 0.3 0.0 0.9
Unemployment 627.8 626.2 18.6 -1.6 6.7 -79.7 -0.3 1.1 -11.3
Participation rate 86.6 86.8 0.2 0.2 -0.1 -0.2 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Unemployment rate 4.9 4.9 0.1 0.0 0.0 -0.6 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Employment rate 82.3 82.6 0.2 0.3 -0.1 0.4 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
25 to 54 years, men
Population 7,314.3 7,318.1 Note ...: not applicable 3.8 5.9 31.2 0.1 0.1 0.4
Labour force 6,651.3 6,667.8 14.1 16.5 22.8 39.6 0.2 0.3 0.6
Employment 6,320.7 6,342.7 16.0 22.0 24.2 99.0 0.3 0.4 1.6
Unemployment 330.6 325.1 13.1 -5.5 -1.4 -59.5 -1.7 -0.4 -15.5
Participation rate 90.9 91.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Unemployment rate 5.0 4.9 0.2 -0.1 0.0 -0.9 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Employment rate 86.4 86.7 0.2 0.3 0.3 1.0 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
25 to 54 years, women
Population 7,379.8 7,383.0 Note ...: not applicable 3.2 6.2 29.5 0.0 0.1 0.4
Labour force 6,075.6 6,098.7 16.6 23.1 -17.7 -10.5 0.4 -0.3 -0.2
Employment 5,778.4 5,797.6 16.8 19.2 -25.9 9.8 0.3 -0.4 0.2
Unemployment 297.2 301.1 12.7 3.9 8.1 -20.3 1.3 2.8 -6.3
Participation rate 82.3 82.6 0.2 0.3 -0.3 -0.5 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Unemployment rate 4.9 4.9 0.2 0.0 0.1 -0.4 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Employment rate 78.3 78.5 0.2 0.2 -0.4 -0.2 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
55 years and over, both sexes
Population 11,054.5 11,074.8 Note ...: not applicable 20.3 51.0 309.3 0.2 0.5 2.9
Labour force 4,219.4 4,189.3 18.9 -30.1 -56.6 135.5 -0.7 -1.3 3.3
Employment 3,993.9 3,977.1 18.9 -16.8 -40.6 159.1 -0.4 -1.0 4.2
Unemployment 225.5 212.2 10.2 -13.3 -16.0 -23.6 -5.9 -7.0 -10.0
Participation rate 38.2 37.8 0.2 -0.4 -0.7 0.1 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Unemployment rate 5.3 5.1 0.2 -0.2 -0.3 -0.7 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Employment rate 36.1 35.9 0.2 -0.2 -0.5 0.4 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
55 years and over, men
Population 5,282.7 5,292.8 Note ...: not applicable 10.1 25.2 152.8 0.2 0.5 3.0
Labour force 2,294.6 2,278.6 12.7 -16.0 -35.4 36.9 -0.7 -1.5 1.6
Employment 2,158.2 2,149.0 12.9 -9.2 -24.4 48.1 -0.4 -1.1 2.3
Unemployment 136.4 129.5 7.7 -6.9 -11.0 -11.3 -5.1 -7.8 -8.0
Participation rate 43.4 43.1 0.2 -0.3 -0.8 -0.5 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Unemployment rate 5.9 5.7 0.3 -0.2 -0.4 -0.6 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Employment rate 40.9 40.6 0.2 -0.3 -0.7 -0.3 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
55 years and over, women
Population 5,771.7 5,782.0 Note ...: not applicable 10.3 25.8 156.5 0.2 0.4 2.8
Labour force 1,924.8 1,910.7 13.0 -14.1 -21.2 98.5 -0.7 -1.1 5.4
Employment 1,835.7 1,828.1 12.9 -7.6 -16.1 111.0 -0.4 -0.9 6.5
Unemployment 89.1 82.7 6.6 -6.4 -5.0 -12.4 -7.2 -5.7 -13.0
Participation rate 33.3 33.0 0.2 -0.3 -0.6 0.8 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Unemployment rate 4.6 4.3 0.3 -0.3 -0.2 -0.9 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Employment rate 31.8 31.6 0.2 -0.2 -0.4 1.1 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable

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