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Table 1 Labour force characteristics by age and sex
| December 2009 | January 2010 | December 2009 to January 2010 | January 2009 to January 2010 | December 2009 to January 2010 | January 2009 to January 2010 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seasonally adjusted | ||||||
| thousands | change in thousands | % change | ||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | ||||||
| Population | 27,490.7 | 27,522.2 | 31.5 | 394.1 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 18,437.2 | 18,456.1 | 18.9 | 173.2 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| Employment | 16,881.4 | 16,924.4 | 43.0 | -16.0 | 0.3 | -0.1 |
| Full-time | 13,677.2 | 13,678.6 | 1.4 | -71.9 | 0.0 | -0.5 |
| Part-time | 3,204.3 | 3,245.8 | 41.5 | 55.9 | 1.3 | 1.8 |
| Unemployment | 1,555.8 | 1,531.7 | -24.1 | 189.2 | -1.5 | 14.1 |
| Participation rate | 67.1 | 67.1 | 0.0 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.4 | 8.3 | -0.1 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.4 | 61.5 | 0.1 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Part-time rate | 19.0 | 19.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Youths, 15 to 24 years | ||||||
| Population | 4,400.3 | 4,401.2 | 0.9 | 15.4 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Labour force | 2,847.8 | 2,850.7 | 2.9 | -41.0 | 0.1 | -1.4 |
| Employment | 2,392.0 | 2,421.3 | 29.3 | -90.4 | 1.2 | -3.6 |
| Full-time | 1,272.3 | 1,275.9 | 3.6 | -83.8 | 0.3 | -6.2 |
| Part-time | 1,119.6 | 1,145.4 | 25.8 | -6.6 | 2.3 | -0.6 |
| Unemployment | 455.9 | 429.4 | -26.5 | 49.4 | -5.8 | 13.0 |
| Participation rate | 64.7 | 64.8 | 0.1 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 16.0 | 15.1 | -0.9 | 2.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 54.4 | 55.0 | 0.6 | -2.3 | ... | ... |
| Part-time rate | 46.8 | 47.3 | 0.5 | 1.4 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | ||||||
| Population | 11,293.8 | 11,309.1 | 15.3 | 192.5 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 8,268.0 | 8,242.1 | -25.9 | 74.5 | -0.3 | 0.9 |
| Employment | 7,609.6 | 7,592.3 | -17.3 | -13.0 | -0.2 | -0.2 |
| Full-time | 7,010.4 | 7,004.3 | -6.1 | -48.8 | -0.1 | -0.7 |
| Part-time | 599.2 | 588.0 | -11.2 | 35.8 | -1.9 | 6.5 |
| Unemployment | 658.3 | 649.8 | -8.5 | 87.5 | -1.3 | 15.6 |
| Participation rate | 73.2 | 72.9 | -0.3 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.0 | 7.9 | -0.1 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 67.4 | 67.1 | -0.3 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Part-time rate | 7.9 | 7.7 | -0.2 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | ||||||
| Population | 11,796.6 | 11,811.9 | 15.3 | 186.2 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 7,321.4 | 7,363.3 | 41.9 | 139.8 | 0.6 | 1.9 |
| Employment | 6,879.8 | 6,910.8 | 31.0 | 87.5 | 0.5 | 1.3 |
| Full-time | 5,394.4 | 5,398.5 | 4.1 | 60.8 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| Part-time | 1,485.4 | 1,512.4 | 27.0 | 26.7 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
| Unemployment | 441.6 | 452.5 | 10.9 | 52.3 | 2.5 | 13.1 |
| Participation rate | 62.1 | 62.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.0 | 6.1 | 0.1 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.3 | 58.5 | 0.2 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Part-time rate | 21.6 | 21.9 | 0.3 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
not applicable
Note(s):
Related CANSIM table 282-0087.
