Table 1
Labour force characteristics by age and sex – Seasonally adjusted
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May 2011 | June 2011 | May to June 2011 | June 2010 to June 2011 | May to June 2011 | June 2010 to June 2011 | |
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thousands (except rates) | change in thousands (except rates) | % change | ||||
Both sexes, 15 years and over | ||||||
Population | 27,949.0 | 27,975.7 | 26.7 | 328.3 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
Labour force | 18,682.7 | 18,724.7 | 42.0 | 161.9 | 0.2 | 0.9 |
Employment | 17,308.7 | 17,337.1 | 28.4 | 237.5 | 0.2 | 1.4 |
Full-time | 13,983.8 | 13,991.1 | 7.3 | 205.0 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
Part-time | 3,324.9 | 3,346.0 | 21.1 | 32.4 | 0.6 | 1.0 |
Unemployment | 1,374.1 | 1,387.6 | 13.5 | -75.5 | 1.0 | -5.2 |
Participation rate | 66.8 | 66.9 | 0.1 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
Unemployment rate | 7.4 | 7.4 | 0.0 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
Employment rate | 61.9 | 62.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
Part-time rate | 19.2 | 19.3 | 0.1 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
Youths, 15 to 24 years | ||||||
Population | 4,458.1 | 4,457.6 | -0.5 | -2.9 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
Labour force | 2,876.2 | 2,892.2 | 16.0 | -12.3 | 0.6 | -0.4 |
Employment | 2,477.6 | 2,479.4 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
Full-time | 1,295.7 | 1,321.3 | 25.6 | 40.5 | 2.0 | 3.2 |
Part-time | 1,182.0 | 1,158.1 | -23.9 | -40.3 | -2.0 | -3.4 |
Unemployment | 398.6 | 412.8 | 14.2 | -12.5 | 3.6 | -2.9 |
Participation rate | 64.5 | 64.9 | 0.4 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
Unemployment rate | 13.9 | 14.3 | 0.4 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
Employment rate | 55.6 | 55.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
Part-time rate | 47.7 | 46.7 | -1.0 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
Men, 25 years and over | ||||||
Population | 11,492.6 | 11,506.4 | 13.8 | 165.1 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
Labour force | 8,385.3 | 8,388.7 | 3.4 | 86.2 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
Employment | 7,856.8 | 7,857.2 | 0.4 | 143.2 | 0.0 | 1.9 |
Full-time | 7,232.7 | 7,220.1 | -12.6 | 101.1 | -0.2 | 1.4 |
Part-time | 624.1 | 637.1 | 13.0 | 42.0 | 2.1 | 7.1 |
Unemployment | 528.5 | 531.5 | 3.0 | -57.0 | 0.6 | -9.7 |
Participation rate | 73.0 | 72.9 | -0.1 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
Unemployment rate | 6.3 | 6.3 | 0.0 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
Employment rate | 68.4 | 68.3 | -0.1 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
Part-time rate | 7.9 | 8.1 | 0.2 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
Women, 25 years and over | ||||||
Population | 11,998.2 | 12,011.7 | 13.5 | 166.1 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
Labour force | 7,421.2 | 7,443.8 | 22.6 | 88.1 | 0.3 | 1.2 |
Employment | 6,974.2 | 7,000.5 | 26.3 | 94.1 | 0.4 | 1.4 |
Full-time | 5,455.4 | 5,449.7 | -5.7 | 63.3 | -0.1 | 1.2 |
Part-time | 1,518.8 | 1,550.8 | 32.0 | 30.7 | 2.1 | 2.0 |
Unemployment | 447.0 | 443.3 | -3.7 | -6.0 | -0.8 | -1.3 |
Participation rate | 61.9 | 62.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
Unemployment rate | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.0 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
Employment rate | 58.1 | 58.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
Part-time rate | 21.8 | 22.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
not applicable
Note(s):
Related CANSIM table 282-0087.
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