Table 1
Labour force characteristics by age and sex – Seasonnally adjusted

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Labour force characteristics by age and sex – Seasonnally adjusted

Table summary
This table displays the results of labour force characteristics by age and sex – seasonnally adjusted september 2011, october 2011, september to october 2011 and october 2010 to october 2011, calculated using thousands (except rates), change in thousands (except rates) and % change units of measure (appearing as column headers).

  September 2011 October 2011 September to October 2011 October 2010 to October 2011 September to October 2011 October 2010 to October 2011
  thousands (except rates) change in thousands (except rates) % change
Both sexes, 15 years and over            
Population 28,057.1 28,082.3 25.2 317.1 0.1 1.1
Labour force 18,733.7 18,719.9 -13.8 156.0 -0.1 0.8
Employment 17,399.6 17,345.6 -54.0 236.9 -0.3 1.4
Full-time 14,106.1 14,034.4 -71.7 226.4 -0.5 1.6
Part-time 3,293.5 3,311.2 17.7 10.5 0.5 0.3
Unemployment 1,334.2 1,374.2 40.0 -81.0 3.0 -5.6
Participation rate 66.8 66.7 -0.1 -0.2 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Unemployment rate 7.1 7.3 0.2 -0.5 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Employment rate 62.0 61.8 -0.2 0.2 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Part-time rate 18.9 19.1 0.2 -0.2 Note ...: not applicable  ...
Youths, 15 to 24 years            
Population 4,457.2 4,457.4 0.2 -3.4 0.0 -0.1
Labour force 2,901.6 2,887.5 -14.1 38.4 -0.5 1.3
Employment 2,494.1 2,479.5 -14.6 46.2 -0.6 1.9
Full-time 1,292.2 1,298.0 5.8 29.4 0.4 2.3
Part-time 1,201.9 1,181.5 -20.4 16.8 -1.7 1.4
Unemployment 407.5 408.0 0.5 -7.8 0.1 -1.9
Participation rate 65.1 64.8 -0.3 0.9 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Unemployment rate 14.0 14.1 0.1 -0.5 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Employment rate 56.0 55.6 -0.4 1.1 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Part-time rate 48.2 47.7 -0.5 -0.2 Note ...: not applicable  ...
Men, 25 years and over            
Population 11,546.9 11,559.6 12.7 160.2 0.1 1.4
Labour force 8,391.5 8,398.6 7.1 66.2 0.1 0.8
Employment 7,879.5 7,872.2 -7.3 105.8 -0.1 1.4
Full-time 7,282.3 7,248.3 -34.0 91.8 -0.5 1.3
Part-time 597.2 623.9 26.7 14.0 4.5 2.3
Unemployment 512.0 526.5 14.5 -39.5 2.8 -7.0
Participation rate 72.7 72.7 0.0 -0.4 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Unemployment rate 6.1 6.3 0.2 -0.5 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Employment rate 68.2 68.1 -0.1 0.0 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Part-time rate 7.6 7.9 0.3 0.0 Note ...: not applicable  ...
Women, 25 years and over            
Population 12,052.9 12,065.4 12.5 160.4 0.1 1.3
Labour force 7,440.6 7,433.7 -6.9 51.3 -0.1 0.7
Employment 7,025.9 6,994.0 -31.9 84.9 -0.5 1.2
Full-time 5,531.5 5,488.1 -43.4 105.2 -0.8 2.0
Part-time 1,494.4 1,505.9 11.5 -20.3 0.8 -1.3
Unemployment 414.7 439.7 25.0 -33.7 6.0 -7.1
Participation rate 61.7 61.6 -0.1 -0.4 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Unemployment rate 5.6 5.9 0.3 -0.5 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Employment rate 58.3 58.0 -0.3 0.0 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Part-time rate 21.3 21.5 0.2 -0.6 Note ...: not applicable  ...