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

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Labour force characteristics by age and sex – Seasonally adjusted

Table summary
This table displays the results of labour force characteristics by age and sex – seasonally adjusted december 2011, january 2012, december 2011 to january 2012 and january 2011 to january 2012, calculated using thousands (except rates), change in thousands (except rates) and % change units of measure (appearing as column headers).

  December 2011 January 2012 December 2011 to January 2012 January 2011 to January 2012 December 2011 to January 2012 January 2011 to January 2012
  thousands (except rates) change in thousands (except rates) % change
Both sexes, 15 years and over            
Population 28,130.8 28,156.4 25.6 315.6 0.1 1.1
Labour force 18,754.5 18,778.2 23.7 106.6 0.1 0.6
Employment 17,354.7 17,357.0 2.3 129.1 0.0 0.7
Full-time 14,052.5 14,048.9 -3.6 170.4 0.0 1.2
Part-time 3,302.2 3,308.1 5.9 -41.4 0.2 -1.2
Unemployment 1,399.8 1,421.2 21.4 -22.5 1.5 -1.6
Participation rate 66.7 66.7 0.0 -0.4 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Unemployment rate 7.5 7.6 0.1 -0.1 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Employment rate 61.7 61.6 -0.1 -0.3 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Part-time rate 19.0 19.1 0.1 -0.3 Note ...: not applicable  ...
Youths, 15 to 24 years            
Population 4,457.3 4,457.0 -0.3 -2.3 0.0 -0.1
Labour force 2,845.6 2,847.8 2.2 -33.9 0.1 -1.2
Employment 2,444.9 2,435.9 -9.0 -30.7 -0.4 -1.2
Full-time 1,303.0 1,270.0 -33.0 -16.3 -2.5 -1.3
Part-time 1,141.9 1,165.9 24.0 -14.4 2.1 -1.2
Unemployment 400.6 411.9 11.3 -3.2 2.8 -0.8
Participation rate 63.8 63.9 0.1 -0.7 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Unemployment rate 14.1 14.5 0.4 0.1 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Employment rate 54.9 54.7 -0.2 -0.6 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Part-time rate 46.7 47.9 1.2 0.0 Note ...: not applicable  ...
Men, 25 years and over            
Population 11,583.7 11,596.5 12.8 158.6 0.1 1.4
Labour force 8,429.3 8,431.8 2.5 72.4 0.0 0.9
Employment 7,875.5 7,873.7 -1.8 75.1 0.0 1.0
Full-time 7,272.1 7,261.9 -10.2 83.3 -0.1 1.2
Part-time 603.4 611.9 8.5 -8.2 1.4 -1.3
Unemployment 553.8 558.1 4.3 -2.6 0.8 -0.5
Participation rate 72.8 72.7 -0.1 -0.4 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Unemployment rate 6.6 6.6 0.0 -0.1 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Employment rate 68.0 67.9 -0.1 -0.3 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Part-time rate 7.7 7.8 0.1 -0.2 Note ...: not applicable  ...
Women, 25 years and over            
Population 12,089.8 12,102.9 13.1 159.3 0.1 1.3
Labour force 7,479.6 7,498.6 19.0 68.0 0.3 0.9
Employment 7,034.3 7,047.3 13.0 84.6 0.2 1.2
Full-time 5,477.4 5,517.0 39.6 103.4 0.7 1.9
Part-time 1,556.9 1,530.3 -26.6 -18.8 -1.7 -1.2
Unemployment 445.4 451.3 5.9 -16.5 1.3 -3.5
Participation rate 61.9 62.0 0.1 -0.2 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Unemployment rate 6.0 6.0 0.0 -0.3 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Employment rate 58.2 58.2 0.0 -0.1 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Part-time rate 22.1 21.7 -0.4 -0.5 Note ...: not applicable  ...