Table 1
Labour force characteristics by age and sex – Seasonally adjusted
| September 2012 | October 2012 |
September to October 2012 | October 2011 to October 2012 | September to October 2012 | October 2011 to October 2012 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| thousands (except rates) | change in thousands (except rates) | % change | ||||
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | ||||||
| Population | 28,388.3 | 28,414.8 | 26.5 | 332.5 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 18,959.5 | 18,977.5 | 18.0 | 262.1 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Employment | 17,565.7 | 17,567.5 | 1.8 | 229.0 | 0.0 | 1.3 |
| Full-time | 14,255.5 | 14,262.8 | 7.3 | 240.4 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| Part-time | 3,310.2 | 3,304.7 | -5.5 | -11.3 | -0.2 | -0.3 |
| Unemployment | 1,393.8 | 1,410.0 | 16.2 | 33.0 | 1.2 | 2.4 |
| Participation rate | 66.8 | 66.8 | 0.0 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.4 | 7.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.9 | 61.8 | -0.1 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Part-time rate | 18.8 | 18.8 | 0.0 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Youths, 15 to 24 years | ||||||
| Population | 4,457.6 | 4,457.1 | -0.5 | -0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Labour force | 2,843.0 | 2,834.5 | -8.5 | -42.6 | -0.3 | -1.5 |
| Employment | 2,417.7 | 2,418.9 | 1.2 | -52.2 | 0.0 | -2.1 |
| Full-time | 1,270.9 | 1,256.0 | -14.9 | -41.4 | -1.2 | -3.2 |
| Part-time | 1,146.8 | 1,162.9 | 16.1 | -10.7 | 1.4 | -0.9 |
| Unemployment | 425.3 | 415.7 | -9.6 | 9.6 | -2.3 | 2.4 |
| Participation rate | 63.8 | 63.6 | -0.2 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 15.0 | 14.7 | -0.3 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 54.2 | 54.3 | 0.1 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Part-time rate | 47.4 | 48.1 | 0.7 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | ||||||
| Population | 11,712.6 | 11,726.3 | 13.7 | 166.7 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 8,548.5 | 8,562.5 | 14.0 | 165.4 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| Employment | 8,005.8 | 8,001.4 | -4.4 | 134.1 | -0.1 | 1.7 |
| Full-time | 7,398.6 | 7,399.5 | 0.9 | 161.1 | 0.0 | 2.2 |
| Part-time | 607.2 | 601.9 | -5.3 | -27.0 | -0.9 | -4.3 |
| Unemployment | 542.7 | 561.1 | 18.4 | 31.3 | 3.4 | 5.9 |
| Participation rate | 73.0 | 73.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.3 | 6.6 | 0.3 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 68.4 | 68.2 | -0.2 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Part-time rate | 7.6 | 7.5 | -0.1 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | ||||||
| Population | 12,218.1 | 12,231.4 | 13.3 | 166.0 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 7,568.0 | 7,580.4 | 12.4 | 139.2 | 0.2 | 1.9 |
| Employment | 7,142.2 | 7,147.2 | 5.0 | 147.1 | 0.1 | 2.1 |
| Full-time | 5,586.0 | 5,607.3 | 21.3 | 120.7 | 0.4 | 2.2 |
| Part-time | 1,556.1 | 1,539.9 | -16.2 | 26.4 | -1.0 | 1.7 |
| Unemployment | 425.8 | 433.2 | 7.4 | -7.9 | 1.7 | -1.8 |
| Participation rate | 61.9 | 62.0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.6 | 5.7 | 0.1 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.5 | 58.4 | -0.1 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Part-time rate | 21.8 | 21.5 | -0.3 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
...
not applicable
Note(s):
Related CANSIM table 282-0087.
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