Table 1
Labour force characteristics by age and sex – Seasonally adjusted
| August 2013 | September 2013 | Standard error1 | August to September 2013 | September 2012 to September 2013 | August to September 2013 | September 2012 to September 2013 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| thousands (except rates) | thousands (except rates) | thousands (except rates) | change in thousands (except rates) | change in thousands (except rates) | % change | % change | |
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 28,724.6 | 28,762.9 | ... | 38.3 | 374.6 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 19,130.8 | 19,105.7 | 29.2 | -25.1 | 149.5 | -0.1 | 0.8 |
| Employment | 17,768.8 | 17,780.7 | 28.9 | 11.9 | 212.4 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| Full-time | 14,398.4 | 14,421.8 | 39.0 | 23.4 | 157.8 | 0.2 | 1.1 |
| Part-time | 3,370.4 | 3,358.9 | 35.7 | -11.5 | 54.6 | -0.3 | 1.7 |
| Unemployment | 1,362.0 | 1,325.0 | 25.1 | -37.0 | -62.9 | -2.7 | -4.5 |
| Participation rate | 66.6 | 66.4 | 0.1 | -0.2 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.1 | 6.9 | 0.1 | -0.2 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.9 | 61.8 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Part-time rate | 19.0 | 18.9 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Youths, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 4,449.5 | 4,447.0 | ... | -2.5 | -10.6 | -0.1 | -0.2 |
| Labour force | 2,846.1 | 2,824.7 | 17.3 | -21.4 | -18.9 | -0.8 | -0.7 |
| Employment | 2,445.6 | 2,461.3 | 15.8 | 15.7 | 41.8 | 0.6 | 1.7 |
| Full-time | 1,263.4 | 1,286.0 | 18.6 | 22.6 | 14.2 | 1.8 | 1.1 |
| Part-time | 1,182.2 | 1,175.3 | 19.5 | -6.9 | 27.7 | -0.6 | 2.4 |
| Unemployment | 400.5 | 363.4 | 14.9 | -37.1 | -60.8 | -9.3 | -14.3 |
| Participation rate | 64.0 | 63.5 | 0.4 | -0.5 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 14.1 | 12.9 | 0.5 | -1.2 | -2.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 55.0 | 55.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Part-time rate | 48.3 | 47.8 | 0.7 | -0.5 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 11,885.3 | 11,906.1 | ... | 20.8 | 193.5 | 0.2 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 8,615.1 | 8,613.0 | 15.1 | -2.1 | 71.6 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
| Employment | 8,084.4 | 8,080.1 | 16.3 | -4.3 | 75.4 | -0.1 | 0.9 |
| Full-time | 7,455.9 | 7,444.2 | 22.0 | -11.7 | 44.8 | -0.2 | 0.6 |
| Part-time | 628.5 | 635.9 | 17.7 | 7.4 | 30.6 | 1.2 | 5.1 |
| Unemployment | 530.8 | 532.9 | 14.5 | 2.1 | -3.8 | 0.4 | -0.7 |
| Participation rate | 72.5 | 72.3 | 0.1 | -0.2 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.2 | 6.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 68.0 | 67.9 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Part-time rate | 7.8 | 7.9 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 12,389.8 | 12,409.8 | ... | 20.0 | 191.7 | 0.2 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 7,669.6 | 7,668.0 | 16.6 | -1.6 | 96.9 | 0.0 | 1.3 |
| Employment | 7,238.8 | 7,239.3 | 16.5 | 0.5 | 95.2 | 0.0 | 1.3 |
| Full-time | 5,679.1 | 5,691.7 | 25.4 | 12.6 | 98.9 | 0.2 | 1.8 |
| Part-time | 1,559.7 | 1,547.6 | 23.8 | -12.1 | -3.7 | -0.8 | -0.2 |
| Unemployment | 430.8 | 428.6 | 13.4 | -2.2 | 1.5 | -0.5 | 0.4 |
| Participation rate | 61.9 | 61.8 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.6 | 5.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.4 | 58.3 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Part-time rate | 21.5 | 21.4 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
...
not applicable
Note(s):
Related CANSIM table 282-0087. The sum of individual categories may not always add to the total as a result of rounding.
Table note 1
Average standard error for change in two consecutive months. See "Sampling Errors" in the section "About the Labour Force Survey" at the end of the publication Labour Force Information (Catalogue number71-001-X) for further explanations.
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