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

Labour force characteristics by age and sex – Seasonally adjusted
  December 2013 December 2014 Standard error1 December 2013 to December 2014 December 2013 to December 2014
  thousands (except rates)thousands (except rates)thousands (except rates) change in thousands (except rates) % change
Both sexes, 15 years and over          
Population 28,809.0 29,116.6 ... 307.6 1.1
Labour force 19,107.9 19,127.7 52.7 19.8 0.1
Employment 17,730.2 17,851.5 54.9 121.3 0.7
Full-time 14,307.7 14,466.0 62.7 158.3 1.1
Part-time 3,422.5 3,385.5 52.0 -37.0 -1.1
Unemployment 1,377.7 1,276.2 35.6 -101.5 -7.4
Participation rate 66.3 65.7 0.2 -0.6 ...
Unemployment rate 7.2 6.7 0.2 -0.5 ...
Employment rate 61.5 61.3 0.2 -0.2 ...
Youths, 15 to 24 years          
Population 4,494.4 4,455.0 ... -39.4 -0.9
Labour force 2,858.8 2,875.8 28.7 17.0 0.6
Employment 2,463.4 2,488.9 29.0 25.5 1.0
Full-time 1,259.4 1,289.5 27.9 30.1 2.4
Part-time 1,204.0 1,199.3 28.8 -4.7 -0.4
Unemployment 395.4 387.0 19.1 -8.4 -2.1
Participation rate 63.6 64.6 0.6 1.0 ...
Unemployment rate 13.8 13.5 0.6 -0.3 ...
Employment rate 54.8 55.9 0.6 1.1 ...
Men, 25 to 54 years          
Population 7,243.5 7,256.4 ... 12.9 0.2
Labour force 6,572.5 6,591.4 23.5 18.9 0.3
Employment 6,147.4 6,222.2 28.6 74.8 1.2
Full-time 5,809.0 5,877.2 32.4 68.2 1.2
Part-time 338.4 345.0 18.9 6.6 2.0
Unemployment 425.1 369.2 19.5 -55.9 -13.1
Participation rate 90.7 90.8 0.3 0.1 ...
Unemployment rate 6.5 5.6 0.3 -0.9 ...
Employment rate 84.9 85.7 0.4 0.8 ...
Women, 25 to 54 years          
Population 7,292.5 7,313.0 ... 20.5 0.3
Labour force 6,008.6 5,970.5 28.2 -38.1 -0.6
Employment 5,665.9 5,654.1 29.7 -11.8 -0.2
Full-time 4,587.5 4,589.2 36.5 1.7 0.0
Part-time 1,078.4 1,064.9 29.4 -13.5 -1.3
Unemployment 342.7 316.4 17.2 -26.3 -7.7
Participation rate 82.4 81.6 0.4 -0.8 ...
Unemployment rate 5.7 5.3 0.3 -0.4 ...
Employment rate 77.7 77.3 0.4 -0.4 ...
Men, 55 years and over          
Population 4,648.8 4,805.2   156.4 3.4
Labour force 2,010.1 2,040.3 23.5 30.2 1.5
Employment 1,877.2 1,921.3 24.3 44.1 2.3
Unemployment 132.8 119.0 10.4 -13.8 -10.4
Participation rate 43.2 42.5 0.5 -0.7 ...
Unemployment rate 6.6 5.8 0.5 -0.8 ...
Employment rate 40.4 40.0 0.5 -0.4 ...
Women, 55 years and over          
Population 5,129.8 5,286.9   157.1 3.1
Labour force 1,658.0 1,649.7 24.1 -8.3 -0.5
Employment 1,576.3 1,565.1 24.5 -11.2 -0.7
Unemployment 81.7 84.6 8.8 2.9 3.5
Participation rate 32.3 31.2 0.5 -1.1 ...
Unemployment rate 4.9 5.1 0.5 0.2 ...
Employment rate 30.7 29.6 0.5 -1.1 ...
...
not applicable
Note(s):
The sum of individual categories may not always add up to the total as a result of rounding.
Source(s):
CANSIM table 282-0087.
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