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

Labour force characteristics by age group and sex – Seasonally adjusted
  March
2017
April
2017
Standard error1 March to April 2017 April 2016 to April 2017 March to April 2017 April 2016 to April 2017
  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 29,791.9 29,822.2 ... 30.3 307.8 0.1 1.0
Labour force 19,621.7 19,576.2 29.8 -45.5 164.6 -0.2 0.8
Employment 18,308.0 18,311.2 29.5 3.2 275.7 0.0 1.5
Full-time 14,817.1 14,785.9 40.5 -31.2 189.6 -0.2 1.3
Part-time 3,490.9 3,525.2 37.7 34.3 86.1 1.0 2.5
Unemployment 1,313.7 1,265.0 25.1 -48.7 -111.2 -3.7 -8.1
Participation rate 65.9 65.6 0.1 -0.3 -0.2 ... ...
Unemployment rate 6.7 6.5 0.1 -0.2 -0.6 ... ...
Employment rate 61.5 61.4 0.1 -0.1 0.3 ... ...
Part-time rate 19.1 19.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 ... ...
Youths, 15 to 24 years              
Population 4,356.9 4,355.4 ... -1.5 -39.8 0.0 -0.9
Labour force 2,789.2 2,766.7 17.3 -22.5 -39.3 -0.8 -1.4
Employment 2,433.2 2,442.3 16.1 9.1 3.7 0.4 0.2
Full-time 1,254.6 1,222.5 19.8 -32.1 -37.1 -2.6 -2.9
Part-time 1,178.6 1,219.8 20.8 41.2 40.8 3.5 3.5
Unemployment 355.9 324.4 14.6 -31.5 -43.0 -8.9 -11.7
Participation rate 64.0 63.5 0.4 -0.5 -0.3 ... ...
Unemployment rate 12.8 11.7 0.5 -1.1 -1.4 ... ...
Employment rate 55.8 56.1 0.4 0.3 0.6 ... ...
Part-time rate 48.4 49.9 0.8 1.5 1.6 ... ...
Men, 25 years and over              
Population 12,441.4 12,457.2 ... 15.8 169.9 0.1 1.4
Labour force 8,902.8 8,896.4 15.6 -6.4 100.4 -0.1 1.1
Employment 8,370.8 8,362.5 16.6 -8.3 146.8 -0.1 1.8
Full-time 7,636.7 7,625.5 22.6 -11.2 73.9 -0.1 1.0
Part-time 734.1 737.1 18.3 3.0 73.1 0.4 11.0
Unemployment 532.0 533.9 15.1 1.9 -46.4 0.4 -8.0
Participation rate 71.6 71.4 0.1 -0.2 -0.2 ... ...
Unemployment rate 6.0 6.0 0.2 0.0 -0.6 ... ...
Employment rate 67.3 67.1 0.1 -0.2 0.2 ... ...
Part-time rate 8.8 8.8 0.2 0.0 0.7 ... ...
Women, 25 years and over              
Population 12,993.7 13,009.7 ... 16.0 177.8 0.1 1.4
Labour force 7,929.8 7,913.1 17.2 -16.7 103.5 -0.2 1.3
Employment 7,504.0 7,506.4 17.2 2.4 125.2 0.0 1.7
Full-time 5,925.8 5,938.0 26.6 12.2 153.0 0.2 2.6
Part-time 1,578.3 1,568.3 25.1 -10.0 -27.8 -0.6 -1.7
Unemployment 425.8 406.8 13.6 -19.0 -21.7 -4.5 -5.1
Participation rate 61.0 60.8 0.1 -0.2 -0.1 ... ...
Unemployment rate 5.4 5.1 0.2 -0.3 -0.4 ... ...
Employment rate 57.8 57.7 0.1 -0.1 0.2 ... ...
Part-time rate 21.0 20.9 0.3 -0.1 -0.7 ... ...
...
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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