Table 1
Labour force characteristics by age group and sex – Seasonally adjusted
| April 2017 |
May 2017 |
Standard error1 | April to May 2017 | May 2016 to May 2017 | April to May 2017 | May 2016 to May 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 | 29,822.2 | 29,857.1 | ... | 34.9 | 310.4 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 19,576.2 | 19,654.6 | 29.8 | 78.4 | 260.5 | 0.4 | 1.3 |
| Employment | 18,311.2 | 18,365.7 | 29.5 | 54.5 | 316.8 | 0.3 | 1.8 |
| Full-time | 14,785.9 | 14,862.9 | 40.5 | 77.0 | 220.9 | 0.5 | 1.5 |
| Part-time | 3,525.2 | 3,502.9 | 37.7 | -22.3 | 96.0 | -0.6 | 2.8 |
| Unemployment | 1,265.0 | 1,288.9 | 25.1 | 23.9 | -56.3 | 1.9 | -4.2 |
| Participation rate | 65.6 | 65.8 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.5 | 6.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.4 | 61.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Part-time rate | 19.3 | 19.1 | 0.2 | -0.2 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Youths, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 4,355.4 | 4,353.0 | ... | -2.4 | -37.5 | -0.1 | -0.9 |
| Labour force | 2,766.7 | 2,807.9 | 17.3 | 41.2 | 33.7 | 1.5 | 1.2 |
| Employment | 2,442.3 | 2,470.2 | 16.1 | 27.9 | 64.2 | 1.1 | 2.7 |
| Full-time | 1,222.5 | 1,260.7 | 19.8 | 38.2 | 16.0 | 3.1 | 1.3 |
| Part-time | 1,219.8 | 1,209.5 | 20.8 | -10.3 | 48.2 | -0.8 | 4.2 |
| Unemployment | 324.4 | 337.7 | 14.6 | 13.3 | -30.5 | 4.1 | -8.3 |
| Participation rate | 63.5 | 64.5 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 1.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 11.7 | 12.0 | 0.5 | 0.3 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.1 | 56.7 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.9 | ... | ... |
| Part-time rate | 49.9 | 49.0 | 0.8 | -1.0 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 12,457.2 | 12,475.5 | ... | 18.3 | 170.3 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 8,896.4 | 8,917.6 | 15.6 | 21.2 | 122.2 | 0.2 | 1.4 |
| Employment | 8,362.5 | 8,384.9 | 16.6 | 22.4 | 148.7 | 0.3 | 1.8 |
| Full-time | 7,625.5 | 7,651.6 | 22.6 | 26.1 | 91.6 | 0.3 | 1.2 |
| Part-time | 737.1 | 733.3 | 18.3 | -3.8 | 57.2 | -0.5 | 8.5 |
| Unemployment | 533.9 | 532.7 | 15.1 | -1.2 | -26.5 | -0.2 | -4.7 |
| Participation rate | 71.4 | 71.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 67.1 | 67.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Part-time rate | 8.8 | 8.7 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 13,009.7 | 13,028.5 | ... | 18.8 | 177.5 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 7,913.1 | 7,929.1 | 17.2 | 16.0 | 104.7 | 0.2 | 1.3 |
| Employment | 7,506.4 | 7,510.7 | 17.2 | 4.3 | 104.0 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Full-time | 5,938.0 | 5,950.6 | 26.6 | 12.6 | 113.4 | 0.2 | 1.9 |
| Part-time | 1,568.3 | 1,560.1 | 25.1 | -8.2 | -9.4 | -0.5 | -0.6 |
| Unemployment | 406.8 | 418.5 | 13.6 | 11.7 | 0.8 | 2.9 | 0.2 |
| Participation rate | 60.8 | 60.9 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.1 | 5.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.7 | 57.6 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Part-time rate | 20.9 | 20.8 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
...
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.
Table note 1
Average standard error for change in two consecutive months. See "Sampling variability of estimates" in the "Data Quality" section of the Labour Force Information (Catalogue number71-001-X) publication for further explanations.
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