Table 1
Labour force characteristics by age group and sex – Seasonally adjusted
| June 2017 |
July 2017 |
Standard error1 | June to July 2017 | July 2016 to July 2017 | June to July 2017 | July 2016 to July 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 | 29,886.9 | 29,919.2 | ... | 32.3 | 309.2 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| Labour force | 19,681.2 | 19,668.7 | 29.4 | -12.5 | 286.3 | -0.1 | 1.5 |
| Employment | 18,411.0 | 18,421.9 | 29.4 | 10.9 | 387.6 | 0.1 | 2.1 |
| Full-time | 14,871.0 | 14,906.1 | 40.6 | 35.1 | 353.5 | 0.2 | 2.4 |
| Part-time | 3,540.0 | 3,515.7 | 37.4 | -24.3 | 34.0 | -0.7 | 1.0 |
| Unemployment | 1,270.3 | 1,246.8 | 24.8 | -23.5 | -101.3 | -1.8 | -7.5 |
| Participation rate | 65.9 | 65.7 | 0.1 | -0.2 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.5 | 6.3 | 0.1 | -0.2 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.6 | 61.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Part-time rate | 19.2 | 19.1 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Youths, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 4,352.1 | 4,351.3 | ... | -0.8 | -35.7 | 0.0 | -0.8 |
| Labour force | 2,806.5 | 2,785.4 | 17.1 | -21.1 | 22.2 | -0.8 | 0.8 |
| Employment | 2,470.1 | 2,475.0 | 16.2 | 4.9 | 79.5 | 0.2 | 3.3 |
| Full-time | 1,271.1 | 1,280.9 | 19.3 | 9.8 | 44.1 | 0.8 | 3.6 |
| Part-time | 1,199.0 | 1,194.1 | 20.4 | -4.9 | 35.3 | -0.4 | 3.0 |
| Unemployment | 336.4 | 310.4 | 14.5 | -26.0 | -57.3 | -7.7 | -15.6 |
| Participation rate | 64.5 | 64.0 | 0.4 | -0.5 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 12.0 | 11.1 | 0.5 | -0.9 | -2.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.8 | 56.9 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 2.3 | ... | ... |
| Part-time rate | 48.5 | 48.2 | 0.7 | -0.3 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 12,490.8 | 12,507.4 | ... | 16.6 | 169.6 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 8,900.7 | 8,892.7 | 15.8 | -8.0 | 108.5 | -0.1 | 1.2 |
| Employment | 8,386.7 | 8,391.9 | 16.7 | 5.2 | 168.4 | 0.1 | 2.0 |
| Full-time | 7,660.3 | 7,675.0 | 22.7 | 14.7 | 147.0 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| Part-time | 726.4 | 717.0 | 18.7 | -9.4 | 21.4 | -1.3 | 3.1 |
| Unemployment | 514.0 | 500.7 | 14.8 | -13.3 | -59.9 | -2.6 | -10.7 |
| Participation rate | 71.3 | 71.1 | 0.1 | -0.2 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.8 | 5.6 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 67.1 | 67.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Part-time rate | 8.7 | 8.5 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 13,044.0 | 13,060.5 | ... | 16.5 | 175.2 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 7,974.1 | 7,990.6 | 16.8 | 16.5 | 155.6 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| Employment | 7,554.2 | 7,554.9 | 16.9 | 0.7 | 139.6 | 0.0 | 1.9 |
| Full-time | 5,939.6 | 5,950.3 | 26.5 | 10.7 | 162.4 | 0.2 | 2.8 |
| Part-time | 1,614.6 | 1,604.7 | 25.0 | -9.9 | -22.7 | -0.6 | -1.4 |
| Unemployment | 419.9 | 435.7 | 13.3 | 15.8 | 15.9 | 3.8 | 3.8 |
| Participation rate | 61.1 | 61.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.3 | 5.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.9 | 57.8 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Part-time rate | 21.4 | 21.2 | 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.
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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