Table 1
Labour force characteristics by age group and sex – Seasonally adjusted
| August 2017 |
September 2017 |
Standard error1 | August to September 2017 | September 2016 to September 2017 | August to September 2017 | September 2016 to September 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 | 29,955.3 | 29,981.8 | ... | 26.5 | 319.4 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 19,670.7 | 19,668.1 | 29.4 | -2.6 | 172.9 | 0.0 | 0.9 |
| Employment | 18,444.1 | 18,454.1 | 29.4 | 10.0 | 319.7 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| Full-time | 14,818.0 | 14,930.0 | 40.6 | 112.0 | 288.6 | 0.8 | 2.0 |
| Part-time | 3,626.1 | 3,524.1 | 37.4 | -102.0 | 31.1 | -2.8 | 0.9 |
| Unemployment | 1,226.6 | 1,214.1 | 24.8 | -12.5 | -146.7 | -1.0 | -10.8 |
| Participation rate | 65.7 | 65.6 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.2 | 6.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.6 | 61.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Part-time rate | 19.7 | 19.1 | 0.2 | -0.6 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Youths, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 4,349.8 | 4,349.0 | ... | -0.8 | -28.0 | 0.0 | -0.6 |
| Labour force | 2,759.2 | 2,725.1 | 17.1 | -34.1 | -71.0 | -1.2 | -2.5 |
| Employment | 2,442.2 | 2,444.0 | 16.2 | 1.8 | 14.4 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| Full-time | 1,215.4 | 1,251.9 | 19.3 | 36.5 | -26.8 | 3.0 | -2.1 |
| Part-time | 1,226.8 | 1,192.1 | 20.4 | -34.7 | 41.2 | -2.8 | 3.6 |
| Unemployment | 317.1 | 281.2 | 14.5 | -35.9 | -85.4 | -11.3 | -23.3 |
| Participation rate | 63.4 | 62.7 | 0.4 | -0.7 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 11.5 | 10.3 | 0.5 | -1.2 | -2.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.1 | 56.2 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Part-time rate | 50.2 | 48.8 | 0.7 | -1.5 | 1.4 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 12,526.4 | 12,540.0 | ... | 13.6 | 171.4 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 8,911.1 | 8,923.3 | 15.8 | 12.2 | 92.4 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| Employment | 8,418.0 | 8,402.4 | 16.7 | -15.6 | 150.8 | -0.2 | 1.8 |
| Full-time | 7,691.6 | 7,716.4 | 22.7 | 24.8 | 190.9 | 0.3 | 2.5 |
| Part-time | 726.4 | 686.0 | 18.7 | -40.4 | -40.1 | -5.6 | -5.5 |
| Unemployment | 493.1 | 520.9 | 14.8 | 27.8 | -58.4 | 5.6 | -10.1 |
| Participation rate | 71.1 | 71.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.5 | 5.8 | 0.2 | 0.3 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 67.2 | 67.0 | 0.1 | -0.2 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Part-time rate | 8.6 | 8.2 | 0.2 | -0.5 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 13,079.0 | 13,092.8 | ... | 13.8 | 176.0 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 8,000.4 | 8,019.7 | 16.8 | 19.3 | 151.6 | 0.2 | 1.9 |
| Employment | 7,583.9 | 7,607.7 | 16.9 | 23.8 | 154.5 | 0.3 | 2.1 |
| Full-time | 5,911.0 | 5,961.7 | 26.5 | 50.7 | 124.5 | 0.9 | 2.1 |
| Part-time | 1,673.0 | 1,646.0 | 25.0 | -27.0 | 30.0 | -1.6 | 1.9 |
| Unemployment | 416.4 | 412.0 | 13.3 | -4.4 | -2.9 | -1.1 | -0.7 |
| Participation rate | 61.2 | 61.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.2 | 5.1 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.0 | 58.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Part-time rate | 22.1 | 21.6 | 0.3 | -0.4 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
...
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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