Table 1
Labour force characteristics by age group and sex – Seasonally adjusted
| November 2017 |
December 2017 |
Standard error1 | November to December 2017 | December 2016 to December 2017 | November to December 2017 | December 2016 to December 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 | 30,033.3 | 30,058.9 | ... | 25.6 | 341.0 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 19,725.4 | 19,777.9 | 29.4 | 52.5 | 211.3 | 0.3 | 1.1 |
| Employment | 18,568.9 | 18,647.5 | 29.4 | 78.6 | 422.5 | 0.4 | 2.3 |
| Full-time | 15,048.3 | 15,072.0 | 40.6 | 23.7 | 394.2 | 0.2 | 2.7 |
| Part-time | 3,520.6 | 3,575.5 | 37.4 | 54.9 | 28.2 | 1.6 | 0.8 |
| Unemployment | 1,156.5 | 1,130.4 | 24.8 | -26.1 | -211.2 | -2.3 | -15.7 |
| Participation rate | 65.7 | 65.8 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.9 | 5.7 | 0.1 | -0.2 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.8 | 62.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Youths, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 4,346.7 | 4,346.1 | ... | -0.6 | -19.8 | 0.0 | -0.5 |
| Labour force | 2,793.3 | 2,770.8 | 17.1 | -22.5 | -32.6 | -0.8 | -1.2 |
| Employment | 2,491.7 | 2,485.1 | 16.2 | -6.6 | 33.7 | -0.3 | 1.4 |
| Full-time | 1,299.8 | 1,262.7 | 19.3 | -37.1 | 14.5 | -2.9 | 1.2 |
| Part-time | 1,191.9 | 1,222.4 | 20.4 | 30.5 | 19.2 | 2.6 | 1.6 |
| Unemployment | 301.7 | 285.7 | 14.5 | -16.0 | -66.3 | -5.3 | -18.8 |
| Participation rate | 64.3 | 63.8 | 0.4 | -0.5 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 10.8 | 10.3 | 0.5 | -0.5 | -2.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.3 | 57.2 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 12,566.8 | 12,579.8 | ... | 13.0 | 178.6 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 8,916.5 | 8,959.8 | 15.8 | 43.3 | 97.6 | 0.5 | 1.1 |
| Employment | 8,446.5 | 8,498.0 | 16.7 | 51.5 | 200.9 | 0.6 | 2.4 |
| Full-time | 7,762.6 | 7,773.2 | 22.7 | 10.6 | 205.4 | 0.1 | 2.7 |
| Part-time | 684.0 | 724.7 | 18.7 | 40.7 | -4.6 | 6.0 | -0.6 |
| Unemployment | 470.0 | 461.8 | 14.8 | -8.2 | -103.3 | -1.7 | -18.3 |
| Participation rate | 71.0 | 71.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.3 | 5.2 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 67.2 | 67.6 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 13,119.7 | 13,133.0 | ... | 13.3 | 182.2 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 8,015.6 | 8,047.3 | 16.8 | 31.7 | 146.3 | 0.4 | 1.9 |
| Employment | 7,630.7 | 7,664.4 | 16.9 | 33.7 | 187.9 | 0.4 | 2.5 |
| Full-time | 5,985.9 | 6,036.1 | 26.5 | 50.2 | 174.4 | 0.8 | 3.0 |
| Part-time | 1,644.8 | 1,628.3 | 25.0 | -16.5 | 13.5 | -1.0 | 0.8 |
| Unemployment | 384.9 | 382.9 | 13.3 | -2.0 | -41.6 | -0.5 | -9.8 |
| Participation rate | 61.1 | 61.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.8 | 4.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.2 | 58.4 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 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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