Table 1
Labour force characteristics by age group and sex, seasonally adjusted
| February 2024 |
March 2024 |
Standard error1 | February to March 2024 | March 2023 to March 2024 | February to March 2024 | March 2023 to March 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| thousands (except rates) | thousands (except rates) | thousands (except rates) | change in thousands (except rates) | change in thousands (except rates) | % change | % change | |
| 15 years and over, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 33,161.7 | 33,252.4 | ... | 90.7 | 1,041.1 | 0.3 | 3.2 |
| Labour force | 21,663.3 | 21,721.0 | 32.5 | 57.7 | 571.3 | 0.3 | 2.7 |
| Employment | 20,402.9 | 20,400.7 | 32.1 | -2.2 | 324.3 | -0.0 | 1.6 |
| Full-time employment | 16,711.2 | 16,710.5 | 42.1 | -0.7 | 232.5 | -0.0 | 1.4 |
| Part-time employment | 3,691.8 | 3,690.2 | 38.9 | -1.6 | 91.9 | -0.0 | 2.6 |
| Unemployment | 1,260.4 | 1,320.3 | 25.5 | 59.9 | 246.9 | 4.8 | 23.0 |
| Participation rate | 65.3 | 65.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.8 | 6.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.5 | 61.4 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| 15 to 24 years, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 4,828.0 | 4,856.3 | ... | 28.3 | 300.8 | 0.6 | 6.6 |
| Labour force | 3,054.1 | 3,057.2 | 18.6 | 3.1 | 68.3 | 0.1 | 2.3 |
| Employment | 2,700.2 | 2,672.7 | 17.4 | -27.5 | -33.6 | -1.0 | -1.2 |
| Full-time employment | 1,373.6 | 1,362.4 | 21.2 | -11.2 | -24.6 | -0.8 | -1.8 |
| Part-time employment | 1,326.7 | 1,310.3 | 22.0 | -16.4 | -9.1 | -1.2 | -0.7 |
| Unemployment | 353.8 | 384.5 | 14.6 | 30.7 | 101.9 | 8.7 | 36.1 |
| Participation rate | 63.3 | 63.0 | 0.4 | -0.3 | -2.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 11.6 | 12.6 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 3.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 55.9 | 55.0 | 0.4 | -0.9 | -4.4 | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 28,333.7 | 28,396.1 | ... | 62.4 | 740.3 | 0.2 | 2.7 |
| Labour force | 18,609.3 | 18,663.8 | 26.1 | 54.5 | 503.0 | 0.3 | 2.8 |
| Employment | 17,702.7 | 17,728.0 | 26.5 | 25.3 | 358.0 | 0.1 | 2.1 |
| Full-time employment | 15,337.6 | 15,348.1 | 36.1 | 10.5 | 257.0 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| Part-time employment | 2,365.1 | 2,379.9 | 32.2 | 14.8 | 100.9 | 0.6 | 4.4 |
| Unemployment | 906.5 | 935.8 | 21.1 | 29.3 | 145.0 | 3.2 | 18.3 |
| Participation rate | 65.7 | 65.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.9 | 5.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.5 | 62.4 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, men | |||||||
| Population | 13,941.1 | 13,974.9 | ... | 33.8 | 397.3 | 0.2 | 2.9 |
| Labour force | 9,842.2 | 9,880.1 | 17.1 | 37.9 | 326.2 | 0.4 | 3.4 |
| Employment | 9,339.3 | 9,352.3 | 17.8 | 13.0 | 225.9 | 0.1 | 2.5 |
| Full-time employment | 8,528.8 | 8,529.7 | 23.6 | 0.9 | 143.7 | 0.0 | 1.7 |
| Part-time employment | 810.5 | 822.6 | 19.8 | 12.1 | 82.3 | 1.5 | 11.1 |
| Unemployment | 502.9 | 527.8 | 15.1 | 24.9 | 100.3 | 5.0 | 23.5 |
| Participation rate | 70.6 | 70.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.1 | 5.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 67.0 | 66.9 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, women | |||||||
| Population | 14,392.6 | 14,421.2 | ... | 28.6 | 343.0 | 0.2 | 2.4 |
| Labour force | 8,767.1 | 8,783.7 | 18.3 | 16.6 | 176.7 | 0.2 | 2.1 |
| Employment | 8,363.4 | 8,375.8 | 18.3 | 12.4 | 132.1 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| Full-time employment | 6,808.8 | 6,818.4 | 26.8 | 9.6 | 113.4 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| Part-time employment | 1,554.7 | 1,557.4 | 24.7 | 2.7 | 18.8 | 0.2 | 1.2 |
| Unemployment | 403.6 | 407.9 | 14.5 | 4.3 | 44.6 | 1.1 | 12.3 |
| Participation rate | 60.9 | 60.9 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.6 | 4.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.1 | 58.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 15,809.2 | 15,856.8 | ... | 47.6 | 525.6 | 0.3 | 3.4 |
| Labour force | 14,031.4 | 14,088.1 | 24.9 | 56.7 | 475.2 | 0.4 | 3.5 |
| Employment | 13,333.0 | 13,358.8 | 26.1 | 25.8 | 341.0 | 0.2 | 2.6 |
| Unemployment | 698.4 | 729.4 | 19.3 | 31.0 | 134.3 | 4.4 | 22.6 |
| Participation rate | 88.8 | 88.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.0 | 5.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 84.3 | 84.2 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, men | |||||||
| Population | 7,947.6 | 7,974.2 | ... | 26.6 | 293.6 | 0.3 | 3.8 |
| Labour force | 7,319.6 | 7,357.0 | 16.0 | 37.4 | 295.8 | 0.5 | 4.2 |
| Employment | 6,932.2 | 6,952.1 | 17.4 | 19.9 | 206.0 | 0.3 | 3.1 |
| Unemployment | 387.4 | 404.8 | 13.9 | 17.4 | 89.8 | 4.5 | 28.5 |
| Participation rate | 92.1 | 92.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.3 | 5.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 87.2 | 87.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, women | |||||||
| Population | 7,861.6 | 7,882.6 | ... | 21.0 | 232.0 | 0.3 | 3.0 |
| Labour force | 6,711.8 | 6,731.2 | 18.0 | 19.4 | 179.4 | 0.3 | 2.7 |
| Employment | 6,400.9 | 6,406.6 | 18.5 | 5.7 | 134.9 | 0.1 | 2.2 |
| Unemployment | 310.9 | 324.5 | 13.3 | 13.6 | 44.4 | 4.4 | 15.9 |
| Participation rate | 85.4 | 85.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.6 | 4.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 81.4 | 81.3 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 12,524.5 | 12,539.3 | ... | 14.8 | 214.7 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 4,577.9 | 4,575.7 | 20.9 | -2.2 | 27.8 | -0.0 | 0.6 |
| Employment | 4,369.7 | 4,369.3 | 21.1 | -0.4 | 17.1 | -0.0 | 0.4 |
| Unemployment | 208.2 | 206.4 | 10.5 | -1.8 | 10.7 | -0.9 | 5.5 |
| Participation rate | 36.6 | 36.5 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 34.9 | 34.8 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, men | |||||||
| Population | 5,993.5 | 6,000.7 | ... | 7.2 | 103.7 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 2,522.6 | 2,523.1 | 14.0 | 0.5 | 30.4 | 0.0 | 1.2 |
| Employment | 2,407.1 | 2,400.1 | 14.3 | -7.0 | 19.8 | -0.3 | 0.8 |
| Unemployment | 115.5 | 123.0 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 10.5 | 6.5 | 9.3 |
| Participation rate | 42.1 | 42.0 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.6 | 4.9 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 40.2 | 40.0 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, women | |||||||
| Population | 6,531.0 | 6,538.6 | ... | 7.6 | 111.0 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 2,055.3 | 2,052.5 | 14.2 | -2.8 | -2.7 | -0.1 | -0.1 |
| Employment | 1,962.6 | 1,969.1 | 14.4 | 6.5 | -2.9 | 0.3 | -0.1 |
| Unemployment | 92.7 | 83.4 | 7.0 | -9.3 | 0.1 | -10.0 | 0.1 |
| Participation rate | 31.5 | 31.4 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.5 | 4.1 | 0.3 | -0.4 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 30.1 | 30.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
...
not applicable
Note(s):
The sum of individual categories may not always add up to the total as a result of rounding.
Source(s):
Table 14-10-0287-02.
Table note 1
Average standard error of change between two consecutive months. See the "Data Quality" section of the Guide to the Labour Force Survey (Catalogue number71-543-G) for more information.
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