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Table 5.10 Labour force characteristics, population aged 15 to 24, by age group and sex, 1999 and 2009
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full-time students | Part-time students | Non-students | Full-time students | Part-time students | Non-students | |
| thousands | ||||||
| Males 15 to 19 | 823.4 | 28.0 | 188.7 | 860.3 | 31.6 | 214.6 |
| Labour force | 306.6 | 21.2 | 157.2 | 328.2 | 22.4 | 176.7 |
| Employment full time | 11.0 | 7.0 | 94.4 | 10.1 | 4.5 | 100.2 |
| Employment part time | 237.8 | 10.0 | 27.7 | 244.8 | 12.5 | 33.5 |
| Unemployment | 57.7 | 4.2 | 35.1 | 73.2 | 5.4 | 43.0 |
| % | ||||||
| Participation rate | 37.2 | 75.7 | 83.3 | 38.1 | 70.9 | 82.3 |
| Employment rate | 30.2 | 60.7 | 64.7 | 29.6 | 53.8 | 62.3 |
| Unemployment rate | 18.8 | 19.8 | 22.3 | 22.3 | 24.1 | 24.3 |
| thousands | ||||||
| Males 20 to 24 | 314.3 | 38.8 | 662.6 | 361.4 | 50.7 | 723.0 |
| Labour force | 135.5 | 33.4 | 617.6 | 156.3 | 42.6 | 664.0 |
| Employment full time | 17.4 | 19.8 | 484.6 | 23.1 | 22.8 | 498.3 |
| Employment part time | 106.3 | 9.7 | 48.4 | 117.4 | 12.7 | 62.2 |
| Unemployment | 11.7 | 3.9 | 84.6 | 15.9 | 7.0 | 103.5 |
| % | ||||||
| Participation rate | 43.1 | 86.1 | 93.2 | 43.2 | 84.0 | 91.8 |
| Employment rate | 39.4 | 76.0 | 80.4 | 38.9 | 70.2 | 77.5 |
| Unemployment rate | 8.6 | 11.7 | 13.7 | 10.2 | 16.4 | 15.6 |
| thousands | ||||||
| Females 15 to 19 | 813.6 | 26.0 | 147.3 | 872.9 | 31.1 | 150.7 |
| Labour force | 328.5 | 19.3 | 109.1 | 396.6 | 22.6 | 117.1 |
| Employment full time | 6.7 | 4.5 | 53.9 | 7.5 | 4.1 | 52.0 |
| Employment part time | 268.6 | 11.7 | 37.2 | 328.7 | 14.0 | 44.8 |
| Unemployment | 53.2 | 3.1 | 18.1 | 60.3 | 4.6 | 20.3 |
| % | ||||||
| Participation rate | 40.4 | 74.2 | 74.1 | 45.4 | 72.7 | 77.7 |
| Employment rate | 33.8 | 62.3 | 61.8 | 38.5 | 58.2 | 64.2 |
| Unemployment rate | 16.2 | 16.1 | 16.6 | 15.2 | 20.4 | 17.3 |
| thousands | ||||||
| Females 20 to 24 | 344.4 | 49.2 | 584.7 | 421.9 | 60.9 | 614.5 |
| Labour force | 163.4 | 41.5 | 485.3 | 224.0 | 49.9 | 523.0 |
| Employment full time | 13.2 | 22.4 | 340.0 | 21.4 | 22.5 | 372.1 |
| Employment part time | 137.6 | 15.4 | 96.9 | 187.2 | 21.6 | 104.1 |
| Unemployment | 12.5 | 3.7 | 48.4 | 15.3 | 5.7 | 46.8 |
| % | ||||||
| Participation rate | 47.4 | 84.3 | 83.0 | 53.1 | 81.9 | 85.1 |
| Employment rate | 43.8 | 76.8 | 74.7 | 49.4 | 72.4 | 77.5 |
| Unemployment rate | 7.6 | 8.9 | 10.0 | 6.8 | 11.4 | 8.9 |
| Note: Labour market activity during school months. | ||||||
| Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM table 282-0095. | ||||||
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