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Table 21.3 Labour force characteristics, by sex and age group, 2011
Table summary
This table displays the results of table 21.3 labour force characteristics labour force, employment, unemployment, participation rate, employment rate and unemployment rate, calculated using thousands and % units of measure (appearing as column headers).
  Labour force Employment Unemployment Participation rate Employment rate Unemployment rate
  thousands %
Both sexes 18,699.4 17,306.2 1,393.1 66.8 61.8 7.4
15 to 24 2,878.3 2,470.6 407.7 64.6 55.4 14.2
15 to 19 1,092.5 879.3 213.2 51.2 41.2 19.5
20 to 24 1,785.8 1,591.2 194.6 76.8 68.5 10.9
25 and older 15,821.0 14,835.7 985.4 67.2 63.1 6.2
25 to 44 7,991.6 7,472.5 519.1 86.7 81.0 6.5
25 to 34 3,987.7 3,708.5 279.2 85.9 79.8 7.0
35 to 44 4,004.0 3,764.1 239.9 87.5 82.3 6.0
45 to 64 7,273.1 6,833.4 439.8 75.5 70.9 6.0
45 to 54 4,557.7 4,298.8 259.0 85.8 80.9 5.7
55 to 64 2,715.4 2,534.6 180.8 62.9 58.7 6.7
55 and older 3,271.6 3,064.3 207.3 36.4 34.1 6.3
65 and older 556.2 529.7 26.5 11.9 11.3 4.8
Males 9,858.9 9,085.1 773.8 71.5 65.9 7.8
15 to 24 1,474.0 1,240.0 233.9 64.7 54.5 15.9
15 to 19 539.6 421.8 117.8 49.5 38.7 21.8
20 to 24 934.3 818.2 116.1 78.8 69.0 12.4
25 and older 8,384.9 7,845.1 539.8 72.8 68.1 6.4
25 to 44 4,210.7 3,934.1 276.6 91.3 85.3 6.6
25 to 34 2,103.5 1,949.2 154.4 90.4 83.8 7.3
35 to 44 2,107.2 1,984.9 122.2 92.1 86.8 5.8
45 to 64 3,823.8 3,578.0 245.7 80.1 74.9 6.4
45 to 54 2,372.0 2,229.8 142.2 89.3 84.0 6.0
55 to 64 1,451.8 1,348.2 103.5 68.5 63.6 7.1
55 and older 1,802.2 1,681.1 121.1 42.5 39.6 6.7
65 and older 350.5 332.9 17.5 16.5 15.7 5.0
Females 8,840.5 8,221.1 619.3 62.3 57.9 7.0
15 to 24 1,404.3 1,230.5 173.8 64.4 56.4 12.4
15 to 19 552.9 457.5 95.4 53.0 43.9 17.3
20 to 24 851.5 773.0 78.4 74.8 67.9 9.2
25 and older 7,436.2 6,990.6 445.5 61.9 58.2 6.0
25 to 44 3,780.9 3,538.4 242.5 82.1 76.8 6.4
25 to 34 1,884.2 1,759.4 124.8 81.3 75.9 6.6
35 to 44 1,896.8 1,779.0 117.7 82.9 77.8 6.2
45 to 64 3,449.5 3,255.4 194.1 71.0 67.0 5.6
45 to 54 2,185.9 2,069.0 116.8 82.3 77.9 5.3
55 to 64 1,263.6 1,186.4 77.3 57.5 53.9 6.1
55 and older 1,469.4 1,383.2 86.2 30.9 29.1 5.9
65 and older 205.7 196.8 8.9 8.1 7.7 4.3
Note: Population aged 15 and older.
Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM table 282-0002.
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