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Table 1
Labour force characteristics by age and sex, Canada,
seasonally adjusted
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| May 2009 | June 2009 | S.E. 1 | Change from | Percent change from | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| last month | last December | twelve months ago | last month | last December | twelve months ago | ||||
| in thousands (except rates) | |||||||||
| 15 years and over, both sexes | |||||||||
| Population | 27,250.0 | 27,292.3 | ... | 42.3 | 193.6 | 381.6 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 18,380.6 | 18,416.7 | 27.1 | 36.1 | 95.5 | 158.2 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.9 |
| Employment | 16,832.2 | 16,824.8 | 27.8 | -7.4 | -286.2 | -306.2 | 0.0 | -1.7 | -1.8 |
| Employment full-time | 13,598.1 | 13,550.6 | 36.2 | -47.5 | -371.1 | -398.5 | -0.3 | -2.7 | -2.9 |
| Employment part-time | 3,234.1 | 3,274.2 | 33.1 | 40.1 | 84.9 | 92.3 | 1.2 | 2.7 | 2.9 |
| Unemployment | 1,548.4 | 1,591.9 | 22.9 | 43.5 | 381.8 | 464.4 | 2.8 | 31.6 | 41.2 |
| Participation rate | 67.5 | 67.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -0.1 | -0.3 | ... | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.4 | 8.6 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 2.0 | 2.4 | ... | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.8 | 61.6 | 0.1 | -0.2 | -1.5 | -2.1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Part-time rate | 19.2 | 19.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.9 | ... | ... | ... |
| 15 to 24 years, both sexes | |||||||||
| Population | 4,392.2 | 4,394.9 | ... | 2.7 | 10.5 | 20.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
| Labour force | 2,899.4 | 2,894.5 | 16.2 | -4.9 | -36.0 | -72.4 | -0.2 | -1.2 | -2.4 |
| Employment | 2,466.7 | 2,433.4 | 15.8 | -33.3 | -120.5 | -171.8 | -1.3 | -4.7 | -6.6 |
| Employment full-time | 1,302.0 | 1,273.2 | 18.2 | -28.8 | -117.7 | -164.2 | -2.2 | -8.5 | -11.4 |
| Employment part-time | 1,164.7 | 1,160.2 | 18.9 | -4.5 | -2.8 | -7.6 | -0.4 | -0.2 | -0.7 |
| Unemployment | 432.8 | 461.1 | 13.6 | 28.3 | 84.4 | 99.4 | 6.5 | 22.4 | 27.5 |
| Participation rate | 66.0 | 65.9 | 0.4 | -0.1 | -0.9 | -1.9 | ... | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 14.9 | 15.9 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.7 | ... | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.2 | 55.4 | 0.4 | -0.8 | -2.8 | -4.2 | ... | ... | ... |
| Part-time rate | 47.2 | 47.7 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 2.1 | 2.9 | ... | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, men | |||||||||
| Population | 11,174.9 | 11,195.0 | ... | 20.1 | 92.3 | 182.1 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 8,215.8 | 8,243.1 | 13.6 | 27.3 | 70.4 | 104.8 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 1.3 |
| Employment | 7,536.9 | 7,554.2 | 15.2 | 17.3 | -145.1 | -147.3 | 0.2 | -1.9 | -1.9 |
| Employment full-time | 6,949.2 | 6,983.9 | 19.7 | 34.7 | -175.0 | -186.1 | 0.5 | -2.4 | -2.6 |
| Employment part-time | 587.7 | 570.3 | 15.5 | -17.4 | 29.9 | 38.8 | -3.0 | 5.5 | 7.3 |
| Unemployment | 678.8 | 688.9 | 13.2 | 10.1 | 215.5 | 252.1 | 1.5 | 45.5 | 57.7 |
| Participation rate | 73.5 | 73.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -0.3 | ... | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.3 | 8.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 2.6 | 3.0 | ... | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 67.4 | 67.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -1.8 | -2.4 | ... | ... | ... |
| Part-time rate | 7.8 | 7.5 | 0.2 | -0.2 | 0.5 | 0.6 | ... | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, women | |||||||||
| Population | 11,682.9 | 11,702.5 | ... | 19.6 | 90.9 | 179.5 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 7,265.4 | 7,279.1 | 15.7 | 13.7 | 61.2 | 125.8 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 1.8 |
| Employment | 6,828.6 | 6,837.2 | 15.8 | 8.6 | -20.6 | 13.0 | 0.1 | -0.3 | 0.2 |
| Employment full-time | 5,346.9 | 5,293.5 | 23.5 | -53.4 | -78.4 | -48.2 | -1.0 | -1.5 | -0.9 |
| Employment part-time | 1,481.7 | 1,543.7 | 21.7 | 62.0 | 57.8 | 61.1 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.1 |
| Unemployment | 436.8 | 441.9 | 12.3 | 5.1 | 81.9 | 112.8 | 1.2 | 22.8 | 34.3 |
| Participation rate | 62.2 | 62.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.0 | 6.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 1.5 | ... | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.4 | 58.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -0.7 | -0.8 | ... | ... | ... |
| Part-time rate | 21.7 | 22.6 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | ... | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, both sexes | |||||||||
| Population | 14,501.1 | 14,513.1 | ... | 12.0 | 46.6 | 91.5 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.6 |
| Labour force | 12,552.6 | 12,559.6 | 20.1 | 7.0 | 16.7 | 68.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
| Employment | 11,629.6 | 11,622.8 | 21.8 | -6.8 | -245.7 | -243.3 | -0.1 | -2.1 | -2.1 |
| Unemployment | 923.0 | 936.8 | 16.9 | 13.8 | 262.4 | 311.9 | 1.5 | 38.9 | 49.9 |
| Participation rate | 86.6 | 86.5 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -0.2 | -0.1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.4 | 7.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 2.1 | 2.5 | ... | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 80.2 | 80.1 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -1.9 | -2.2 | ... | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, men | |||||||||
| Population | 7,246.2 | 7,252.8 | ... | 6.6 | 25.5 | 49.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.7 |
| Labour force | 6,591.2 | 6,604.8 | 12.7 | 13.6 | 13.5 | 13.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Employment | 6,032.7 | 6,039.7 | 14.7 | 7.0 | -168.1 | -200.8 | 0.1 | -2.7 | -3.2 |
| Unemployment | 558.4 | 565.1 | 12.2 | 6.7 | 181.6 | 214.1 | 1.2 | 47.4 | 61.0 |
| Participation rate | 91.0 | 91.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -0.4 | ... | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.5 | 8.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 2.8 | 3.3 | ... | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 83.3 | 83.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -2.6 | -3.3 | ... | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, women | |||||||||
| Population | 7,254.9 | 7,260.3 | ... | 5.4 | 21.2 | 42.4 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.6 |
| Labour force | 5,961.4 | 5,954.7 | 15.0 | -6.7 | 3.2 | 55.2 | -0.1 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| Employment | 5,596.9 | 5,583.1 | 15.5 | -13.8 | -77.6 | -42.5 | -0.2 | -1.4 | -0.8 |
| Unemployment | 364.5 | 371.6 | 11.5 | 7.1 | 80.7 | 97.7 | 1.9 | 27.7 | 35.7 |
| Participation rate | 82.2 | 82.0 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -0.2 | 0.3 | ... | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.1 | 6.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 1.6 | ... | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 77.1 | 76.9 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -1.3 | -1.0 | ... | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, both sexes | |||||||||
| Population | 8,356.7 | 8,384.4 | ... | 27.7 | 136.6 | 270.1 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 3.3 |
| Labour force | 2,928.6 | 2,962.6 | 15.8 | 34.0 | 114.9 | 162.1 | 1.2 | 4.0 | 5.8 |
| Employment | 2,735.9 | 2,768.6 | 15.8 | 32.7 | 79.9 | 109.0 | 1.2 | 3.0 | 4.1 |
| Unemployment | 192.7 | 194.0 | 8.0 | 1.3 | 35.0 | 53.0 | 0.7 | 22.0 | 37.6 |
| Participation rate | 35.0 | 35.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.8 | ... | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.6 | 6.5 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 0.9 | 1.5 | ... | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 32.7 | 33.0 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.2 | ... | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, men | |||||||||
| Population | 3,928.7 | 3,942.2 | ... | 13.5 | 66.9 | 133.0 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 3.5 |
| Labour force | 1,624.6 | 1,638.2 | 10.4 | 13.6 | 56.8 | 91.5 | 0.8 | 3.6 | 5.9 |
| Employment | 1,504.2 | 1,514.5 | 10.5 | 10.3 | 23.0 | 53.5 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 3.7 |
| Unemployment | 120.4 | 123.7 | 5.8 | 3.3 | 33.8 | 37.9 | 2.7 | 37.6 | 44.2 |
| Participation rate | 41.4 | 41.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 1.0 | ... | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.4 | 7.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 1.9 | 2.1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 38.3 | 38.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0.0 | ... | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, women | |||||||||
| Population | 4,428.0 | 4,442.2 | ... | 14.2 | 69.7 | 137.1 | 0.3 | 1.6 | 3.2 |
| Labour force | 1,304.0 | 1,324.4 | 10.9 | 20.4 | 58.1 | 70.6 | 1.6 | 4.6 | 5.6 |
| Employment | 1,231.7 | 1,254.1 | 10.9 | 22.4 | 56.9 | 55.5 | 1.8 | 4.8 | 4.6 |
| Unemployment | 72.3 | 70.2 | 5.4 | -2.1 | 1.0 | 15.0 | -2.9 | 1.4 | 27.2 |
| Participation rate | 29.4 | 29.8 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.7 | ... | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.5 | 5.3 | 0.4 | -0.2 | -0.2 | 0.9 | ... | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 27.8 | 28.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.4 | ... | ... | ... |
