Labour force characteristics by age and sex (Estimates)
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| 2012 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | Labour Force | Employment | Unemployment | |
| thousands | ||||
| Both sexes | 28,314.7 | 18,876.1 | 17,507.7 | 1,368.4 |
| 15 to 24 years | 4,457.1 | 2,833.6 | 2,428.2 | 405.3 |
| 15 to 19 years | 2,098.2 | 1,039.3 | 830.5 | 208.8 |
| 20 to 24 years | 2,358.9 | 1,794.2 | 1,597.7 | 196.5 |
| 25 years and older | 23,857.5 | 16,042.6 | 15,079.5 | 963.1 |
| 25 to 44 years | 9,286.6 | 8,088.5 | 7,582.2 | 506.3 |
| 25 to 34 years | 4,711.6 | 4,068.0 | 3,788.0 | 280.0 |
| 35 to 44 years | 4,575.1 | 4,020.6 | 3,794.1 | 226.3 |
| 45 to 64 years | 9,694.3 | 7,341.3 | 6,913.0 | 428.3 |
| 45 to 54 years | 5,277.3 | 4,522.8 | 4,270.7 | 252.1 |
| 55 to 64 years | 4,417.0 | 2,818.5 | 2,642.3 | 176.2 |
| 65 years and older | 4,876.6 | 612.7 | 584.3 | 28.4 |
| 55 years and older | 9,293.6 | 3,431.2 | 3,226.6 | 204.7 |
| Males | 13,954.7 | 9,950.1 | 9,187.7 | 762.4 |
| 15 to 24 years | 2,278.9 | 1,448.0 | 1,217.5 | 230.5 |
| 15 to 19 years | 1,074.1 | 519.2 | 405.0 | 114.2 |
| 20 to 24 years | 1,204.8 | 928.8 | 812.5 | 116.2 |
| 25 years and older | 11,675.8 | 8,502.2 | 7,970.2 | 532.0 |
| 25 to 44 years | 4,646.3 | 4,274.3 | 4,000.2 | 274.1 |
| 25 to 34 years | 2,362.1 | 2,155.1 | 1,994.5 | 160.6 |
| 35 to 44 years | 2,284.2 | 2,119.3 | 2,005.7 | 113.6 |
| 45 to 64 years | 4,808.7 | 3,848.4 | 3,608.4 | 240.0 |
| 45 to 54 years | 2,639.7 | 2,344.5 | 2,204.7 | 139.8 |
| 55 to 64 years | 2,169.0 | 1,503.9 | 1,403.7 | 100.2 |
| 65 years and older | 2,220.7 | 379.4 | 361.5 | 17.9 |
| 55 years and older | 4,389.7 | 1,883.4 | 1,765.2 | 118.1 |
| Females | 14,360.0 | 8,926.0 | 8,320.0 | 606.0 |
| 15 to 24 years | 2,178.2 | 1,385.6 | 1,210.7 | 174.9 |
| 15 to 19 years | 1,024.1 | 520.1 | 425.6 | 94.6 |
| 20 to 24 years | 1,154.1 | 865.5 | 785.2 | 80.3 |
| 25 years and older | 12,181.7 | 7,540.4 | 7,109.3 | 431.1 |
| 25 to 44 years | 4,640.3 | 3,814.2 | 3,582.0 | 232.2 |
| 25 to 34 years | 2,349.5 | 1,912.9 | 1,793.6 | 119.4 |
| 35 to 44 years | 2,290.8 | 1,901.3 | 1,788.4 | 112.8 |
| 45 to 64 years | 4,885.5 | 3,492.9 | 3,304.5 | 188.5 |
| 45 to 54 years | 2,637.5 | 2,178.3 | 2,065.9 | 112.4 |
| 55 to 64 years | 2,248.0 | 1,314.6 | 1,238.6 | 76.1 |
| 65 years and older | 2,655.8 | 233.3 | 222.8 | 10.5 |
| 55 years and older | 4,903.9 | 1,547.9 | 1,461.4 | 86.5 |
| Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM, table 282-0002. Last modified: 2013-01-04. | ||||
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