Table 1
Labour force characteristics by age group and sex – Seasonally adjusted
September 2017 |
October 2017 |
Standard error1 | September to October 2017 | October 2016 to October 2017 | September to October 2017 | October 2016 to October 2017 | |
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thousands (except rates) | thousands (except rates) | thousands (except rates) | change in thousands (except rates) | change in thousands (except rates) | % change | % change | |
Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
Population | 29,981.8 | 30,008.2 | ... | 26.4 | 326.4 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
Labour force | 19,668.1 | 19,724.9 | 29.4 | 56.8 | 178.6 | 0.3 | 0.9 |
Employment | 18,454.1 | 18,489.4 | 29.4 | 35.3 | 308.1 | 0.2 | 1.7 |
Full-time | 14,930.0 | 15,018.7 | 40.6 | 88.7 | 396.8 | 0.6 | 2.7 |
Part-time | 3,524.1 | 3,470.7 | 37.4 | -53.4 | -88.7 | -1.5 | -2.5 |
Unemployment | 1,214.1 | 1,235.4 | 24.8 | 21.3 | -129.6 | 1.8 | -9.5 |
Participation rate | 65.6 | 65.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
Unemployment rate | 6.2 | 6.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
Employment rate | 61.6 | 61.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
Youths, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
Population | 4,349.0 | 4,348.0 | ... | -1.0 | -25.1 | 0.0 | -0.6 |
Labour force | 2,725.1 | 2,769.3 | 17.1 | 44.2 | -51.9 | 1.6 | -1.8 |
Employment | 2,444.0 | 2,461.5 | 16.2 | 17.5 | 4.9 | 0.7 | 0.2 |
Full-time | 1,251.9 | 1,272.0 | 19.3 | 20.1 | 12.7 | 1.6 | 1.0 |
Part-time | 1,192.1 | 1,189.5 | 20.4 | -2.6 | -7.8 | -0.2 | -0.7 |
Unemployment | 281.2 | 307.8 | 14.5 | 26.6 | -56.8 | 9.5 | -15.6 |
Participation rate | 62.7 | 63.7 | 0.4 | 1.0 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
Unemployment rate | 10.3 | 11.1 | 0.5 | 0.8 | -1.8 | ... | ... |
Employment rate | 56.2 | 56.6 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
Population | 12,540.0 | 12,553.7 | ... | 13.7 | 173.8 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
Labour force | 8,923.3 | 8,930.9 | 15.8 | 7.6 | 84.6 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
Employment | 8,402.4 | 8,414.6 | 16.7 | 12.2 | 156.2 | 0.1 | 1.9 |
Full-time | 7,716.4 | 7,726.8 | 22.7 | 10.4 | 206.2 | 0.1 | 2.7 |
Part-time | 686.0 | 687.7 | 18.7 | 1.7 | -50.1 | 0.2 | -6.8 |
Unemployment | 520.9 | 516.3 | 14.8 | -4.6 | -71.7 | -0.9 | -12.2 |
Participation rate | 71.2 | 71.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
Unemployment rate | 5.8 | 5.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
Employment rate | 67.0 | 67.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
Population | 13,092.8 | 13,106.5 | ... | 13.7 | 177.7 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
Labour force | 8,019.7 | 8,024.7 | 16.8 | 5.0 | 145.9 | 0.1 | 1.9 |
Employment | 7,607.7 | 7,613.4 | 16.9 | 5.7 | 147.1 | 0.1 | 2.0 |
Full-time | 5,961.7 | 6,019.9 | 26.5 | 58.2 | 177.9 | 1.0 | 3.0 |
Part-time | 1,646.0 | 1,593.5 | 25.0 | -52.5 | -30.8 | -3.2 | -1.9 |
Unemployment | 412.0 | 411.3 | 13.3 | -0.7 | -1.1 | -0.2 | -0.3 |
Participation rate | 61.3 | 61.2 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
Unemployment rate | 5.1 | 5.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
Employment rate | 58.1 | 58.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
...
not applicable
Note(s):
The sum of individual categories may not always add up to the total as a result of rounding.
Source(s):
CANSIM table 282-0087.
Table note 1
Average standard error for change in two consecutive months. See "Sampling variability of estimates" in the "Data Quality" section of the Labour Force Information (Catalogue number71-001-X) publication for further explanations.
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