Table 1 
Labour force characteristics by age group and sex – Seasonally adjusted 

Labour force characteristics by age group and sex – Seasonally adjusted
  January
2018
February
2018
Standard error1 January to February 2018 February 2017 to February 2018 January to February 2018 February 2017 to February 2018
  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 30,094.5 30,121.8 ... 27.3 357.5 0.1 1.2
Labour force 19,710.5 19,716.8 29.6 6.3 140.4 0.0 0.7
Employment 18,557.1 18,572.5 29.5 15.4 282.5 0.1 1.5
Full-time 15,123.7 15,084.4 41.0 -39.3 282.9 -0.3 1.9
Part-time 3,433.4 3,488.1 37.7 54.7 -0.4 1.6 0.0
Unemployment 1,153.4 1,144.3 25.3 -9.1 -142.1 -0.8 -11.0
Participation rate 65.5 65.5 0.1 0.0 -0.3 ... ...
Unemployment rate 5.9 5.8 0.1 -0.1 -0.8 ... ...
Employment rate 61.7 61.7 0.1 0.0 0.3 ... ...
Youths, 15 to 24 years              
Population 4,345.9 4,345.8 ... -0.1 -12.6 0.0 -0.3
Labour force 2,764.2 2,761.0 17.4 -3.2 -24.1 -0.1 -0.9
Employment 2,464.0 2,455.1 16.7 -8.9 14.6 -0.4 0.6
Full-time 1,289.4 1,264.1 19.8 -25.3 24.5 -2.0 2.0
Part-time 1,174.6 1,191.0 20.7 16.4 -9.9 1.4 -0.8
Unemployment 300.1 305.9 14.3 5.8 -38.7 1.9 -11.2
Participation rate 63.6 63.5 0.4 -0.1 -0.4 ... ...
Unemployment rate 10.9 11.1 0.5 0.2 -1.3 ... ...
Employment rate 56.7 56.5 0.4 -0.2 0.5 ... ...
Men, 25 years and over              
Population 12,597.1 12,611.0 ... 13.9 184.1 0.1 1.5
Labour force 8,945.9 8,946.3 15.8 0.4 76.4 0.0 0.9
Employment 8,478.9 8,491.7 16.7 12.8 147.1 0.2 1.8
Full-time 7,809.5 7,827.9 23.2 18.4 218.6 0.2 2.9
Part-time 669.4 663.9 19.2 -5.5 -71.3 -0.8 -9.7
Unemployment 467.0 454.6 14.6 -12.4 -70.7 -2.7 -13.5
Participation rate 71.0 70.9 0.1 -0.1 -0.5 ... ...
Unemployment rate 5.2 5.1 0.2 -0.1 -0.8 ... ...
Employment rate 67.3 67.3 0.1 0.0 0.2 ... ...
Women, 25 years and over              
Population 13,151.6 13,165.0 ... 13.4 186.0 0.1 1.4
Labour force 8,000.4 8,009.4 16.8 9.0 88.1 0.1 1.1
Employment 7,614.1 7,625.7 16.6 11.6 120.8 0.2 1.6
Full-time 6,024.7 5,992.4 26.7 -32.3 39.8 -0.5 0.7
Part-time 1,589.3 1,633.2 25.1 43.9 80.9 2.8 5.2
Unemployment 386.3 383.8 13.9 -2.5 -32.6 -0.6 -7.8
Participation rate 60.8 60.8 0.1 0.0 -0.2 ... ...
Unemployment rate 4.8 4.8 0.2 0.0 -0.5 ... ...
Employment rate 57.9 57.9 0.1 0.0 0.1 ... ...
...
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.
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