Table 1
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.
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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