Table 1
Labour force characteristics by age group and sex, seasonally adjusted
| December 2018 |
January 2019 |
Standard error1 | December 2018 to January 2019 | January 2018 to January 2019 | December 2018 to January 2019 | January 2018 to January 2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| thousands (except rates) | thousands (except rates) | thousands (except rates) | change in thousands (except rates) | change in thousands (except rates) | % change | % change | |
| 15 years and over, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 30,485.2 | 30,526.6 | ... | 41.4 | 432.1 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 19,932.2 | 20,035.9 | 29.6 | 103.7 | 330.9 | 0.5 | 1.7 |
| Employment | 18,807.1 | 18,873.9 | 29.6 | 66.8 | 327.2 | 0.4 | 1.8 |
| Full-time employment | 15,253.4 | 15,284.3 | 42.6 | 30.9 | 165.6 | 0.2 | 1.1 |
| Part-time employment | 3,553.7 | 3,589.7 | 38.8 | 36.0 | 161.7 | 1.0 | 4.7 |
| Unemployment | 1,125.1 | 1,162.0 | 24.5 | 36.9 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 0.3 |
| Participation rate | 65.4 | 65.6 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.6 | 5.8 | 0.1 | 0.2 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.7 | 61.8 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| 15 to 24 years, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 4,359.0 | 4,362.3 | ... | 3.3 | 16.4 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| Labour force | 2,714.3 | 2,774.8 | 17.5 | 60.5 | 6.9 | 2.2 | 0.2 |
| Employment | 2,412.4 | 2,465.2 | 16.5 | 52.8 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 0.0 |
| Full-time employment | 1,259.9 | 1,277.5 | 20.7 | 17.6 | -15.0 | 1.4 | -1.2 |
| Part-time employment | 1,152.5 | 1,187.6 | 21.2 | 35.1 | 14.9 | 3.0 | 1.3 |
| Unemployment | 301.9 | 309.6 | 13.7 | 7.7 | 6.9 | 2.6 | 2.3 |
| Participation rate | 62.3 | 63.6 | 0.4 | 1.3 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 11.1 | 11.2 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 55.3 | 56.5 | 0.4 | 1.2 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 26,126.2 | 26,164.4 | ... | 38.2 | 415.8 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 17,217.9 | 17,261.2 | 24.1 | 43.3 | 324.2 | 0.3 | 1.9 |
| Employment | 16,394.7 | 16,408.8 | 24.6 | 14.1 | 327.3 | 0.1 | 2.0 |
| Full-time employment | 13,993.5 | 14,006.7 | 36.5 | 13.2 | 180.5 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| Part-time employment | 2,401.2 | 2,402.0 | 32.3 | 0.8 | 146.6 | 0.0 | 6.5 |
| Unemployment | 823.2 | 852.4 | 20.1 | 29.2 | -3.1 | 3.5 | -0.4 |
| Participation rate | 65.9 | 66.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.8 | 4.9 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.8 | 62.7 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, men | |||||||
| Population | 12,788.2 | 12,807.6 | ... | 19.4 | 210.5 | 0.2 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 9,041.6 | 9,097.7 | 15.9 | 56.1 | 158.9 | 0.6 | 1.8 |
| Employment | 8,594.2 | 8,624.6 | 16.6 | 30.4 | 154.0 | 0.4 | 1.8 |
| Full-time employment | 7,853.9 | 7,876.2 | 23.1 | 22.3 | 71.4 | 0.3 | 0.9 |
| Part-time employment | 740.3 | 748.4 | 19.1 | 8.1 | 82.6 | 1.1 | 12.4 |
| Unemployment | 447.4 | 473.1 | 14.3 | 25.7 | 4.9 | 5.7 | 1.0 |
| Participation rate | 70.7 | 71.0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.9 | 5.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 67.2 | 67.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, women | |||||||
| Population | 13,338.0 | 13,356.8 | ... | 18.8 | 205.2 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 8,176.4 | 8,163.5 | 16.8 | -12.9 | 165.3 | -0.2 | 2.1 |
| Employment | 7,800.5 | 7,784.2 | 16.8 | -16.3 | 173.3 | -0.2 | 2.3 |
| Full-time employment | 6,139.7 | 6,130.6 | 27.4 | -9.1 | 109.2 | -0.1 | 1.8 |
| Part-time employment | 1,660.9 | 1,653.6 | 26.0 | -7.3 | 64.0 | -0.4 | 4.0 |
| Unemployment | 375.8 | 379.3 | 13.8 | 3.5 | -8.0 | 0.9 | -2.1 |
| Participation rate | 61.3 | 61.1 | 0.1 | -0.2 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.6 | 4.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.5 | 58.3 | 0.1 | -0.2 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 14,798.2 | 14,804.7 | ... | 6.5 | 110.6 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
| Labour force | 12,937.0 | 12,961.8 | 22.9 | 24.8 | 236.5 | 0.2 | 1.9 |
| Employment | 12,326.4 | 12,330.7 | 24.2 | 4.3 | 237.5 | 0.0 | 2.0 |
| Unemployment | 610.6 | 631.1 | 18.4 | 20.5 | -0.9 | 3.4 | -0.1 |
| Participation rate | 87.4 | 87.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.7 | 4.9 | 0.1 | 0.2 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 83.3 | 83.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, men | |||||||
| Population | 7,369.9 | 7,373.6 | ... | 3.7 | 59.3 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| Labour force | 6,700.7 | 6,722.5 | 14.7 | 21.8 | 75.3 | 0.3 | 1.1 |
| Employment | 6,377.3 | 6,380.0 | 16.2 | 2.7 | 65.6 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Unemployment | 323.4 | 342.4 | 13.1 | 19.0 | 9.5 | 5.9 | 2.9 |
| Participation rate | 90.9 | 91.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.8 | 5.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 86.5 | 86.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, women | |||||||
| Population | 7,428.4 | 7,431.1 | ... | 2.7 | 51.3 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Labour force | 6,236.3 | 6,239.3 | 16.7 | 3.0 | 161.3 | 0.0 | 2.7 |
| Employment | 5,949.1 | 5,950.6 | 17.2 | 1.5 | 171.7 | 0.0 | 3.0 |
| Unemployment | 287.2 | 288.7 | 12.6 | 1.5 | -10.5 | 0.5 | -3.5 |
| Participation rate | 84.0 | 84.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.6 | 4.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 80.1 | 80.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.8 | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 11,328.0 | 11,359.6 | ... | 31.6 | 305.1 | 0.3 | 2.8 |
| Labour force | 4,280.9 | 4,299.4 | 19.6 | 18.5 | 87.6 | 0.4 | 2.1 |
| Employment | 4,068.3 | 4,078.1 | 19.7 | 9.8 | 89.8 | 0.2 | 2.3 |
| Unemployment | 212.6 | 221.3 | 10.0 | 8.7 | -2.2 | 4.1 | -1.0 |
| Participation rate | 37.8 | 37.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.0 | 5.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 35.9 | 35.9 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, men | |||||||
| Population | 5,418.3 | 5,434.0 | ... | 15.7 | 151.3 | 0.3 | 2.9 |
| Labour force | 2,340.8 | 2,375.2 | 12.9 | 34.4 | 83.6 | 1.5 | 3.6 |
| Employment | 2,216.9 | 2,244.6 | 13.1 | 27.7 | 88.4 | 1.2 | 4.1 |
| Unemployment | 123.9 | 130.7 | 7.3 | 6.8 | -4.7 | 5.5 | -3.5 |
| Participation rate | 43.2 | 43.7 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.3 | 5.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 40.9 | 41.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, women | |||||||
| Population | 5,909.7 | 5,925.6 | ... | 15.9 | 153.9 | 0.3 | 2.7 |
| Labour force | 1,940.1 | 1,924.2 | 13.3 | -15.9 | 4.0 | -0.8 | 0.2 |
| Employment | 1,851.4 | 1,833.5 | 13.4 | -17.9 | 1.4 | -1.0 | 0.1 |
| Unemployment | 88.7 | 90.7 | 6.5 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 3.0 |
| Participation rate | 32.8 | 32.5 | 0.2 | -0.3 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.6 | 4.7 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 31.3 | 30.9 | 0.2 | -0.4 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
...
not applicable
Note(s):
The sum of individual categories may not always add up to the total as a result of rounding.
Source(s):
Table 14-10-0287-02 (formerly CANSIM table 282-0087).
Table note 1
Average standard error of change in two consecutive months. See the "Data Quality" section of the Guide to the Labour Force Survey (Catalogue number71-543-G) for more information.
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