Table 1
Labour force characteristics by age group and sex, seasonally adjusted
| January 2019 |
February 2019 |
Standard error1 | January to February 2019 | February 2018 to February 2019 | January to February 2019 | February 2018 to February 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 | 30,526.6 | 30,552.6 | ... | 26.0 | 430.8 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 20,035.9 | 20,091.0 | 29.6 | 55.1 | 380.3 | 0.3 | 1.9 |
| Employment | 18,873.9 | 18,929.8 | 29.6 | 55.9 | 369.1 | 0.3 | 2.0 |
| Full-time employment | 15,284.3 | 15,351.7 | 42.6 | 67.4 | 266.0 | 0.4 | 1.8 |
| Part-time employment | 3,589.7 | 3,578.1 | 38.8 | -11.6 | 103.1 | -0.3 | 3.0 |
| Unemployment | 1,162.0 | 1,161.3 | 24.5 | -0.7 | 11.3 | -0.1 | 1.0 |
| Participation rate | 65.6 | 65.8 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.8 | 5.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.8 | 62.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| 15 to 24 years, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 4,362.3 | 4,363.4 | ... | 1.1 | 17.6 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Labour force | 2,774.8 | 2,796.6 | 17.5 | 21.8 | 32.2 | 0.8 | 1.2 |
| Employment | 2,465.2 | 2,493.8 | 16.5 | 28.6 | 37.4 | 1.2 | 1.5 |
| Full-time employment | 1,277.5 | 1,301.5 | 20.7 | 24.0 | 30.6 | 1.9 | 2.4 |
| Part-time employment | 1,187.6 | 1,192.3 | 21.2 | 4.7 | 6.7 | 0.4 | 0.6 |
| Unemployment | 309.6 | 302.7 | 13.7 | -6.9 | -5.3 | -2.2 | -1.7 |
| Participation rate | 63.6 | 64.1 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 11.2 | 10.8 | 0.5 | -0.4 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.5 | 57.2 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 26,164.4 | 26,189.2 | ... | 24.8 | 413.3 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 17,261.2 | 17,294.4 | 24.1 | 33.2 | 348.1 | 0.2 | 2.1 |
| Employment | 16,408.8 | 16,435.9 | 24.6 | 27.1 | 331.6 | 0.2 | 2.1 |
| Full-time employment | 14,006.7 | 14,050.2 | 36.5 | 43.5 | 235.3 | 0.3 | 1.7 |
| Part-time employment | 2,402.0 | 2,385.7 | 32.3 | -16.3 | 96.3 | -0.7 | 4.2 |
| Unemployment | 852.4 | 858.5 | 20.1 | 6.1 | 16.5 | 0.7 | 2.0 |
| Participation rate | 66.0 | 66.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.9 | 5.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.7 | 62.8 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, men | |||||||
| Population | 12,807.6 | 12,820.5 | ... | 12.9 | 209.5 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 9,097.7 | 9,104.2 | 15.9 | 6.5 | 167.1 | 0.1 | 1.9 |
| Employment | 8,624.6 | 8,626.7 | 16.6 | 2.1 | 146.7 | 0.0 | 1.7 |
| Full-time employment | 7,876.2 | 7,899.9 | 23.1 | 23.7 | 81.0 | 0.3 | 1.0 |
| Part-time employment | 748.4 | 726.8 | 19.1 | -21.6 | 65.7 | -2.9 | 9.9 |
| Unemployment | 473.1 | 477.5 | 14.3 | 4.4 | 20.4 | 0.9 | 4.5 |
| Participation rate | 71.0 | 71.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.2 | 5.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 67.3 | 67.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, women | |||||||
| Population | 13,356.8 | 13,368.8 | ... | 12.0 | 203.8 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 8,163.5 | 8,190.2 | 16.8 | 26.7 | 181.0 | 0.3 | 2.3 |
| Employment | 7,784.2 | 7,809.2 | 16.8 | 25.0 | 184.9 | 0.3 | 2.4 |
| Full-time employment | 6,130.6 | 6,150.2 | 27.4 | 19.6 | 154.2 | 0.3 | 2.6 |
| Part-time employment | 1,653.6 | 1,658.9 | 26.0 | 5.3 | 30.6 | 0.3 | 1.9 |
| Unemployment | 379.3 | 381.1 | 13.8 | 1.8 | -3.8 | 0.5 | -1.0 |
| Participation rate | 61.1 | 61.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.6 | 4.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.3 | 58.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 14,804.7 | 14,809.3 | ... | 4.6 | 108.2 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Labour force | 12,961.8 | 12,971.4 | 22.9 | 9.6 | 211.1 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| Employment | 12,330.7 | 12,350.8 | 24.2 | 20.1 | 220.6 | 0.2 | 1.8 |
| Unemployment | 631.1 | 620.6 | 18.4 | -10.5 | -9.5 | -1.7 | -1.5 |
| Participation rate | 87.6 | 87.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.9 | 4.8 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 83.3 | 83.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, men | |||||||
| Population | 7,373.6 | 7,376.5 | ... | 2.9 | 58.4 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
| Labour force | 6,722.5 | 6,720.2 | 14.7 | -2.3 | 62.3 | 0.0 | 0.9 |
| Employment | 6,380.0 | 6,384.0 | 16.2 | 4.0 | 53.8 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| Unemployment | 342.4 | 336.2 | 13.1 | -6.2 | 8.5 | -1.8 | 2.6 |
| Participation rate | 91.2 | 91.1 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.1 | 5.0 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 86.5 | 86.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, women | |||||||
| Population | 7,431.1 | 7,432.9 | ... | 1.8 | 49.9 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Labour force | 6,239.3 | 6,251.3 | 16.7 | 12.0 | 148.9 | 0.2 | 2.4 |
| Employment | 5,950.6 | 5,966.9 | 17.2 | 16.3 | 166.9 | 0.3 | 2.9 |
| Unemployment | 288.7 | 284.4 | 12.6 | -4.3 | -18.1 | -1.5 | -6.0 |
| Participation rate | 84.0 | 84.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.6 | 4.5 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 80.1 | 80.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.7 | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 11,359.6 | 11,379.9 | ... | 20.3 | 305.1 | 0.2 | 2.8 |
| Labour force | 4,299.4 | 4,323.0 | 19.6 | 23.6 | 137.0 | 0.5 | 3.3 |
| Employment | 4,078.1 | 4,085.1 | 19.7 | 7.0 | 111.0 | 0.2 | 2.8 |
| Unemployment | 221.3 | 237.9 | 10.0 | 16.6 | 26.0 | 7.5 | 12.3 |
| Participation rate | 37.8 | 38.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.1 | 5.5 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 35.9 | 35.9 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, men | |||||||
| Population | 5,434.0 | 5,444.0 | ... | 10.0 | 151.2 | 0.2 | 2.9 |
| Labour force | 2,375.2 | 2,384.1 | 12.9 | 8.9 | 104.9 | 0.4 | 4.6 |
| Employment | 2,244.6 | 2,242.8 | 13.1 | -1.8 | 93.1 | -0.1 | 4.3 |
| Unemployment | 130.7 | 141.3 | 7.3 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 8.1 | 9.1 |
| Participation rate | 43.7 | 43.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.5 | 5.9 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 41.3 | 41.2 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, women | |||||||
| Population | 5,925.6 | 5,935.9 | ... | 10.3 | 153.9 | 0.2 | 2.7 |
| Labour force | 1,924.2 | 1,938.9 | 13.3 | 14.7 | 32.1 | 0.8 | 1.7 |
| Employment | 1,833.5 | 1,842.3 | 13.4 | 8.8 | 18.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
| Unemployment | 90.7 | 96.6 | 6.5 | 5.9 | 14.2 | 6.5 | 17.2 |
| Participation rate | 32.5 | 32.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.7 | 5.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 30.9 | 31.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
...
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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