Table 1
Labour force characteristics by age group and sex, seasonally adjusted
| May 2019 |
June 2019 |
Standard error1 | May to June 2019 | June 2018 to June 2019 | May to June 2019 | June 2018 to June 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 | 30,662.4 | 30,706.5 | ... | 44.1 | 435.5 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 20,138.6 | 20,169.1 | 29.6 | 30.5 | 342.6 | 0.2 | 1.7 |
| Employment | 19,056.8 | 19,054.6 | 29.6 | -2.2 | 421.1 | 0.0 | 2.3 |
| Full-time employment | 15,446.0 | 15,470.1 | 42.6 | 24.1 | 314.5 | 0.2 | 2.1 |
| Part-time employment | 3,610.8 | 3,584.6 | 38.8 | -26.2 | 106.7 | -0.7 | 3.1 |
| Unemployment | 1,081.8 | 1,114.4 | 24.5 | 32.6 | -78.5 | 3.0 | -6.6 |
| Participation rate | 65.7 | 65.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.4 | 5.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.2 | 62.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| 15 to 24 years, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 4,372.2 | 4,375.9 | ... | 3.7 | 25.4 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| Labour force | 2,797.2 | 2,816.6 | 17.5 | 19.4 | 35.5 | 0.7 | 1.3 |
| Employment | 2,517.9 | 2,514.4 | 16.5 | -3.5 | 55.7 | -0.1 | 2.3 |
| Full-time employment | 1,293.1 | 1,291.6 | 20.7 | -1.5 | -3.1 | -0.1 | -0.2 |
| Part-time employment | 1,224.8 | 1,222.7 | 21.2 | -2.1 | 58.8 | -0.2 | 5.1 |
| Unemployment | 279.3 | 302.2 | 13.7 | 22.9 | -20.2 | 8.2 | -6.3 |
| Participation rate | 64.0 | 64.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 10.0 | 10.7 | 0.5 | 0.7 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.6 | 57.5 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 26,290.3 | 26,330.7 | ... | 40.4 | 410.2 | 0.2 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 17,341.4 | 17,352.5 | 24.1 | 11.1 | 307.1 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| Employment | 16,538.9 | 16,540.3 | 24.6 | 1.4 | 365.4 | 0.0 | 2.3 |
| Full-time employment | 14,153.0 | 14,178.4 | 36.5 | 25.4 | 317.5 | 0.2 | 2.3 |
| Part-time employment | 2,386.0 | 2,361.9 | 32.3 | -24.1 | 47.9 | -1.0 | 2.1 |
| Unemployment | 802.5 | 812.2 | 20.1 | 9.7 | -58.3 | 1.2 | -6.7 |
| Participation rate | 66.0 | 65.9 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.6 | 4.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.9 | 62.8 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, men | |||||||
| Population | 12,871.7 | 12,892.2 | ... | 20.5 | 208.9 | 0.2 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 9,178.7 | 9,183.0 | 15.9 | 4.3 | 209.5 | 0.0 | 2.3 |
| Employment | 8,717.7 | 8,715.8 | 16.6 | -1.9 | 208.8 | 0.0 | 2.5 |
| Full-time employment | 7,950.2 | 7,953.2 | 23.1 | 3.0 | 143.8 | 0.0 | 1.8 |
| Part-time employment | 767.5 | 762.6 | 19.1 | -4.9 | 65.0 | -0.6 | 9.3 |
| Unemployment | 461.0 | 467.2 | 14.3 | 6.2 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 0.2 |
| Participation rate | 71.3 | 71.2 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.0 | 5.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 67.7 | 67.6 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, women | |||||||
| Population | 13,418.6 | 13,438.5 | ... | 19.9 | 201.3 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 8,162.7 | 8,169.5 | 16.8 | 6.8 | 97.6 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| Employment | 7,821.2 | 7,824.5 | 16.8 | 3.3 | 156.6 | 0.0 | 2.0 |
| Full-time employment | 6,202.7 | 6,225.3 | 27.4 | 22.6 | 173.8 | 0.4 | 2.9 |
| Part-time employment | 1,618.5 | 1,599.3 | 26.0 | -19.2 | -17.1 | -1.2 | -1.1 |
| Unemployment | 341.5 | 345.0 | 13.8 | 3.5 | -59.1 | 1.0 | -14.6 |
| Participation rate | 60.8 | 60.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.2 | 4.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.3 | 58.2 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 14,836.1 | 14,850.1 | ... | 14.0 | 103.8 | 0.1 | 0.7 |
| Labour force | 12,961.2 | 12,975.0 | 22.9 | 13.8 | 165.7 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| Employment | 12,389.0 | 12,368.4 | 24.2 | -20.6 | 209.8 | -0.2 | 1.7 |
| Unemployment | 572.2 | 606.6 | 18.4 | 34.4 | -44.1 | 6.0 | -6.8 |
| Participation rate | 87.4 | 87.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.4 | 4.7 | 0.1 | 0.3 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 83.5 | 83.3 | 0.2 | -0.2 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, men | |||||||
| Population | 7,390.9 | 7,398.4 | ... | 7.5 | 57.1 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| Labour force | 6,752.7 | 6,756.8 | 14.7 | 4.1 | 103.5 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| Employment | 6,432.9 | 6,414.9 | 16.2 | -18.0 | 95.2 | -0.3 | 1.5 |
| Unemployment | 319.9 | 341.9 | 13.1 | 22.0 | 8.3 | 6.9 | 2.5 |
| Participation rate | 91.4 | 91.3 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.7 | 5.1 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 87.0 | 86.7 | 0.2 | -0.3 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, women | |||||||
| Population | 7,445.2 | 7,451.7 | ... | 6.5 | 46.7 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| Labour force | 6,208.5 | 6,218.2 | 16.7 | 9.7 | 62.2 | 0.2 | 1.0 |
| Employment | 5,956.2 | 5,953.6 | 17.2 | -2.6 | 114.7 | 0.0 | 2.0 |
| Unemployment | 252.3 | 264.7 | 12.6 | 12.4 | -52.4 | 4.9 | -16.5 |
| Participation rate | 83.4 | 83.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.1 | 4.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 80.0 | 79.9 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 11,454.2 | 11,480.6 | ... | 26.4 | 306.4 | 0.2 | 2.7 |
| Labour force | 4,380.2 | 4,377.5 | 19.6 | -2.7 | 141.5 | -0.1 | 3.3 |
| Employment | 4,149.9 | 4,171.8 | 19.7 | 21.9 | 155.5 | 0.5 | 3.9 |
| Unemployment | 230.3 | 205.6 | 10.0 | -24.7 | -14.2 | -10.7 | -6.5 |
| Participation rate | 38.2 | 38.1 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.3 | 4.7 | 0.2 | -0.6 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 36.2 | 36.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, men | |||||||
| Population | 5,480.7 | 5,493.8 | ... | 13.1 | 151.8 | 0.2 | 2.8 |
| Labour force | 2,425.9 | 2,426.2 | 12.9 | 0.3 | 106.1 | 0.0 | 4.6 |
| Employment | 2,284.8 | 2,300.9 | 13.1 | 16.1 | 113.6 | 0.7 | 5.2 |
| Unemployment | 141.1 | 125.3 | 7.3 | -15.8 | -7.6 | -11.2 | -5.7 |
| Participation rate | 44.3 | 44.2 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.8 | 5.2 | 0.3 | -0.6 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 41.7 | 41.9 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, women | |||||||
| Population | 5,973.4 | 5,986.8 | ... | 13.4 | 154.6 | 0.2 | 2.7 |
| Labour force | 1,954.3 | 1,951.3 | 13.3 | -3.0 | 35.4 | -0.2 | 1.8 |
| Employment | 1,865.1 | 1,870.9 | 13.4 | 5.8 | 41.9 | 0.3 | 2.3 |
| Unemployment | 89.2 | 80.3 | 6.5 | -8.9 | -6.6 | -10.0 | -7.6 |
| Participation rate | 32.7 | 32.6 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.6 | 4.1 | 0.3 | -0.5 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 31.2 | 31.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -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):
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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