Table 1
Labour force characteristics by age group and sex, seasonally adjusted
| September 2019 |
October 2019 |
Standard error1 | September to October 2019 | October 2018 to October 2019 | September to October 2019 | October 2018 to October 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 | 30,854.9 | 30,896.0 | ... | 41.1 | 476.4 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 20,278.4 | 20,286.0 | 30.0 | 7.6 | 427.2 | 0.0 | 2.2 |
| Employment | 19,165.2 | 19,163.4 | 30.1 | -1.8 | 442.5 | 0.0 | 2.4 |
| Full-time employment | 15,552.3 | 15,536.2 | 42.3 | -16.1 | 338.3 | -0.1 | 2.2 |
| Part-time employment | 3,612.9 | 3,627.2 | 38.9 | 14.3 | 104.1 | 0.4 | 3.0 |
| Unemployment | 1,113.2 | 1,122.7 | 25.0 | 9.5 | -15.1 | 0.9 | -1.3 |
| Participation rate | 65.7 | 65.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.1 | 62.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| 15 to 24 years, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 4,389.5 | 4,393.3 | ... | 3.8 | 36.7 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| Labour force | 2,864.5 | 2,850.7 | 17.3 | -13.8 | 132.3 | -0.5 | 4.9 |
| Employment | 2,522.5 | 2,528.4 | 16.4 | 5.9 | 108.2 | 0.2 | 4.5 |
| Full-time employment | 1,282.2 | 1,275.3 | 20.5 | -6.9 | 17.9 | -0.5 | 1.4 |
| Part-time employment | 1,240.3 | 1,253.1 | 21.6 | 12.8 | 90.2 | 1.0 | 7.8 |
| Unemployment | 342.0 | 322.4 | 14.2 | -19.6 | 24.3 | -5.7 | 8.2 |
| Participation rate | 65.3 | 64.9 | 0.4 | -0.4 | 2.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 11.9 | 11.3 | 0.5 | -0.6 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.5 | 57.6 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 2.0 | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 26,465.4 | 26,502.7 | ... | 37.3 | 439.6 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 17,413.9 | 17,435.3 | 24.7 | 21.4 | 294.9 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| Employment | 16,642.7 | 16,635.0 | 25.2 | -7.7 | 334.3 | 0.0 | 2.1 |
| Full-time employment | 14,270.1 | 14,260.9 | 36.7 | -9.2 | 320.4 | -0.1 | 2.3 |
| Part-time employment | 2,372.7 | 2,374.1 | 32.4 | 1.4 | 13.9 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| Unemployment | 771.1 | 800.3 | 20.4 | 29.2 | -39.4 | 3.8 | -4.7 |
| Participation rate | 65.8 | 65.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.4 | 4.6 | 0.1 | 0.2 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.9 | 62.8 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, men | |||||||
| Population | 12,961.1 | 12,979.9 | ... | 18.8 | 224.4 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 9,202.7 | 9,213.3 | 16.3 | 10.6 | 217.0 | 0.1 | 2.4 |
| Employment | 8,788.7 | 8,776.4 | 16.9 | -12.3 | 224.9 | -0.1 | 2.6 |
| Full-time employment | 8,022.8 | 8,026.1 | 23.4 | 3.3 | 213.3 | 0.0 | 2.7 |
| Part-time employment | 765.9 | 750.3 | 19.5 | -15.6 | 11.6 | -2.0 | 1.6 |
| Unemployment | 414.0 | 436.9 | 14.8 | 22.9 | -7.9 | 5.5 | -1.8 |
| Participation rate | 71.0 | 71.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.5 | 4.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 67.8 | 67.6 | 0.1 | -0.2 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, women | |||||||
| Population | 13,504.4 | 13,522.8 | ... | 18.4 | 215.3 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 8,211.2 | 8,222.0 | 17.2 | 10.8 | 77.9 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| Employment | 7,854.1 | 7,858.6 | 17.3 | 4.5 | 109.4 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Full-time employment | 6,247.3 | 6,234.8 | 27.7 | -12.5 | 107.1 | -0.2 | 1.7 |
| Part-time employment | 1,606.8 | 1,623.8 | 26.0 | 17.0 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 0.1 |
| Unemployment | 357.1 | 363.4 | 13.8 | 6.3 | -31.5 | 1.8 | -8.0 |
| Participation rate | 60.8 | 60.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.3 | 4.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.2 | 58.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 14,897.4 | 14,911.3 | ... | 13.9 | 129.4 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 13,015.9 | 13,011.5 | 23.2 | -4.4 | 109.4 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
| Employment | 12,458.4 | 12,419.6 | 24.5 | -38.8 | 147.5 | -0.3 | 1.2 |
| Unemployment | 557.5 | 591.9 | 18.4 | 34.4 | -38.1 | 6.2 | -6.0 |
| Participation rate | 87.4 | 87.3 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.3 | 4.5 | 0.1 | 0.2 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 83.6 | 83.3 | 0.2 | -0.3 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, men | |||||||
| Population | 7,423.9 | 7,431.2 | ... | 7.3 | 70.7 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| Labour force | 6,781.6 | 6,772.5 | 15.1 | -9.1 | 84.5 | -0.1 | 1.3 |
| Employment | 6,485.3 | 6,456.6 | 16.3 | -28.7 | 93.8 | -0.4 | 1.5 |
| Unemployment | 296.2 | 315.9 | 13.2 | 19.7 | -9.3 | 6.7 | -2.9 |
| Participation rate | 91.3 | 91.1 | 0.2 | -0.2 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.4 | 4.7 | 0.2 | 0.3 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 87.4 | 86.9 | 0.2 | -0.5 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, women | |||||||
| Population | 7,473.5 | 7,480.1 | ... | 6.6 | 58.7 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| Labour force | 6,234.4 | 6,239.0 | 16.7 | 4.6 | 25.0 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| Employment | 5,973.1 | 5,963.0 | 17.4 | -10.1 | 53.7 | -0.2 | 0.9 |
| Unemployment | 261.3 | 276.0 | 12.6 | 14.7 | -28.7 | 5.6 | -9.4 |
| Participation rate | 83.4 | 83.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.2 | 4.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 79.9 | 79.7 | 0.2 | -0.2 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 11,568.0 | 11,591.4 | ... | 23.4 | 310.2 | 0.2 | 2.7 |
| Labour force | 4,397.9 | 4,423.8 | 20.0 | 25.9 | 185.5 | 0.6 | 4.4 |
| Employment | 4,184.3 | 4,215.4 | 20.2 | 31.1 | 186.8 | 0.7 | 4.6 |
| Unemployment | 213.6 | 208.4 | 10.3 | -5.2 | -1.3 | -2.4 | -0.6 |
| Participation rate | 38.0 | 38.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.9 | 4.7 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 36.2 | 36.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, men | |||||||
| Population | 5,537.1 | 5,548.8 | ... | 11.7 | 153.8 | 0.2 | 2.9 |
| Labour force | 2,421.1 | 2,440.8 | 13.1 | 19.7 | 132.5 | 0.8 | 5.7 |
| Employment | 2,303.3 | 2,319.8 | 13.4 | 16.5 | 131.1 | 0.7 | 6.0 |
| Unemployment | 117.8 | 121.1 | 7.7 | 3.3 | 1.5 | 2.8 | 1.3 |
| Participation rate | 43.7 | 44.0 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.9 | 5.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 41.6 | 41.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, women | |||||||
| Population | 6,030.9 | 6,042.6 | ... | 11.7 | 156.5 | 0.2 | 2.7 |
| Labour force | 1,976.8 | 1,983.0 | 13.7 | 6.2 | 52.9 | 0.3 | 2.7 |
| Employment | 1,881.0 | 1,895.7 | 13.7 | 14.7 | 55.8 | 0.8 | 3.0 |
| Unemployment | 95.8 | 87.3 | 6.6 | -8.5 | -2.8 | -8.9 | -3.1 |
| Participation rate | 32.8 | 32.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.8 | 4.4 | 0.3 | -0.4 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 31.2 | 31.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 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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