Table 1
Labour force characteristics by age group and sex, seasonally adjusted
| March 2020 |
April 2020 |
Standard error1 | March to April 2020 | April 2019 to April 2020 | March to April 2020 | April 2019 to April 2020 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 31,074.0 | 31,094.7 | ... | 20.7 | 468.9 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 19,725.7 | 18,603.2 | 30.8 | -1,122.5 | -1,593.0 | -5.7 | -7.9 |
| Employment | 18,178.7 | 16,184.9 | 30.9 | -1,993.8 | -2,856.7 | -11.0 | -15.0 |
| Full-time employment | 15,134.8 | 13,662.8 | 41.9 | -1,472.0 | -1,767.9 | -9.7 | -11.5 |
| Part-time employment | 3,043.9 | 2,522.0 | 39.4 | -521.9 | -1,088.9 | -17.1 | -30.2 |
| Unemployment | 1,547.0 | 2,418.3 | 26.0 | 871.3 | 1,263.7 | 56.3 | 109.4 |
| Participation rate | 63.5 | 59.8 | 0.1 | -3.7 | -6.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.8 | 13.0 | 0.1 | 5.2 | 7.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.5 | 52.1 | 0.1 | -6.4 | -10.1 | ... | ... |
| 15 to 24 years, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 4,402.9 | 4,403.0 | ... | 0.1 | 33.6 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
| Labour force | 2,598.3 | 2,306.8 | 17.8 | -291.5 | -532.2 | -11.2 | -18.7 |
| Employment | 2,160.5 | 1,680.4 | 16.9 | -480.1 | -863.5 | -22.2 | -33.9 |
| Full-time employment | 1,234.5 | 1,015.3 | 20.5 | -219.2 | -267.7 | -17.8 | -20.9 |
| Part-time employment | 926.0 | 665.1 | 22.1 | -260.9 | -595.8 | -28.2 | -47.3 |
| Unemployment | 437.8 | 626.4 | 14.9 | 188.6 | 331.3 | 43.1 | 112.3 |
| Participation rate | 59.0 | 52.4 | 0.4 | -6.6 | -12.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 16.8 | 27.2 | 0.5 | 10.4 | 16.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 49.1 | 38.2 | 0.4 | -10.9 | -20.0 | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 26,671.1 | 26,691.7 | ... | 20.6 | 435.3 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 17,127.4 | 16,296.3 | 24.9 | -831.1 | -1,060.9 | -4.9 | -6.1 |
| Employment | 16,018.2 | 14,504.5 | 25.6 | -1,513.7 | -1,993.2 | -9.4 | -12.1 |
| Full-time employment | 13,900.3 | 12,647.5 | 36.4 | -1,252.8 | -1,500.2 | -9.0 | -10.6 |
| Part-time employment | 2,117.9 | 1,856.9 | 32.8 | -261.0 | -493.1 | -12.3 | -21.0 |
| Unemployment | 1,109.2 | 1,791.8 | 20.8 | 682.6 | 932.3 | 61.5 | 108.5 |
| Participation rate | 64.2 | 61.1 | 0.1 | -3.1 | -5.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.5 | 11.0 | 0.1 | 4.5 | 6.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.1 | 54.3 | 0.1 | -5.8 | -8.5 | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, men | |||||||
| Population | 13,065.9 | 13,076.7 | ... | 10.8 | 222.3 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 9,116.0 | 8,650.0 | 16.3 | -466.0 | -516.8 | -5.1 | -5.6 |
| Employment | 8,579.5 | 7,718.7 | 17.2 | -860.8 | -970.1 | -10.0 | -11.2 |
| Full-time employment | 7,895.3 | 7,118.9 | 23.4 | -776.4 | -822.0 | -9.8 | -10.4 |
| Part-time employment | 684.2 | 599.8 | 19.7 | -84.4 | -148.2 | -12.3 | -19.8 |
| Unemployment | 536.5 | 931.3 | 15.3 | 394.8 | 453.3 | 73.6 | 94.8 |
| Participation rate | 69.8 | 66.1 | 0.1 | -3.7 | -5.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.9 | 10.8 | 0.2 | 4.9 | 5.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 65.7 | 59.0 | 0.1 | -6.7 | -8.6 | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, women | |||||||
| Population | 13,605.2 | 13,615.0 | ... | 9.8 | 213.0 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 8,011.4 | 7,646.3 | 17.5 | -365.1 | -544.1 | -4.6 | -6.6 |
| Employment | 7,438.7 | 6,785.8 | 17.4 | -652.9 | -1,023.1 | -8.8 | -13.1 |
| Full-time employment | 6,005.0 | 5,528.7 | 27.5 | -476.3 | -678.1 | -7.9 | -10.9 |
| Part-time employment | 1,433.7 | 1,257.2 | 25.8 | -176.5 | -344.8 | -12.3 | -21.5 |
| Unemployment | 572.7 | 860.5 | 13.8 | 287.8 | 479.0 | 50.3 | 125.6 |
| Participation rate | 58.9 | 56.2 | 0.1 | -2.7 | -4.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.1 | 11.3 | 0.2 | 4.2 | 6.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 54.7 | 49.8 | 0.1 | -4.9 | -8.5 | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 14,968.8 | 14,970.7 | ... | 1.9 | 144.7 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Labour force | 12,848.4 | 12,203.9 | 23.5 | -644.5 | -775.5 | -5.0 | -6.0 |
| Employment | 11,999.6 | 10,862.6 | 24.8 | -1,137.0 | -1,485.9 | -9.5 | -12.0 |
| Unemployment | 848.8 | 1,341.3 | 18.7 | 492.5 | 710.4 | 58.0 | 112.6 |
| Participation rate | 85.8 | 81.5 | 0.2 | -4.3 | -6.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.6 | 11.0 | 0.1 | 4.4 | 6.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 80.2 | 72.6 | 0.2 | -7.6 | -10.7 | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, men | |||||||
| Population | 7,462.3 | 7,463.9 | ... | 1.6 | 78.4 | 0.0 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 6,733.1 | 6,366.9 | 15.0 | -366.2 | -375.7 | -5.4 | -5.6 |
| Employment | 6,335.1 | 5,689.4 | 16.5 | -645.7 | -715.3 | -10.2 | -11.2 |
| Unemployment | 398.0 | 677.6 | 13.6 | 279.6 | 339.7 | 70.3 | 100.5 |
| Participation rate | 90.2 | 85.3 | 0.2 | -4.9 | -6.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.9 | 10.6 | 0.2 | 4.7 | 5.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 84.9 | 76.2 | 0.2 | -8.7 | -10.5 | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, women | |||||||
| Population | 7,506.4 | 7,506.8 | ... | 0.4 | 66.2 | 0.0 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 6,115.2 | 5,836.9 | 17.0 | -278.3 | -399.9 | -4.6 | -6.4 |
| Employment | 5,664.5 | 5,173.2 | 17.4 | -491.3 | -770.7 | -8.7 | -13.0 |
| Unemployment | 450.8 | 663.7 | 12.5 | 212.9 | 370.7 | 47.2 | 126.5 |
| Participation rate | 81.5 | 77.8 | 0.2 | -3.7 | -6.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.4 | 11.4 | 0.2 | 4.0 | 6.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 75.5 | 68.9 | 0.2 | -6.6 | -11.0 | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 11,702.3 | 11,721.0 | ... | 18.7 | 290.7 | 0.2 | 2.5 |
| Labour force | 4,279.1 | 4,092.5 | 19.7 | -186.6 | -285.3 | -4.4 | -6.5 |
| Employment | 4,018.7 | 3,641.9 | 19.9 | -376.8 | -507.3 | -9.4 | -12.2 |
| Unemployment | 260.4 | 450.5 | 10.4 | 190.1 | 221.8 | 73.0 | 97.0 |
| Participation rate | 36.6 | 34.9 | 0.2 | -1.7 | -3.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.1 | 11.0 | 0.2 | 4.9 | 5.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 34.3 | 31.1 | 0.2 | -3.2 | -5.2 | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, men | |||||||
| Population | 5,603.6 | 5,612.8 | ... | 9.2 | 143.9 | 0.2 | 2.6 |
| Labour force | 2,382.9 | 2,283.1 | 13.1 | -99.8 | -141.1 | -4.2 | -5.8 |
| Employment | 2,244.4 | 2,029.3 | 13.3 | -215.1 | -254.9 | -9.6 | -11.2 |
| Unemployment | 138.5 | 253.8 | 7.8 | 115.3 | 113.7 | 83.2 | 81.2 |
| Participation rate | 42.5 | 40.7 | 0.2 | -1.8 | -3.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.8 | 11.1 | 0.3 | 5.3 | 5.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 40.1 | 36.2 | 0.2 | -3.9 | -5.6 | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, women | |||||||
| Population | 6,098.8 | 6,108.1 | ... | 9.3 | 146.7 | 0.2 | 2.5 |
| Labour force | 1,896.2 | 1,809.4 | 13.6 | -86.8 | -144.2 | -4.6 | -7.4 |
| Employment | 1,774.3 | 1,612.6 | 13.7 | -161.7 | -252.4 | -9.1 | -13.5 |
| Unemployment | 121.9 | 196.8 | 6.6 | 74.9 | 108.2 | 61.4 | 122.1 |
| Participation rate | 31.1 | 29.6 | 0.2 | -1.5 | -3.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.4 | 10.9 | 0.3 | 4.5 | 6.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 29.1 | 26.4 | 0.2 | -2.7 | -4.9 | ... | ... |
...
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.
- Date modified: