Table 1
Labour force characteristics by age group and sex, seasonally adjusted
| May 2020 |
June 2020 |
Standard error1 | May to June 2020 | June 2019 to June 2020 | May to June 2020 | June 2019 to June 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 | 31,114.3 | 31,146.7 | ... | 32.4 | 440.2 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 19,093.7 | 19,880.0 | 30.8 | 786.3 | -294.0 | 4.1 | -1.5 |
| Employment | 16,474.5 | 17,427.4 | 30.9 | 952.9 | -1,623.8 | 5.8 | -8.5 |
| Full-time employment | 13,882.2 | 14,370.3 | 41.9 | 488.1 | -1,094.1 | 3.5 | -7.1 |
| Part-time employment | 2,592.3 | 3,057.1 | 39.4 | 464.8 | -529.7 | 17.9 | -14.8 |
| Unemployment | 2,619.2 | 2,452.6 | 26.0 | -166.6 | 1,329.7 | -6.4 | 118.4 |
| Participation rate | 61.4 | 63.8 | 0.1 | 2.4 | -1.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 13.7 | 12.3 | 0.1 | -1.4 | 6.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 52.9 | 56.0 | 0.1 | 3.1 | -6.0 | ... | ... |
| 15 to 24 years, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 4,402.9 | 4,402.3 | ... | -0.6 | 26.4 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| Labour force | 2,420.8 | 2,721.2 | 17.8 | 300.4 | -102.0 | 12.4 | -3.6 |
| Employment | 1,709.9 | 1,972.8 | 16.9 | 262.9 | -541.1 | 15.4 | -21.5 |
| Full-time employment | 998.6 | 1,052.6 | 20.5 | 54.0 | -235.2 | 5.4 | -18.3 |
| Part-time employment | 711.4 | 920.2 | 22.1 | 208.8 | -305.9 | 29.4 | -24.9 |
| Unemployment | 710.9 | 748.4 | 14.9 | 37.5 | 439.0 | 5.3 | 141.9 |
| Participation rate | 55.0 | 61.8 | 0.4 | 6.8 | -2.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 29.4 | 27.5 | 0.5 | -1.9 | 16.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 38.8 | 44.8 | 0.4 | 6.0 | -12.6 | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 26,711.3 | 26,744.3 | ... | 33.0 | 413.6 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 16,672.9 | 17,158.8 | 24.9 | 485.9 | -192.0 | 2.9 | -1.1 |
| Employment | 14,764.6 | 15,454.7 | 25.6 | 690.1 | -1,082.6 | 4.7 | -6.5 |
| Full-time employment | 12,883.6 | 13,317.7 | 36.4 | 434.1 | -859.0 | 3.4 | -6.1 |
| Part-time employment | 1,881.0 | 2,136.9 | 32.8 | 255.9 | -223.8 | 13.6 | -9.5 |
| Unemployment | 1,908.3 | 1,704.2 | 20.8 | -204.1 | 890.7 | -10.7 | 109.5 |
| Participation rate | 62.4 | 64.2 | 0.1 | 1.8 | -1.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 11.4 | 9.9 | 0.1 | -1.5 | 5.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 55.3 | 57.8 | 0.1 | 2.5 | -5.0 | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, men | |||||||
| Population | 13,087.0 | 13,103.9 | ... | 16.9 | 211.7 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 8,887.1 | 9,134.8 | 16.3 | 247.7 | -48.2 | 2.8 | -0.5 |
| Employment | 7,898.5 | 8,265.2 | 17.2 | 366.7 | -452.1 | 4.6 | -5.2 |
| Full-time employment | 7,284.8 | 7,571.6 | 23.4 | 286.8 | -381.1 | 3.9 | -4.8 |
| Part-time employment | 613.7 | 693.6 | 19.7 | 79.9 | -71.1 | 13.0 | -9.3 |
| Unemployment | 988.6 | 869.6 | 15.3 | -119.0 | 403.9 | -12.0 | 86.7 |
| Participation rate | 67.9 | 69.7 | 0.1 | 1.8 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 11.1 | 9.5 | 0.2 | -1.6 | 4.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 60.4 | 63.1 | 0.1 | 2.7 | -4.5 | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, women | |||||||
| Population | 13,624.3 | 13,640.4 | ... | 16.1 | 201.9 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 7,785.8 | 8,024.1 | 17.5 | 238.3 | -143.7 | 3.1 | -1.8 |
| Employment | 6,866.1 | 7,189.5 | 17.4 | 323.4 | -630.5 | 4.7 | -8.1 |
| Full-time employment | 5,598.8 | 5,746.2 | 27.5 | 147.4 | -477.8 | 2.6 | -7.7 |
| Part-time employment | 1,267.3 | 1,443.3 | 25.8 | 176.0 | -152.7 | 13.9 | -9.6 |
| Unemployment | 919.7 | 834.6 | 13.8 | -85.1 | 486.8 | -9.3 | 140.0 |
| Participation rate | 57.1 | 58.8 | 0.1 | 1.7 | -2.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 11.8 | 10.4 | 0.2 | -1.4 | 6.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 50.4 | 52.7 | 0.1 | 2.3 | -5.5 | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 14,971.5 | 14,979.4 | ... | 7.9 | 129.3 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| Labour force | 12,506.6 | 12,907.2 | 23.5 | 400.6 | -70.0 | 3.2 | -0.5 |
| Employment | 11,030.3 | 11,619.2 | 24.8 | 588.9 | -749.7 | 5.3 | -6.1 |
| Unemployment | 1,476.4 | 1,288.0 | 18.7 | -188.4 | 679.7 | -12.8 | 111.7 |
| Participation rate | 83.5 | 86.2 | 0.2 | 2.7 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 11.8 | 10.0 | 0.1 | -1.8 | 5.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 73.7 | 77.6 | 0.2 | 3.9 | -5.7 | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, men | |||||||
| Population | 7,464.8 | 7,469.2 | ... | 4.4 | 70.8 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| Labour force | 6,536.2 | 6,746.5 | 15.0 | 210.3 | -12.5 | 3.2 | -0.2 |
| Employment | 5,784.0 | 6,107.2 | 16.5 | 323.2 | -310.8 | 5.6 | -4.8 |
| Unemployment | 752.2 | 639.3 | 13.6 | -112.9 | 298.3 | -15.0 | 87.5 |
| Participation rate | 87.6 | 90.3 | 0.2 | 2.7 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 11.5 | 9.5 | 0.2 | -2.0 | 4.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 77.5 | 81.8 | 0.2 | 4.3 | -4.9 | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, women | |||||||
| Population | 7,506.7 | 7,510.2 | ... | 3.5 | 58.5 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
| Labour force | 5,970.5 | 6,160.7 | 17.0 | 190.2 | -57.6 | 3.2 | -0.9 |
| Employment | 5,246.3 | 5,512.0 | 17.4 | 265.7 | -438.9 | 5.1 | -7.4 |
| Unemployment | 724.2 | 648.7 | 12.5 | -75.5 | 381.3 | -10.4 | 142.6 |
| Participation rate | 79.5 | 82.0 | 0.2 | 2.5 | -1.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 12.1 | 10.5 | 0.2 | -1.6 | 6.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 69.9 | 73.4 | 0.2 | 3.5 | -6.5 | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 11,739.9 | 11,764.9 | ... | 25.0 | 284.3 | 0.2 | 2.5 |
| Labour force | 4,166.3 | 4,251.7 | 19.7 | 85.4 | -121.9 | 2.0 | -2.8 |
| Employment | 3,734.3 | 3,835.5 | 19.9 | 101.2 | -332.9 | 2.7 | -8.0 |
| Unemployment | 431.9 | 416.2 | 10.4 | -15.7 | 211.0 | -3.6 | 102.8 |
| Participation rate | 35.5 | 36.1 | 0.2 | 0.6 | -2.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 10.4 | 9.8 | 0.2 | -0.6 | 5.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 31.8 | 32.6 | 0.2 | 0.8 | -3.7 | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, men | |||||||
| Population | 5,622.3 | 5,634.7 | ... | 12.4 | 140.9 | 0.2 | 2.6 |
| Labour force | 2,350.9 | 2,388.3 | 13.1 | 37.4 | -35.8 | 1.6 | -1.5 |
| Employment | 2,114.5 | 2,158.0 | 13.3 | 43.5 | -141.4 | 2.1 | -6.1 |
| Unemployment | 236.4 | 230.2 | 7.8 | -6.2 | 105.5 | -2.6 | 84.6 |
| Participation rate | 41.8 | 42.4 | 0.2 | 0.6 | -1.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 10.1 | 9.6 | 0.3 | -0.5 | 4.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 37.6 | 38.3 | 0.2 | 0.7 | -3.6 | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, women | |||||||
| Population | 6,117.6 | 6,130.2 | ... | 12.6 | 143.4 | 0.2 | 2.4 |
| Labour force | 1,815.3 | 1,863.4 | 13.6 | 48.1 | -86.1 | 2.6 | -4.4 |
| Employment | 1,619.8 | 1,677.5 | 13.7 | 57.7 | -191.5 | 3.6 | -10.2 |
| Unemployment | 195.5 | 185.9 | 6.6 | -9.6 | 105.5 | -4.9 | 131.2 |
| Participation rate | 29.7 | 30.4 | 0.2 | 0.7 | -2.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 10.8 | 10.0 | 0.3 | -0.8 | 5.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 26.5 | 27.4 | 0.2 | 0.9 | -3.8 | ... | ... |
...
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 between 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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