Table 1
Labour force characteristics by age group and sex, seasonally adjusted
| July 2020 |
August 2020 |
Standard error1 | July to August 2020 | August 2019 to August 2020 | July to August 2020 | August 2019 to August 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 | 31,171.5 | 31,193.5 | ... | 22.0 | 389.7 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 20,029.5 | 20,138.6 | 36.4 | 109.1 | -134.4 | 0.5 | -0.7 |
| Employment | 17,845.9 | 18,091.7 | 37.0 | 245.8 | -1,021.6 | 1.4 | -5.3 |
| Full-time employment | 14,443.5 | 14,649.3 | 45.9 | 205.8 | -834.8 | 1.4 | -5.4 |
| Part-time employment | 3,402.4 | 3,442.4 | 41.4 | 40.0 | -186.9 | 1.2 | -5.1 |
| Unemployment | 2,183.6 | 2,046.9 | 32.6 | -136.7 | 887.2 | -6.3 | 76.5 |
| Participation rate | 64.3 | 64.6 | 0.1 | 0.3 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 10.9 | 10.2 | 0.2 | -0.7 | 4.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.3 | 58.0 | 0.1 | 0.7 | -4.0 | ... | ... |
| 15 to 24 years, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 4,401.4 | 4,400.6 | ... | -0.8 | 15.7 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Labour force | 2,780.2 | 2,811.2 | 20.5 | 31.0 | -54.5 | 1.1 | -1.9 |
| Employment | 2,108.1 | 2,163.1 | 19.6 | 55.0 | -370.7 | 2.6 | -14.6 |
| Full-time employment | 973.7 | 1,001.0 | 22.2 | 27.3 | -303.6 | 2.8 | -23.3 |
| Part-time employment | 1,134.4 | 1,162.1 | 22.9 | 27.7 | -67.1 | 2.4 | -5.5 |
| Unemployment | 672.1 | 648.1 | 18.2 | -24.0 | 316.2 | -3.6 | 95.3 |
| Participation rate | 63.2 | 63.9 | 0.5 | 0.7 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 24.2 | 23.1 | 0.6 | -1.1 | 11.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 47.9 | 49.2 | 0.4 | 1.3 | -8.6 | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 26,770.1 | 26,792.9 | ... | 22.8 | 374.0 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 17,249.3 | 17,327.4 | 29.7 | 78.1 | -79.9 | 0.5 | -0.5 |
| Employment | 15,737.8 | 15,928.6 | 30.9 | 190.8 | -650.9 | 1.2 | -3.9 |
| Full-time employment | 13,469.8 | 13,648.3 | 40.3 | 178.5 | -531.1 | 1.3 | -3.7 |
| Part-time employment | 2,268.0 | 2,280.3 | 34.6 | 12.3 | -119.8 | 0.5 | -5.0 |
| Unemployment | 1,511.5 | 1,398.8 | 26.0 | -112.7 | 571.0 | -7.5 | 69.0 |
| Participation rate | 64.4 | 64.7 | 0.1 | 0.3 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.8 | 8.1 | 0.1 | -0.7 | 3.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.8 | 59.5 | 0.1 | 0.7 | -3.3 | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, men | |||||||
| Population | 13,117.5 | 13,129.1 | ... | 11.6 | 192.1 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 9,197.2 | 9,227.7 | 19.4 | 30.5 | -2.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Employment | 8,380.5 | 8,455.0 | 20.8 | 74.5 | -309.2 | 0.9 | -3.5 |
| Full-time employment | 7,633.4 | 7,696.3 | 25.8 | 62.9 | -284.1 | 0.8 | -3.6 |
| Part-time employment | 747.1 | 758.7 | 20.1 | 11.6 | -25.1 | 1.6 | -3.2 |
| Unemployment | 816.7 | 772.8 | 18.6 | -43.9 | 306.6 | -5.4 | 65.8 |
| Participation rate | 70.1 | 70.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.9 | 8.4 | 0.2 | -0.5 | 3.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 63.9 | 64.4 | 0.2 | 0.5 | -3.3 | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, women | |||||||
| Population | 13,652.6 | 13,663.7 | ... | 11.1 | 181.8 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 8,052.1 | 8,099.7 | 21.0 | 47.6 | -77.3 | 0.6 | -0.9 |
| Employment | 7,357.3 | 7,473.6 | 21.4 | 116.3 | -341.8 | 1.6 | -4.4 |
| Full-time employment | 5,836.4 | 5,952.0 | 29.7 | 115.6 | -247.1 | 2.0 | -4.0 |
| Part-time employment | 1,520.9 | 1,521.6 | 27.3 | 0.7 | -94.7 | 0.0 | -5.9 |
| Unemployment | 694.8 | 626.1 | 17.7 | -68.7 | 264.4 | -9.9 | 73.1 |
| Participation rate | 59.0 | 59.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | -1.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.6 | 7.7 | 0.2 | -0.9 | 3.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 53.9 | 54.7 | 0.2 | 0.8 | -3.3 | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 14,984.9 | 14,986.9 | ... | 2.0 | 106.5 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Labour force | 12,936.3 | 12,962.6 | 27.8 | 26.3 | -47.2 | 0.2 | -0.4 |
| Employment | 11,802.6 | 11,948.8 | 29.8 | 146.2 | -446.3 | 1.2 | -3.6 |
| Unemployment | 1,133.7 | 1,013.9 | 23.2 | -119.8 | 399.2 | -10.6 | 64.9 |
| Participation rate | 86.3 | 86.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.8 | 7.8 | 0.2 | -1.0 | 3.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 78.8 | 79.7 | 0.2 | 0.9 | -3.6 | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, men | |||||||
| Population | 7,472.7 | 7,474.0 | ... | 1.3 | 59.5 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
| Labour force | 6,779.9 | 6,797.0 | 17.5 | 17.1 | 9.7 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
| Employment | 6,180.8 | 6,245.3 | 19.7 | 64.5 | -208.0 | 1.0 | -3.2 |
| Unemployment | 599.1 | 551.7 | 16.7 | -47.4 | 217.7 | -7.9 | 65.2 |
| Participation rate | 90.7 | 90.9 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.8 | 8.1 | 0.2 | -0.7 | 3.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 82.7 | 83.6 | 0.3 | 0.9 | -3.4 | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, women | |||||||
| Population | 7,512.2 | 7,512.9 | ... | 0.7 | 47.1 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| Labour force | 6,156.4 | 6,165.7 | 20.2 | 9.3 | -56.8 | 0.2 | -0.9 |
| Employment | 5,621.8 | 5,703.5 | 21.1 | 81.7 | -238.3 | 1.5 | -4.0 |
| Unemployment | 534.6 | 462.2 | 15.8 | -72.4 | 181.5 | -13.5 | 64.7 |
| Participation rate | 82.0 | 82.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.7 | 7.5 | 0.3 | -1.2 | 3.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 74.8 | 75.9 | 0.3 | 1.1 | -3.7 | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 11,785.2 | 11,805.9 | ... | 20.7 | 267.4 | 0.2 | 2.3 |
| Labour force | 4,313.0 | 4,364.8 | 22.0 | 51.8 | -32.7 | 1.2 | -0.7 |
| Employment | 3,935.2 | 3,979.8 | 22.6 | 44.6 | -204.6 | 1.1 | -4.9 |
| Unemployment | 377.8 | 385.0 | 12.6 | 7.2 | 171.9 | 1.9 | 80.7 |
| Participation rate | 36.6 | 37.0 | 0.2 | 0.4 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.8 | 8.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 4.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 33.4 | 33.7 | 0.2 | 0.3 | -2.6 | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, men | |||||||
| Population | 5,644.8 | 5,655.1 | ... | 10.3 | 132.6 | 0.2 | 2.4 |
| Labour force | 2,417.3 | 2,430.8 | 14.6 | 13.5 | -12.2 | 0.6 | -0.5 |
| Employment | 2,199.7 | 2,209.7 | 15.0 | 10.0 | -101.2 | 0.5 | -4.4 |
| Unemployment | 217.6 | 221.1 | 9.0 | 3.5 | 88.9 | 1.6 | 67.2 |
| Participation rate | 42.8 | 43.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.0 | 9.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 3.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 39.0 | 39.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -2.7 | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, women | |||||||
| Population | 6,140.4 | 6,150.8 | ... | 10.4 | 134.8 | 0.2 | 2.2 |
| Labour force | 1,895.7 | 1,934.0 | 15.0 | 38.3 | -20.5 | 2.0 | -1.0 |
| Employment | 1,735.5 | 1,770.1 | 15.3 | 34.6 | -103.4 | 2.0 | -5.5 |
| Unemployment | 160.2 | 163.9 | 8.4 | 3.7 | 83.0 | 2.3 | 102.6 |
| Participation rate | 30.9 | 31.4 | 0.2 | 0.5 | -1.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 4.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 28.3 | 28.8 | 0.3 | 0.5 | -2.3 | ... | ... |
...
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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