Table 1
Labour force characteristics by age group and sex, seasonally adjusted
| August 2020 |
September 2020 |
Standard error1 | August to September 2020 | September 2019 to September 2020 | August to September 2020 | September 2019 to September 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 | 31,193.5 | 31,225.9 | ... | 32.4 | 371.0 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 20,138.6 | 20,302.5 | 36.4 | 163.9 | 39.3 | 0.8 | 0.2 |
| Employment | 18,091.7 | 18,469.9 | 37.0 | 378.2 | -685.0 | 2.1 | -3.6 |
| Full-time employment | 14,649.3 | 14,983.3 | 45.9 | 334.0 | -558.6 | 2.3 | -3.6 |
| Part-time employment | 3,442.4 | 3,486.6 | 41.4 | 44.2 | -126.4 | 1.3 | -3.5 |
| Unemployment | 2,046.9 | 1,832.6 | 32.6 | -214.3 | 724.2 | -10.5 | 65.3 |
| Participation rate | 64.6 | 65.0 | 0.1 | 0.4 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 10.2 | 9.0 | 0.2 | -1.2 | 3.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.0 | 59.1 | 0.1 | 1.1 | -3.0 | ... | ... |
| 15 to 24 years, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 4,400.6 | 4,400.2 | ... | -0.4 | 10.7 | -0.0 | 0.2 |
| Labour force | 2,811.2 | 2,824.4 | 20.5 | 13.2 | -37.5 | 0.5 | -1.3 |
| Employment | 2,163.1 | 2,290.4 | 19.6 | 127.3 | -232.0 | 5.9 | -9.2 |
| Full-time employment | 1,001.0 | 1,155.2 | 22.2 | 154.2 | -124.9 | 15.4 | -9.8 |
| Part-time employment | 1,162.1 | 1,135.2 | 22.9 | -26.9 | -107.1 | -2.3 | -8.6 |
| Unemployment | 648.1 | 534.0 | 18.2 | -114.1 | 194.4 | -17.6 | 57.2 |
| Participation rate | 63.9 | 64.2 | 0.5 | 0.3 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 23.1 | 18.9 | 0.6 | -4.2 | 7.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 49.2 | 52.1 | 0.4 | 2.9 | -5.4 | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 26,792.9 | 26,825.7 | ... | 32.8 | 360.3 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 17,327.4 | 17,478.1 | 29.7 | 150.7 | 76.8 | 0.9 | 0.4 |
| Employment | 15,928.6 | 16,179.5 | 30.9 | 250.9 | -453.0 | 1.6 | -2.7 |
| Full-time employment | 13,648.3 | 13,828.1 | 40.3 | 179.8 | -433.7 | 1.3 | -3.0 |
| Part-time employment | 2,280.3 | 2,351.4 | 34.6 | 71.1 | -19.3 | 3.1 | -0.8 |
| Unemployment | 1,398.8 | 1,298.6 | 26.0 | -100.2 | 529.8 | -7.2 | 68.9 |
| Participation rate | 64.7 | 65.2 | 0.1 | 0.5 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.1 | 7.4 | 0.1 | -0.7 | 3.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 59.5 | 60.3 | 0.1 | 0.8 | -2.5 | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, men | |||||||
| Population | 13,129.1 | 13,146.1 | ... | 17.0 | 185.0 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 9,227.7 | 9,286.7 | 19.4 | 59.0 | 94.7 | 0.6 | 1.0 |
| Employment | 8,455.0 | 8,564.3 | 20.8 | 109.3 | -219.9 | 1.3 | -2.5 |
| Full-time employment | 7,696.3 | 7,806.5 | 25.8 | 110.2 | -211.9 | 1.4 | -2.6 |
| Part-time employment | 758.7 | 757.8 | 20.1 | -0.9 | -8.0 | -0.1 | -1.0 |
| Unemployment | 772.8 | 722.4 | 18.6 | -50.4 | 314.6 | -6.5 | 77.1 |
| Participation rate | 70.3 | 70.6 | 0.1 | 0.3 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.4 | 7.8 | 0.2 | -0.6 | 3.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 64.4 | 65.1 | 0.2 | 0.7 | -2.7 | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, women | |||||||
| Population | 13,663.7 | 13,679.6 | ... | 15.9 | 175.2 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 8,099.7 | 8,191.4 | 21.0 | 91.7 | -18.0 | 1.1 | -0.2 |
| Employment | 7,473.6 | 7,615.2 | 21.4 | 141.6 | -233.1 | 1.9 | -3.0 |
| Full-time employment | 5,952.0 | 6,021.7 | 29.7 | 69.7 | -221.7 | 1.2 | -3.6 |
| Part-time employment | 1,521.6 | 1,593.6 | 27.3 | 72.0 | -11.3 | 4.7 | -0.7 |
| Unemployment | 626.1 | 576.1 | 17.7 | -50.0 | 215.1 | -8.0 | 59.6 |
| Participation rate | 59.3 | 59.9 | 0.2 | 0.6 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.7 | 7.0 | 0.2 | -0.7 | 2.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 54.7 | 55.7 | 0.2 | 1.0 | -2.4 | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 14,986.9 | 14,993.3 | ... | 6.4 | 95.9 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| Labour force | 12,962.6 | 13,096.7 | 27.8 | 134.1 | 92.3 | 1.0 | 0.7 |
| Employment | 11,948.8 | 12,143.2 | 29.8 | 194.4 | -305.8 | 1.6 | -2.5 |
| Unemployment | 1,013.9 | 953.4 | 23.2 | -60.5 | 398.0 | -6.0 | 71.7 |
| Participation rate | 86.5 | 87.4 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.8 | 7.3 | 0.2 | -0.5 | 3.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 79.7 | 81.0 | 0.2 | 1.3 | -2.6 | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, men | |||||||
| Population | 7,474.0 | 7,477.8 | ... | 3.8 | 53.9 | 0.1 | 0.7 |
| Labour force | 6,797.0 | 6,822.2 | 17.5 | 25.2 | 51.4 | 0.4 | 0.8 |
| Employment | 6,245.3 | 6,306.1 | 19.7 | 60.8 | -174.2 | 1.0 | -2.7 |
| Unemployment | 551.7 | 516.1 | 16.7 | -35.6 | 225.6 | -6.5 | 77.7 |
| Participation rate | 90.9 | 91.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.1 | 7.6 | 0.2 | -0.5 | 3.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 83.6 | 84.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 | -3.0 | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, women | |||||||
| Population | 7,512.9 | 7,515.4 | ... | 2.5 | 41.9 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| Labour force | 6,165.7 | 6,274.4 | 20.2 | 108.7 | 40.7 | 1.8 | 0.7 |
| Employment | 5,703.5 | 5,837.1 | 21.1 | 133.6 | -131.6 | 2.3 | -2.2 |
| Unemployment | 462.2 | 437.4 | 15.8 | -24.8 | 172.5 | -5.4 | 65.1 |
| Participation rate | 82.1 | 83.5 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.5 | 7.0 | 0.3 | -0.5 | 2.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 75.9 | 77.7 | 0.3 | 1.8 | -2.2 | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 11,805.9 | 11,832.5 | ... | 26.6 | 264.5 | 0.2 | 2.3 |
| Labour force | 4,364.8 | 4,381.4 | 22.0 | 16.6 | -15.5 | 0.4 | -0.4 |
| Employment | 3,979.8 | 4,036.3 | 22.6 | 56.5 | -147.2 | 1.4 | -3.5 |
| Unemployment | 385.0 | 345.1 | 12.6 | -39.9 | 131.7 | -10.4 | 61.7 |
| Participation rate | 37.0 | 37.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.8 | 7.9 | 0.3 | -0.9 | 3.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 33.7 | 34.1 | 0.2 | 0.4 | -2.1 | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, men | |||||||
| Population | 5,655.1 | 5,668.3 | ... | 13.2 | 131.2 | 0.2 | 2.4 |
| Labour force | 2,430.8 | 2,464.5 | 14.6 | 33.7 | 43.3 | 1.4 | 1.8 |
| Employment | 2,209.7 | 2,258.2 | 15.0 | 48.5 | -45.7 | 2.2 | -2.0 |
| Unemployment | 221.1 | 206.4 | 9.0 | -14.7 | 89.1 | -6.6 | 76.0 |
| Participation rate | 43.0 | 43.5 | 0.3 | 0.5 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 9.1 | 8.4 | 0.4 | -0.7 | 3.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 39.1 | 39.8 | 0.3 | 0.7 | -1.8 | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, women | |||||||
| Population | 6,150.8 | 6,164.2 | ... | 13.4 | 133.3 | 0.2 | 2.2 |
| Labour force | 1,934.0 | 1,916.9 | 15.0 | -17.1 | -58.8 | -0.9 | -3.0 |
| Employment | 1,770.1 | 1,778.2 | 15.3 | 8.1 | -101.4 | 0.5 | -5.4 |
| Unemployment | 163.9 | 138.8 | 8.4 | -25.1 | 42.7 | -15.3 | 44.4 |
| Participation rate | 31.4 | 31.1 | 0.2 | -0.3 | -1.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 8.5 | 7.2 | 0.4 | -1.3 | 2.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 28.8 | 28.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -2.4 | ... | ... |
...
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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