Infographic 1
Labour force participation at or above pre-pandemic level for most age groups

Infographic description

The title of the infographic is "Labour force participation at or above pre-pandemic level for most age groups"

This is a vertical bar chart.

The vertical axis shows participation rates (%) from 0 to 100 by increments of 10.

The horizontal axis shows each of the following 12 age groups: 15 to 19 years, 20 to 24 years, 25 to 29 years, 30 to 34 years, 35 to 39 years, 40 to 44 years, 45 to 49 years, 50 to 54 years, 55 to 59 years, 60 to 64 years, 65 to 69 years, and 70 years and over.

There are 2 bars for each of the age groups, the light blue bar representing the participation rate (%) for the October 2019 reference period and the royal blue bar representing the participation rate (%) for the October 2021 reference period.

The first series of vertical bars represent the age group 15 to 19 years, with the participation rate (%) for October 2019 at 47.6% and for October 2021 at 47.1%.

The second series of vertical bars represent the age group 20 to 24 years, with the participation rate (%) for October 2019 at 75.1% and for October 2021 at 74.7%.

The third series of vertical bars represent the age group 25 to 29 years, with the participation rate (%) for October 2019 at 86.3% and for October 2021 at 87.0%.

The fourth series of vertical bars represent the age group 30 to 34 years, with the participation rate (%) for October 2019 at 87.2% and for October 2021 at 88.9%.

The fifth series of vertical bars represent the age group 35 to 39 years, with the participation rate (%) for October 2019 at 87.5% and for October 2021 at 89.0%.

The sixth series of vertical bars represent the age group 40 to 44 years, with the participation rate (%) for October 2019 at 89.6% and for October 2021 at 89.4%.

The seventh series of vertical bars represent the age group 45 to 49 years, with the participation rate (%) for October 2019 at 88.7% and for October 2021 at 88.7%.

The eighth series of vertical bars represent the age group 50 to 54 years, with the participation rate (%) for October 2019 at 85.6% and for October 2021 at 86.9%.

The ninth series of vertical bars represent the age group 55 to 59 years, with the participation rate (%) for October 2019 at 76.0% and for October 2021 at 77.5%.

The tenth series of vertical bars represent the age group 60 to 64 years, with the participation rate (%) for October 2019 at 57.5% and for October 2021 at 58.7%.

The eleventh series of vertical bars represent the age group 65 to 69 years, with the participation rate (%) for October 2019 at 28.8% and for October 2021 at 27.8%.

The twelfth series of vertical bars represent the age group 70 years and over, with the participation rate (%) for October 2019 at 8.2% and for October 2021 at 7.3%.

Source(s): Labour Force Survey (3701), table 14-10-0017-02.