Table 1
Labour force characteristics by age group and sex, seasonally adjusted
| February 2022 |
March 2022 |
Standard error1 | February to March 2022 | March 2021 to March 2022 | February to March 2022 | March 2021 to March 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 31,588.7 | 31,626.9 | ... | 38.2 | 392.4 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 20,648.2 | 20,685.3 | 37.8 | 37.1 | 328.6 | 0.2 | 1.6 |
| Employment | 19,512.7 | 19,585.2 | 37.8 | 72.5 | 750.8 | 0.4 | 4.0 |
| Full-time employment | 15,836.1 | 15,928.8 | 49.7 | 92.7 | 544.0 | 0.6 | 3.5 |
| Part-time employment | 3,676.6 | 3,656.3 | 45.8 | -20.3 | 206.7 | -0.6 | 6.0 |
| Unemployment | 1,135.5 | 1,100.2 | 33.5 | -35.3 | -422.0 | -3.1 | -27.7 |
| Participation rate | 65.4 | 65.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.5 | 5.3 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -2.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.8 | 61.9 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.6 | ... | ... |
| 15 to 24 years, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 4,459.1 | 4,461.8 | ... | 2.7 | -2.8 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Labour force | 2,918.1 | 2,899.9 | 22.0 | -18.2 | 56.2 | -0.6 | 2.0 |
| Employment | 2,599.9 | 2,616.6 | 21.3 | 16.7 | 172.6 | 0.6 | 7.1 |
| Full-time employment | 1,294.4 | 1,302.8 | 24.4 | 8.4 | 29.9 | 0.6 | 2.3 |
| Part-time employment | 1,305.5 | 1,313.8 | 26.2 | 8.3 | 142.8 | 0.6 | 12.2 |
| Unemployment | 318.2 | 283.3 | 18.9 | -34.9 | -116.5 | -11.0 | -29.1 |
| Participation rate | 65.4 | 65.0 | 0.5 | -0.4 | 1.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 10.9 | 9.8 | 0.6 | -1.1 | -4.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.3 | 58.6 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 3.9 | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 27,129.6 | 27,165.1 | ... | 35.5 | 395.2 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 17,730.1 | 17,785.4 | 30.0 | 55.3 | 272.5 | 0.3 | 1.6 |
| Employment | 16,912.8 | 16,968.5 | 31.1 | 55.7 | 578.0 | 0.3 | 3.5 |
| Full-time employment | 14,541.7 | 14,626.0 | 43.3 | 84.3 | 514.2 | 0.6 | 3.6 |
| Part-time employment | 2,371.0 | 2,342.5 | 37.6 | -28.5 | 63.9 | -1.2 | 2.8 |
| Unemployment | 817.4 | 816.9 | 27.3 | -0.5 | -305.6 | -0.1 | -27.2 |
| Participation rate | 65.4 | 65.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.6 | 4.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -1.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.3 | 62.5 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 1.3 | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, men | |||||||
| Population | 13,303.3 | 13,321.7 | ... | 18.4 | 198.1 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Labour force | 9,379.8 | 9,405.7 | 19.4 | 25.9 | 117.5 | 0.3 | 1.3 |
| Employment | 8,941.1 | 8,991.2 | 21.0 | 50.1 | 317.2 | 0.6 | 3.7 |
| Full-time employment | 8,172.5 | 8,196.8 | 28.4 | 24.3 | 280.4 | 0.3 | 3.5 |
| Part-time employment | 768.6 | 794.5 | 23.4 | 25.9 | 36.9 | 3.4 | 4.9 |
| Unemployment | 438.7 | 414.4 | 19.5 | -24.3 | -199.8 | -5.5 | -32.5 |
| Participation rate | 70.5 | 70.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.7 | 4.4 | 0.2 | -0.3 | -2.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 67.2 | 67.5 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 1.4 | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, women | |||||||
| Population | 13,826.3 | 13,843.4 | ... | 17.1 | 197.1 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 8,350.4 | 8,379.7 | 21.5 | 29.3 | 155.0 | 0.4 | 1.9 |
| Employment | 7,971.7 | 7,977.3 | 21.4 | 5.6 | 260.8 | 0.1 | 3.4 |
| Full-time employment | 6,369.2 | 6,429.2 | 31.0 | 60.0 | 233.7 | 0.9 | 3.8 |
| Part-time employment | 1,602.5 | 1,548.0 | 28.6 | -54.5 | 27.0 | -3.4 | 1.8 |
| Unemployment | 378.7 | 402.5 | 18.5 | 23.8 | -105.7 | 6.3 | -20.8 |
| Participation rate | 60.4 | 60.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.5 | 4.8 | 0.2 | 0.3 | -1.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.7 | 57.6 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 15,036.8 | 15,053.5 | ... | 16.7 | 172.8 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 13,303.4 | 13,334.0 | 28.5 | 30.6 | 292.9 | 0.2 | 2.2 |
| Employment | 12,722.8 | 12,739.2 | 31.1 | 16.4 | 541.2 | 0.1 | 4.4 |
| Unemployment | 580.7 | 594.8 | 24.6 | 14.1 | -248.3 | 2.4 | -29.5 |
| Participation rate | 88.5 | 88.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.4 | 4.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -2.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 84.6 | 84.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 2.6 | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, men | |||||||
| Population | 7,519.6 | 7,528.7 | ... | 9.1 | 90.4 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | 6,934.4 | 6,951.7 | 17.9 | 17.3 | 147.3 | 0.2 | 2.2 |
| Employment | 6,634.7 | 6,670.0 | 20.9 | 35.3 | 310.2 | 0.5 | 4.9 |
| Unemployment | 299.7 | 281.7 | 17.7 | -18.0 | -162.9 | -6.0 | -36.6 |
| Participation rate | 92.2 | 92.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.3 | 4.1 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -2.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 88.2 | 88.6 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 3.1 | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, women | |||||||
| Population | 7,517.2 | 7,524.8 | ... | 7.6 | 82.4 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| Labour force | 6,369.0 | 6,382.3 | 21.2 | 13.3 | 145.6 | 0.2 | 2.3 |
| Employment | 6,088.0 | 6,069.2 | 21.8 | -18.8 | 231.0 | -0.3 | 4.0 |
| Unemployment | 281.0 | 313.1 | 16.9 | 32.1 | -85.4 | 11.4 | -21.4 |
| Participation rate | 84.7 | 84.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.4 | 4.9 | 0.3 | 0.5 | -1.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 81.0 | 80.7 | 0.3 | -0.3 | 2.3 | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 12,092.8 | 12,111.5 | ... | 18.7 | 222.4 | 0.2 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 4,426.7 | 4,451.4 | 24.0 | 24.7 | -20.4 | 0.6 | -0.5 |
| Employment | 4,190.0 | 4,229.3 | 24.3 | 39.3 | 36.8 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
| Unemployment | 236.7 | 222.1 | 14.4 | -14.6 | -57.2 | -6.2 | -20.5 |
| Participation rate | 36.6 | 36.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.3 | 5.0 | 0.3 | -0.3 | -1.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 34.6 | 34.9 | 0.2 | 0.3 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, men | |||||||
| Population | 5,783.7 | 5,792.9 | ... | 9.2 | 107.6 | 0.2 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 2,445.3 | 2,454.0 | 15.7 | 8.7 | -29.8 | 0.4 | -1.2 |
| Employment | 2,306.4 | 2,321.2 | 16.1 | 14.8 | 7.0 | 0.6 | 0.3 |
| Unemployment | 139.0 | 132.7 | 10.2 | -6.3 | -36.9 | -4.5 | -21.8 |
| Participation rate | 42.3 | 42.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -1.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.7 | 5.4 | 0.4 | -0.3 | -1.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 39.9 | 40.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, women | |||||||
| Population | 6,309.1 | 6,318.6 | ... | 9.5 | 114.7 | 0.2 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 1,981.4 | 1,997.4 | 16.6 | 16.0 | 9.4 | 0.8 | 0.5 |
| Employment | 1,883.6 | 1,908.1 | 16.6 | 24.5 | 29.8 | 1.3 | 1.6 |
| Unemployment | 97.7 | 89.3 | 9.7 | -8.4 | -20.4 | -8.6 | -18.6 |
| Participation rate | 31.4 | 31.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.9 | 4.5 | 0.5 | -0.4 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 29.9 | 30.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
...
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.
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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