Table 1
Labour force characteristics by age group and sex, seasonally adjusted
| April 2022 |
May 2022 |
Standard error1 | April to May 2022 | May 2021 to May 2022 | April to May 2022 | May 2021 to May 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 | 31,663.2 | 31,706.0 | ... | 42.8 | 440.1 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 20,686.3 | 20,698.1 | 37.8 | 11.8 | 503.1 | 0.1 | 2.5 |
| Employment | 19,600.5 | 19,640.3 | 37.8 | 39.8 | 1,055.5 | 0.2 | 5.7 |
| Full-time employment | 15,897.2 | 16,032.6 | 49.7 | 135.4 | 755.0 | 0.9 | 4.9 |
| Part-time employment | 3,703.4 | 3,607.6 | 45.8 | -95.8 | 300.4 | -2.6 | 9.1 |
| Unemployment | 1,085.8 | 1,057.8 | 33.5 | -28.0 | -552.4 | -2.6 | -34.3 |
| Participation rate | 65.3 | 65.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.2 | 5.1 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -2.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.9 | 61.9 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 2.5 | ... | ... |
| 15 to 24 years, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 4,464.0 | 4,466.7 | ... | 2.7 | 10.5 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| Labour force | 2,906.7 | 2,912.8 | 22.0 | 6.1 | 164.1 | 0.2 | 6.0 |
| Employment | 2,613.6 | 2,627.8 | 21.3 | 14.2 | 311.1 | 0.5 | 13.4 |
| Full-time employment | 1,281.7 | 1,349.3 | 24.4 | 67.6 | 92.6 | 5.3 | 7.4 |
| Part-time employment | 1,331.9 | 1,278.6 | 26.2 | -53.3 | 218.6 | -4.0 | 20.6 |
| Unemployment | 293.1 | 285.0 | 18.9 | -8.1 | -146.9 | -2.8 | -34.0 |
| Participation rate | 65.1 | 65.2 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 3.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 10.1 | 9.8 | 0.6 | -0.3 | -5.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.5 | 58.8 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 6.8 | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 27,199.2 | 27,239.3 | ... | 40.1 | 429.6 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 17,779.6 | 17,785.3 | 30.0 | 5.7 | 338.9 | 0.0 | 1.9 |
| Employment | 16,987.0 | 17,012.5 | 31.1 | 25.5 | 744.4 | 0.2 | 4.6 |
| Full-time employment | 14,615.5 | 14,683.4 | 43.3 | 67.9 | 662.5 | 0.5 | 4.7 |
| Part-time employment | 2,371.5 | 2,329.1 | 37.6 | -42.4 | 82.0 | -1.8 | 3.6 |
| Unemployment | 792.7 | 772.8 | 27.3 | -19.9 | -405.5 | -2.5 | -34.4 |
| Participation rate | 65.4 | 65.3 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.5 | 4.3 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -2.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.5 | 62.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 1.8 | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, men | |||||||
| Population | 13,339.1 | 13,359.9 | ... | 20.8 | 216.7 | 0.2 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 9,382.1 | 9,366.9 | 19.4 | -15.2 | 87.3 | -0.2 | 0.9 |
| Employment | 8,963.6 | 8,947.9 | 21.0 | -15.7 | 305.9 | -0.2 | 3.5 |
| Full-time employment | 8,191.4 | 8,190.5 | 28.4 | -0.9 | 323.0 | -0.0 | 4.1 |
| Part-time employment | 772.2 | 757.4 | 23.4 | -14.8 | -17.1 | -1.9 | -2.2 |
| Unemployment | 418.5 | 419.0 | 19.5 | 0.5 | -218.6 | 0.1 | -34.3 |
| Participation rate | 70.3 | 70.1 | 0.1 | -0.2 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -2.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 67.2 | 67.0 | 0.2 | -0.2 | 1.2 | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, women | |||||||
| Population | 13,860.0 | 13,879.4 | ... | 19.4 | 212.9 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| Labour force | 8,397.5 | 8,418.4 | 21.5 | 20.9 | 251.6 | 0.2 | 3.1 |
| Employment | 8,023.4 | 8,064.6 | 21.4 | 41.2 | 438.6 | 0.5 | 5.8 |
| Full-time employment | 6,424.1 | 6,492.9 | 31.0 | 68.8 | 339.5 | 1.1 | 5.5 |
| Part-time employment | 1,599.3 | 1,571.7 | 28.6 | -27.6 | 99.1 | -1.7 | 6.7 |
| Unemployment | 374.2 | 353.8 | 18.5 | -20.4 | -187.0 | -5.5 | -34.6 |
| Participation rate | 60.6 | 60.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.5 | 4.2 | 0.2 | -0.3 | -2.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.9 | 58.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 2.3 | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 15,069.1 | 15,086.1 | ... | 17.0 | 197.3 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 13,313.6 | 13,338.8 | 28.5 | 25.2 | 366.5 | 0.2 | 2.8 |
| Employment | 12,747.0 | 12,768.8 | 31.1 | 21.8 | 630.5 | 0.2 | 5.2 |
| Unemployment | 566.6 | 570.1 | 24.6 | 3.5 | -263.9 | 0.6 | -31.6 |
| Participation rate | 88.4 | 88.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.3 | 4.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -2.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 84.6 | 84.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 3.1 | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, men | |||||||
| Population | 7,537.1 | 7,546.6 | ... | 9.5 | 104.2 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 6,917.9 | 6,931.8 | 17.9 | 13.9 | 134.4 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| Employment | 6,634.5 | 6,633.5 | 20.9 | -1.0 | 288.1 | -0.0 | 4.5 |
| Unemployment | 283.3 | 298.3 | 17.7 | 15.0 | -153.7 | 5.3 | -34.0 |
| Participation rate | 91.8 | 91.9 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.1 | 4.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -2.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 88.0 | 87.9 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 2.6 | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, women | |||||||
| Population | 7,531.9 | 7,539.5 | ... | 7.6 | 93.1 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| Labour force | 6,395.7 | 6,407.0 | 21.2 | 11.3 | 232.1 | 0.2 | 3.8 |
| Employment | 6,112.5 | 6,135.3 | 21.8 | 22.8 | 342.3 | 0.4 | 5.9 |
| Unemployment | 283.3 | 271.7 | 16.9 | -11.6 | -110.2 | -4.1 | -28.9 |
| Participation rate | 84.9 | 85.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 2.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.4 | 4.2 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -2.0 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 81.2 | 81.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 3.6 | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 12,130.1 | 12,153.3 | ... | 23.2 | 232.4 | 0.2 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 4,466.0 | 4,446.5 | 24.0 | -19.5 | -27.6 | -0.4 | -0.6 |
| Employment | 4,240.0 | 4,243.7 | 24.3 | 3.7 | 114.0 | 0.1 | 2.8 |
| Unemployment | 226.1 | 202.7 | 14.4 | -23.4 | -141.7 | -10.3 | -41.1 |
| Participation rate | 36.8 | 36.6 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.1 | 4.6 | 0.3 | -0.5 | -3.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 35.0 | 34.9 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, men | |||||||
| Population | 5,802.0 | 5,813.3 | ... | 11.3 | 112.5 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| Labour force | 2,464.2 | 2,435.1 | 15.7 | -29.1 | -47.1 | -1.2 | -1.9 |
| Employment | 2,329.0 | 2,314.4 | 16.1 | -14.6 | 17.7 | -0.6 | 0.8 |
| Unemployment | 135.2 | 120.7 | 10.2 | -14.5 | -64.8 | -10.7 | -34.9 |
| Participation rate | 42.5 | 41.9 | 0.3 | -0.6 | -1.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.5 | 5.0 | 0.4 | -0.5 | -2.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 40.1 | 39.8 | 0.3 | -0.3 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, women | |||||||
| Population | 6,328.1 | 6,340.0 | ... | 11.9 | 119.9 | 0.2 | 1.9 |
| Labour force | 2,001.8 | 2,011.3 | 16.6 | 9.5 | 19.4 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
| Employment | 1,910.9 | 1,929.3 | 16.6 | 18.4 | 96.2 | 1.0 | 5.2 |
| Unemployment | 90.9 | 82.1 | 9.7 | -8.8 | -76.7 | -9.7 | -48.3 |
| Participation rate | 31.6 | 31.7 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.5 | 4.1 | 0.5 | -0.4 | -3.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 30.2 | 30.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
...
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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