Table 1
Labour force characteristics by age group and sex, seasonally adjusted
| December 2023 |
January 2024 |
Standard error1 | December 2023 to January 2024 | January 2023 to January 2024 | December 2023 to January 2024 | January 2023 to January 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 32,952.8 | 33,078.3 | ... | 125.5 | 1,007.9 | 0.4 | 3.1 |
| Labour force | 21,568.7 | 21,586.9 | 32.5 | 18.2 | 514.7 | 0.1 | 2.4 |
| Employment | 20,324.9 | 20,362.2 | 32.1 | 37.3 | 345.2 | 0.2 | 1.7 |
| Full-time employment | 16,652.2 | 16,640.6 | 42.1 | -11.6 | 226.6 | -0.1 | 1.4 |
| Part-time employment | 3,672.8 | 3,721.7 | 38.9 | 48.9 | 118.8 | 1.3 | 3.3 |
| Unemployment | 1,243.8 | 1,224.6 | 25.5 | -19.2 | 169.3 | -1.5 | 16.0 |
| Participation rate | 65.5 | 65.3 | 0.1 | -0.2 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.8 | 5.7 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.7 | 61.6 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -0.8 | ... | ... |
| 15 to 24 years, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 4,764.0 | 4,802.7 | ... | 38.7 | 278.2 | 0.8 | 6.1 |
| Labour force | 3,024.7 | 3,012.7 | 18.6 | -12.0 | 38.9 | -0.4 | 1.3 |
| Employment | 2,682.0 | 2,688.8 | 17.4 | 6.8 | 2.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
| Full-time employment | 1,363.2 | 1,369.4 | 21.2 | 6.2 | 8.3 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
| Part-time employment | 1,318.8 | 1,319.4 | 22.0 | 0.6 | -5.7 | 0.0 | -0.4 |
| Unemployment | 342.7 | 323.9 | 14.6 | -18.8 | 36.3 | -5.5 | 12.6 |
| Participation rate | 63.5 | 62.7 | 0.4 | -0.8 | -3.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 11.3 | 10.8 | 0.5 | -0.5 | 1.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.3 | 56.0 | 0.4 | -0.3 | -3.4 | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 28,188.8 | 28,275.7 | ... | 86.9 | 729.8 | 0.3 | 2.6 |
| Labour force | 18,544.0 | 18,574.2 | 26.1 | 30.2 | 475.8 | 0.2 | 2.6 |
| Employment | 17,642.9 | 17,673.4 | 26.5 | 30.5 | 342.7 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| Full-time employment | 15,288.9 | 15,271.2 | 36.1 | -17.7 | 218.3 | -0.1 | 1.5 |
| Part-time employment | 2,354.0 | 2,402.2 | 32.2 | 48.2 | 124.3 | 2.0 | 5.5 |
| Unemployment | 901.1 | 900.8 | 21.1 | -0.3 | 133.1 | -0.0 | 17.3 |
| Participation rate | 65.8 | 65.7 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.9 | 4.8 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.6 | 62.5 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, men | |||||||
| Population | 13,863.1 | 13,909.8 | ... | 46.7 | 389.3 | 0.3 | 2.9 |
| Labour force | 9,789.6 | 9,806.9 | 17.1 | 17.3 | 265.5 | 0.2 | 2.8 |
| Employment | 9,303.0 | 9,325.7 | 17.8 | 22.7 | 200.3 | 0.2 | 2.2 |
| Full-time employment | 8,509.4 | 8,493.5 | 23.6 | -15.9 | 111.4 | -0.2 | 1.3 |
| Part-time employment | 793.6 | 832.1 | 19.8 | 38.5 | 88.7 | 4.9 | 11.9 |
| Unemployment | 486.6 | 481.2 | 15.1 | -5.4 | 65.2 | -1.1 | 15.7 |
| Participation rate | 70.6 | 70.5 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.0 | 4.9 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 67.1 | 67.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, women | |||||||
| Population | 14,325.7 | 14,365.8 | ... | 40.1 | 340.4 | 0.3 | 2.4 |
| Labour force | 8,754.3 | 8,767.3 | 18.3 | 13.0 | 210.3 | 0.1 | 2.5 |
| Employment | 8,339.9 | 8,347.7 | 18.3 | 7.8 | 142.4 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| Full-time employment | 6,779.5 | 6,777.6 | 26.8 | -1.9 | 106.8 | -0.0 | 1.6 |
| Part-time employment | 1,560.4 | 1,570.1 | 24.7 | 9.7 | 35.6 | 0.6 | 2.3 |
| Unemployment | 414.4 | 419.5 | 14.5 | 5.1 | 67.8 | 1.2 | 19.3 |
| Participation rate | 61.1 | 61.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.7 | 4.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.2 | 58.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 15,698.4 | 15,765.6 | ... | 67.2 | 513.5 | 0.4 | 3.4 |
| Labour force | 13,931.7 | 13,972.9 | 24.9 | 41.2 | 418.1 | 0.3 | 3.1 |
| Employment | 13,262.1 | 13,265.2 | 26.1 | 3.1 | 278.2 | 0.0 | 2.1 |
| Unemployment | 669.5 | 707.7 | 19.3 | 38.2 | 139.9 | 5.7 | 24.6 |
| Participation rate | 88.7 | 88.6 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.8 | 5.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 84.5 | 84.1 | 0.2 | -0.4 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, men | |||||||
| Population | 7,885.8 | 7,923.1 | ... | 37.3 | 284.8 | 0.5 | 3.7 |
| Labour force | 7,264.5 | 7,279.4 | 16.0 | 14.9 | 235.9 | 0.2 | 3.3 |
| Employment | 6,903.5 | 6,908.9 | 17.4 | 5.4 | 168.3 | 0.1 | 2.5 |
| Unemployment | 361.0 | 370.5 | 13.9 | 9.5 | 67.6 | 2.6 | 22.3 |
| Participation rate | 92.1 | 91.9 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.0 | 5.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 87.5 | 87.2 | 0.2 | -0.3 | -1.0 | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, women | |||||||
| Population | 7,812.6 | 7,842.4 | ... | 29.8 | 228.6 | 0.4 | 3.0 |
| Labour force | 6,667.2 | 6,693.5 | 18.0 | 26.3 | 182.2 | 0.4 | 2.8 |
| Employment | 6,358.6 | 6,356.3 | 18.5 | -2.3 | 109.9 | -0.0 | 1.8 |
| Unemployment | 308.5 | 337.2 | 13.3 | 28.7 | 72.3 | 9.3 | 27.3 |
| Participation rate | 85.3 | 85.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.6 | 5.0 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 81.4 | 81.1 | 0.2 | -0.3 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 12,490.3 | 12,510.1 | ... | 19.8 | 216.4 | 0.2 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 4,612.3 | 4,601.3 | 20.9 | -11.0 | 57.7 | -0.2 | 1.3 |
| Employment | 4,380.7 | 4,408.3 | 21.1 | 27.6 | 64.6 | 0.6 | 1.5 |
| Unemployment | 231.5 | 193.0 | 10.5 | -38.5 | -6.9 | -16.6 | -3.5 |
| Participation rate | 36.9 | 36.8 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.0 | 4.2 | 0.2 | -0.8 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 35.1 | 35.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, men | |||||||
| Population | 5,977.3 | 5,986.7 | ... | 9.4 | 104.5 | 0.2 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 2,525.1 | 2,527.5 | 14.0 | 2.4 | 29.5 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| Employment | 2,399.5 | 2,416.8 | 14.3 | 17.3 | 31.9 | 0.7 | 1.3 |
| Unemployment | 125.7 | 110.7 | 7.7 | -15.0 | -2.4 | -11.9 | -2.1 |
| Participation rate | 42.2 | 42.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.0 | 4.4 | 0.3 | -0.6 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 40.1 | 40.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, women | |||||||
| Population | 6,513.1 | 6,523.4 | ... | 10.3 | 111.8 | 0.2 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 2,087.1 | 2,073.8 | 14.2 | -13.3 | 28.1 | -0.6 | 1.4 |
| Employment | 1,981.3 | 1,991.4 | 14.4 | 10.1 | 32.5 | 0.5 | 1.7 |
| Unemployment | 105.9 | 82.4 | 7.0 | -23.5 | -4.4 | -22.2 | -5.1 |
| Participation rate | 32.0 | 31.8 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.1 | 4.0 | 0.3 | -1.1 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 30.4 | 30.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -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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