Table 1
Labour force characteristics by age group and sex, seasonally adjusted
| January 2024 |
February 2024 |
Standard error1 | January to February 2024 | February 2023 to February 2024 | January to February 2024 | February 2023 to February 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 | 33,078.3 | 33,161.7 | ... | 83.4 | 1,031.2 | 0.3 | 3.2 |
| Labour force | 21,586.9 | 21,663.3 | 32.5 | 76.4 | 553.6 | 0.4 | 2.6 |
| Employment | 20,362.2 | 20,402.9 | 32.1 | 40.7 | 368.0 | 0.2 | 1.8 |
| Full-time employment | 16,640.6 | 16,711.2 | 42.1 | 70.6 | 259.9 | 0.4 | 1.6 |
| Part-time employment | 3,721.7 | 3,691.8 | 38.9 | -29.9 | 108.1 | -0.8 | 3.0 |
| Unemployment | 1,224.6 | 1,260.4 | 25.5 | 35.8 | 185.6 | 2.9 | 17.3 |
| Participation rate | 65.3 | 65.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.7 | 5.8 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.6 | 61.5 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| 15 to 24 years, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 4,802.7 | 4,828.0 | ... | 25.3 | 291.1 | 0.5 | 6.4 |
| Labour force | 3,012.7 | 3,054.1 | 18.6 | 41.4 | 57.9 | 1.4 | 1.9 |
| Employment | 2,688.8 | 2,700.2 | 17.4 | 11.4 | 5.1 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
| Full-time employment | 1,369.4 | 1,373.6 | 21.2 | 4.2 | -11.6 | 0.3 | -0.8 |
| Part-time employment | 1,319.4 | 1,326.7 | 22.0 | 7.3 | 16.8 | 0.6 | 1.3 |
| Unemployment | 323.9 | 353.8 | 14.6 | 29.9 | 52.7 | 9.2 | 17.5 |
| Participation rate | 62.7 | 63.3 | 0.4 | 0.6 | -2.7 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 10.8 | 11.6 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 56.0 | 55.9 | 0.4 | -0.1 | -3.5 | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 28,275.7 | 28,333.7 | ... | 58.0 | 740.1 | 0.2 | 2.7 |
| Labour force | 18,574.2 | 18,609.3 | 26.1 | 35.1 | 495.8 | 0.2 | 2.7 |
| Employment | 17,673.4 | 17,702.7 | 26.5 | 29.3 | 362.9 | 0.2 | 2.1 |
| Full-time employment | 15,271.2 | 15,337.6 | 36.1 | 66.4 | 271.6 | 0.4 | 1.8 |
| Part-time employment | 2,402.2 | 2,365.1 | 32.2 | -37.1 | 91.3 | -1.5 | 4.0 |
| Unemployment | 900.8 | 906.5 | 21.1 | 5.7 | 132.8 | 0.6 | 17.2 |
| Participation rate | 65.7 | 65.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.8 | 4.9 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 62.5 | 62.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, men | |||||||
| Population | 13,909.8 | 13,941.1 | ... | 31.3 | 395.9 | 0.2 | 2.9 |
| Labour force | 9,806.9 | 9,842.2 | 17.1 | 35.3 | 317.6 | 0.4 | 3.3 |
| Employment | 9,325.7 | 9,339.3 | 17.8 | 13.6 | 226.4 | 0.1 | 2.5 |
| Full-time employment | 8,493.5 | 8,528.8 | 23.6 | 35.3 | 159.4 | 0.4 | 1.9 |
| Part-time employment | 832.1 | 810.5 | 19.8 | -21.6 | 67.0 | -2.6 | 9.0 |
| Unemployment | 481.2 | 502.9 | 15.1 | 21.7 | 91.2 | 4.5 | 22.2 |
| Participation rate | 70.5 | 70.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.9 | 5.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.8 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 67.0 | 67.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| 25 years and over, women | |||||||
| Population | 14,365.8 | 14,392.6 | ... | 26.8 | 344.2 | 0.2 | 2.5 |
| Labour force | 8,767.3 | 8,767.1 | 18.3 | -0.2 | 178.2 | -0.0 | 2.1 |
| Employment | 8,347.7 | 8,363.4 | 18.3 | 15.7 | 136.5 | 0.2 | 1.7 |
| Full-time employment | 6,777.6 | 6,808.8 | 26.8 | 31.2 | 112.1 | 0.5 | 1.7 |
| Part-time employment | 1,570.1 | 1,554.7 | 24.7 | -15.4 | 24.4 | -1.0 | 1.6 |
| Unemployment | 419.5 | 403.6 | 14.5 | -15.9 | 41.7 | -3.8 | 11.5 |
| Participation rate | 61.0 | 60.9 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.8 | 4.6 | 0.2 | -0.2 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 58.1 | 58.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 15,765.6 | 15,809.2 | ... | 43.6 | 523.1 | 0.3 | 3.4 |
| Labour force | 13,972.9 | 14,031.4 | 24.9 | 58.5 | 454.2 | 0.4 | 3.3 |
| Employment | 13,265.2 | 13,333.0 | 26.1 | 67.8 | 342.2 | 0.5 | 2.6 |
| Unemployment | 707.7 | 698.4 | 19.3 | -9.3 | 112.0 | -1.3 | 19.1 |
| Participation rate | 88.6 | 88.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.1 | 5.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0.7 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 84.1 | 84.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, men | |||||||
| Population | 7,923.1 | 7,947.6 | ... | 24.5 | 291.2 | 0.3 | 3.8 |
| Labour force | 7,279.4 | 7,319.6 | 16.0 | 40.2 | 270.8 | 0.6 | 3.8 |
| Employment | 6,908.9 | 6,932.2 | 17.4 | 23.3 | 190.5 | 0.3 | 2.8 |
| Unemployment | 370.5 | 387.4 | 13.9 | 16.9 | 80.3 | 4.6 | 26.1 |
| Participation rate | 91.9 | 92.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.1 | 5.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 87.2 | 87.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.9 | ... | ... |
| 25 to 54 years, women | |||||||
| Population | 7,842.4 | 7,861.6 | ... | 19.2 | 231.9 | 0.2 | 3.0 |
| Labour force | 6,693.5 | 6,711.8 | 18.0 | 18.3 | 183.4 | 0.3 | 2.8 |
| Employment | 6,356.3 | 6,400.9 | 18.5 | 44.6 | 151.8 | 0.7 | 2.4 |
| Unemployment | 337.2 | 310.9 | 13.3 | -26.3 | 31.6 | -7.8 | 11.3 |
| Participation rate | 85.4 | 85.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.0 | 4.6 | 0.2 | -0.4 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 81.1 | 81.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, both sexes | |||||||
| Population | 12,510.1 | 12,524.5 | ... | 14.4 | 217.0 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 4,601.3 | 4,577.9 | 20.9 | -23.4 | 41.6 | -0.5 | 0.9 |
| Employment | 4,408.3 | 4,369.7 | 21.1 | -38.6 | 20.7 | -0.9 | 0.5 |
| Unemployment | 193.0 | 208.2 | 10.5 | 15.2 | 20.9 | 7.9 | 11.2 |
| Participation rate | 36.8 | 36.6 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.2 | 4.5 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 35.2 | 34.9 | 0.2 | -0.3 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, men | |||||||
| Population | 5,986.7 | 5,993.5 | ... | 6.8 | 104.7 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| Labour force | 2,527.5 | 2,522.6 | 14.0 | -4.9 | 46.7 | -0.2 | 1.9 |
| Employment | 2,416.8 | 2,407.1 | 14.3 | -9.7 | 35.9 | -0.4 | 1.5 |
| Unemployment | 110.7 | 115.5 | 7.7 | 4.8 | 10.8 | 4.3 | 10.3 |
| Participation rate | 42.2 | 42.1 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.1 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.4 | 4.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 40.4 | 40.2 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -0.1 | ... | ... |
| 55 years and over, women | |||||||
| Population | 6,523.4 | 6,531.0 | ... | 7.6 | 112.3 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| Labour force | 2,073.8 | 2,055.3 | 14.2 | -18.5 | -5.2 | -0.9 | -0.3 |
| Employment | 1,991.4 | 1,962.6 | 14.4 | -28.8 | -15.3 | -1.4 | -0.8 |
| Unemployment | 82.4 | 92.7 | 7.0 | 10.3 | 10.1 | 12.5 | 12.2 |
| Participation rate | 31.8 | 31.5 | 0.2 | -0.3 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 4.0 | 4.5 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 30.5 | 30.1 | 0.2 | -0.4 | -0.7 | ... | ... |
...
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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