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Table 5.14 Labour force characteristics, population aged 15 to 24, by age group and sex, 2000 and 2010
Table summary
This table displays the results of table 5.14 labour force characteristics 2000, 2010, full-time students, part-time students and non-students, calculated using thousands, % and thousands units of measure (appearing as column headers).
  2000 2010
  Full-time students Part-time students Non-students Full-time students Part-time students Non-students
  thousands
Males 15 to 19 years 813.5 32.1 205.2 871.2 33.7 202.4
Labour force 314.2 23.4 168.0 317.8 22.7 161.3
Employment full time 12.1 6.8 101.4 10.7 4.5 90.9
Employment part time 250.5 11.2 32.5 233.8 11.6 34.7
Unemployment 51.6 5.4 34.1 73.3 6.6 35.8
  %
Participation rate 38.6 72.9 81.9 36.5 67.4 79.7
Employment rate 32.3 56.1 65.3 28.1 47.8 62.1
Unemployment rate 16.4 23.1 20.3 23.1 29.1 22.2
  thousands
Males 20 to 24 years 314.7 42.1 673.5 386.6 52.6 731.2
Labour force 136.1 35.9 624.5 174.0 40.1 670.0
Employment full time 16.8 22.9 504.7 24.4 19.0 497.7
Employment part time 107.8 9.2 42.6 134.9 13.9 69.4
Unemployment 11.5 3.7 77.2 14.7 7.2 102.9
  %
Participation rate 43.2 85.3 92.7 45.0 76.2 91.6
Employment rate 39.6 76.5 81.3 41.2 62.5 77.6
Unemployment rate 8.4 10.3 12.4 8.4 18.0 15.4
  thousands
Females 15 to 19 years 808.5 31.6 156.0 878.1 31.7 149.9
Labour force 343.4 23.0 117.3 395.8 23.3 114.6
Employment full time 9.2 6.7 57.7 6.8 5.2 48.3
Employment part time 284.4 13.1 40.6 323.5 14.6 45.6
Unemployment 49.8 3.3 19.0 65.5 3.5 20.6
  %
Participation rate 42.5 72.8 75.2 45.1 73.5 76.5
Employment rate 36.3 62.3 63.1 37.6 62.5 62.7
Unemployment rate 14.5 14.3 16.2 16.5 15.0 18.0
  thousands
Females 20 to 24 years 346.4 54.0 590.5 450.6 66.3 605.9
Labour force 174.0 46.2 485.6 240.5 56.3 512.6
Employment full time 14.6 26.9 349.2 18.4 26.6 358.1
Employment part time 149.2 16.7 91.0 207.9 23.8 105.9
Unemployment 10.1 2.6 45.4 14.2 5.9 48.6
  %
Participation rate 50.2 85.6 82.2 53.4 84.9 84.6
Employment rate 47.3 80.7 74.5 50.2 76.0 76.6
Unemployment rate 5.8 5.6 9.3 5.9 10.5 9.5
Note: Labour market activity during school months.
Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM table 282-0095.
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