Table 1
Labour force characteristics by age and sex – Seasonally adjusted
| December 2015 |
January 2016 |
Standard error1 | December 2015 to January 2016 | January 2015 to January 2016 | December 2015 to January 2016 | January 2015 to January 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| thousands (except rates) | thousands (except rates) | thousands (except rates) | change in thousands (except rates) | change in thousands (except rates) | % change | % change | |
| Both sexes, 15 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 29,419.0 | 29,439.8 | ... | 20.8 | 300.6 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| Labour force | 19,397.3 | 19,395.5 | 29.8 | -1.8 | 248.8 | 0.0 | 1.3 |
| Employment | 18,010.9 | 18,005.2 | 29.5 | -5.7 | 125.5 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Full-time | 14,617.8 | 14,623.4 | 42.5 | 5.6 | 171.5 | 0.0 | 1.2 |
| Part-time | 3,393.1 | 3,381.8 | 39.7 | -11.3 | -45.9 | -0.3 | -1.3 |
| Unemployment | 1,386.4 | 1,390.3 | 25.3 | 3.9 | 123.2 | 0.3 | 9.7 |
| Participation rate | 65.9 | 65.9 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 7.1 | 7.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.6 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 61.2 | 61.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -0.2 | ... | ... |
| Part-time rate | 18.8 | 18.8 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Youths, 15 to 24 years | |||||||
| Population | 4,412.0 | 4,407.3 | ... | -4.7 | -44.1 | -0.1 | -1.0 |
| Labour force | 2,808.3 | 2,813.0 | 17.4 | 4.7 | -49.1 | 0.2 | -1.7 |
| Employment | 2,442.5 | 2,447.0 | 16.4 | 4.5 | -48.3 | 0.2 | -1.9 |
| Full-time | 1,288.8 | 1,309.6 | 20.6 | 20.8 | 22.5 | 1.6 | 1.7 |
| Part-time | 1,153.7 | 1,137.4 | 21.4 | -16.3 | -70.8 | -1.4 | -5.9 |
| Unemployment | 365.8 | 366.0 | 14.9 | 0.2 | -0.8 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Participation rate | 63.7 | 63.8 | 0.4 | 0.1 | -0.5 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 13.0 | 13.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.2 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 55.4 | 55.5 | 0.4 | 0.1 | -0.6 | ... | ... |
| Part-time rate | 47.2 | 46.5 | 0.8 | -0.8 | -1.9 | ... | ... |
| Men, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 12,232.6 | 12,244.7 | ... | 12.1 | 169.9 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 8,812.4 | 8,801.0 | 16.0 | -11.4 | 164.0 | -0.1 | 1.9 |
| Employment | 8,228.2 | 8,207.3 | 16.7 | -20.9 | 73.1 | -0.3 | 0.9 |
| Full-time | 7,577.0 | 7,549.9 | 23.4 | -27.1 | 94.1 | -0.4 | 1.3 |
| Part-time | 651.2 | 657.3 | 19.2 | 6.1 | -21.1 | 0.9 | -3.1 |
| Unemployment | 584.2 | 593.7 | 14.9 | 9.5 | 90.9 | 1.6 | 18.1 |
| Participation rate | 72.0 | 71.9 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0.4 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 6.6 | 6.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.9 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 67.3 | 67.0 | 0.1 | -0.3 | -0.4 | ... | ... |
| Part-time rate | 7.9 | 8.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.3 | ... | ... |
| Women, 25 years and over | |||||||
| Population | 12,774.4 | 12,787.9 | ... | 13.5 | 174.8 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Labour force | 7,776.5 | 7,781.5 | 17.0 | 5.0 | 133.8 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| Employment | 7,340.2 | 7,350.9 | 16.9 | 10.7 | 100.8 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Full-time | 5,752.0 | 5,763.9 | 27.9 | 11.9 | 54.9 | 0.2 | 1.0 |
| Part-time | 1,588.2 | 1,587.1 | 26.7 | -1.1 | 46.0 | -0.1 | 3.0 |
| Unemployment | 436.3 | 430.5 | 13.5 | -5.8 | 32.9 | -1.3 | 8.3 |
| Participation rate | 60.9 | 60.9 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Unemployment rate | 5.6 | 5.5 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
| Employment rate | 57.5 | 57.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | ... |
| Part-time rate | 21.6 | 21.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.3 | ... | ... |
...
not applicable
Note(s):
The sum of individual categories may not always add up to the total as a result of rounding.
Source(s):
CANSIM table 282-0087.
Table note 1
Average standard error for change in two consecutive months. See "Sampling variability of estimates" in the section "About the Labour Force Survey" at the end of the publication Labour Force Information (Catalogue number71-001-X) for further explanations.
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