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Labour force characteristics by age and sex
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| 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | Labour Force | Employment | Unemployment | |
| thousands | ||||
| Both sexes | 27,987.3 | 18,699.4 | 17,306.2 | 1,393.1 |
| 15 to 24 years | 4,457.9 | 2,878.3 | 2,470.6 | 407.7 |
| 15 to 19 years | 2,133.8 | 1,092.5 | 879.3 | 213.2 |
| 20 to 24 years | 2,324.2 | 1,785.8 | 1,591.2 | 194.6 |
| 25 years and older | 23,529.4 | 15,821.0 | 14,835.7 | 985.4 |
| 25 to 44 years | 9,220.5 | 7,991.6 | 7,472.5 | 519.1 |
| 25 to 34 years | 4,644.7 | 3,987.7 | 3,708.5 | 279.2 |
| 35 to 44 years | 4,575.9 | 4,004.0 | 3,764.1 | 239.9 |
| 45 to 64 years | 9,632.2 | 7,273.1 | 6,833.4 | 439.8 |
| 45 to 54 years | 5,312.5 | 4,557.7 | 4,298.8 | 259.0 |
| 55 to 64 years | 4,319.7 | 2,715.4 | 2,534.6 | 180.8 |
| 65 years and older | 4,676.7 | 556.2 | 529.7 | 26.5 |
| 55 years and older | 8,996.4 | 3,271.6 | 3,064.3 | 207.3 |
| Males | 13,788.8 | 9,858.9 | 9,085.1 | 773.8 |
| 15 to 24 years | 2,277.0 | 1,474.0 | 1,240.0 | 233.9 |
| 15 to 19 years | 1,090.6 | 539.6 | 421.8 | 117.8 |
| 20 to 24 years | 1,186.4 | 934.3 | 818.2 | 116.1 |
| 25 years and older | 11,511.9 | 8,384.9 | 7,845.1 | 539.8 |
| 25 to 44 years | 4,613.9 | 4,210.7 | 3,934.1 | 276.6 |
| 25 to 34 years | 2,326.0 | 2,103.5 | 1,949.2 | 154.4 |
| 35 to 44 years | 2,288.0 | 2,107.2 | 1,984.9 | 122.2 |
| 45 to 64 years | 4,776.2 | 3,823.8 | 3,578.0 | 245.7 |
| 45 to 54 years | 2,655.8 | 2,372.0 | 2,229.8 | 142.2 |
| 55 to 64 years | 2,120.4 | 1,451.8 | 1,348.2 | 103.5 |
| 65 years and older | 2,121.8 | 350.5 | 332.9 | 17.5 |
| 55 years and older | 4,242.2 | 1,802.2 | 1,681.1 | 121.1 |
| Females | 14,198.5 | 8,840.5 | 8,221.1 | 619.3 |
| 15 to 24 years | 2,181.0 | 1,404.3 | 1,230.5 | 173.8 |
| 15 to 19 years | 1,043.2 | 552.9 | 457.5 | 95.4 |
| 20 to 24 years | 1,137.8 | 851.5 | 773.0 | 78.4 |
| 25 years and older | 12,017.5 | 7,436.2 | 6,990.6 | 445.5 |
| 25 to 44 years | 4,606.6 | 3,780.9 | 3,538.4 | 242.5 |
| 25 to 34 years | 2,318.6 | 1,884.2 | 1,759.4 | 124.8 |
| 35 to 44 years | 2,288.0 | 1,896.8 | 1,779.0 | 117.7 |
| 45 to 64 years | 4,856.1 | 3,449.5 | 3,255.4 | 194.1 |
| 45 to 54 years | 2,656.8 | 2,185.9 | 2,069.0 | 116.8 |
| 55 to 64 years | 2,199.3 | 1,263.6 | 1,186.4 | 77.3 |
| 65 years and older | 2,554.9 | 205.7 | 196.8 | 8.9 |
| 55 years and older | 4,754.2 | 1,469.4 | 1,383.2 | 86.2 |
| Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM, table 282-0002. Last modified: 2012-01-06. | ||||
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