STATISTICAL REVIEW - SECTION 4 - Labour Force characteristics of the population 15 years of age and over (thousands of persons)

Sep 21, 2026

Weekly supplement of the Canadian Statistical Review presenting labour force indicators for the population aged 15 years and over. The issue provides unadjusted and seasonally adjusted series, including totals and breakdowns by sex and main age groups. It includes employment, unemployment, not in the labour force figures, plus participation rates and unemployment rates for March 1979 and April 1979, with tables numbered and continued across pages.

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SECTION 4

Labour Force characteristics of the population 15 years of age and over (thousands of persons)

Tables: 4.1–4.4 (unadjusted and seasonally adjusted)

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# Statistics Statistique Canada Canada Canadian supplémont hebdomadaire, # STATISTICAL REVIEW REVUE STATISTIQUE weekly supplement du Canada May -Mai 25,1979 This issue contains statistics.which will be incorporated inLa presente cdition contient les statistiques qui apparaitront dansthe May issue of the Canadian Statistical Review.le numéro de mai de la Revue Statistique du Canada.Where availableseasonally adjusted series appcar to-Lorsqu'elles sont disponibles,les series desaisonnalisees apparais-gether with unadjusted series in the main tables of Sections 2 tosent maintenant avec les series non desaisonnalisces dans les principaux 13.Unless otherwise indicated,data are unadjusted fortableaux des sections 2à 13.Sauf mention contraire,les données ne sontseasonality.pas corrigces des variations saisonnieres.UnadjustedSeasonally adjustedTABLE-TABLEAU 3 ## SECTION 4 Labour Force characteristics of the popula-Chiffres nonChiffrestion 15 years of age and over(thousands ofdésaisonnalisésdésaisonnalisespersons)-Population agée de 15 ans etMarchAprilMarchAprilplus e caractéristiques de la population1979197919791979active(milliers de personnes)MarsAvrilMarsAvrilPopulation 15 years of age and over-Popula- tion agee de 15 ans et plus………………………………… 17,59817,627 Labour Force-Population active… …………… 10,93210,94711,14711,153Employed-Personnes occupees …… ………………… 9,95610,00410,27110,273Unemployed-Chomeurs …………………………………………943876880Not in the Labour Force -Les inactifs…………………6,680Participation rate-Taux d'activit ……………62.162.163.3Unemployment rate-Taux de chomage…………8.98.67.97.9UnadjustedSeasonally adjustedSelected series by sex and main age groupChiffres nonChiffres(thousands of persons)-Certaines sériesdesaisonnalisésdésaisonnalisespar grand groupe d'age et par sexe(milliersde personnes)TABLE -TABLEAU 4.1Employed-Personnes occupeesMarchAprilMarchApril1979197919791979MarsAvrilMarsAvrilTotal: Both sexes-Les deux sexes………………………………9,95610,00410,27110,273Men-Hommes……………………………………………………6,0516,1056,2926,304Note:This supplement is distributed without charge to subscrib-Nota:Le présent supplément,est distribué gratuitement aux abonnés a laers to the Canadian Statistical Review(CatalogueRevue statistique du Canada(Catalogue 11-003F).11-003)...figures not availablenombres indisponiblesnombres rectifésnombres provisoiresnil or zeronéant ou zéroadvance estimateestimation provisoirecorrection ## SYMBOLS SIGNES CONVENTIONNELS SECTION 4- Continued- suite Unadjusted Chiffres non TABLE-TABLEAU 4.1- Concluded- fin désaisonnalisés March 1979 Mars Women-Femmes…………………………………………………………… 3,905 15-24 years-15A24 ans: Both sexes-Les deux sexes……………………………………………… 2,401 Men-Hommes……………………………………………………………… 1,268 Women-Femmes ………………………………………………………… 1,133 25 years and over-25 ans et plus: Both sexes- Les deux sexes………………………………………………… 7,555 Men-Hommes ……………………………………………………………… 4,783 2,772 Women- Femmes………………………………………………………… Unadjusted TABLE-TABLEAU 4.2 Chiffres non désaisonnalisés Unemployed- Chōmeurs March 1979 Mars Total: Both sexes-Les deux sexes………………………………………………976 Men-Hommes ………………………………………………………………………… 568 Women- Femmes……………………………………………………………408 15-24 years-15à24 ans: Both sexes-Les deux sexes………………………………………………431 Men- Hommes ……………………………………………………………… 255 Women- Femme …………………………………………………………………176 25 years and over-25 ans et plus: Both sexes-Les deux sexes………………………………………………545 Men- Hommes ………………………………………………………………………313 Women-Femmes…………………………………………………………… 232 Unadjusted TABLE- TABLEAU 4.3 Chiffres non désaisonnalisés Participation rates- Taux d'activité March 1979 Mars Total: Both sexes-Les deux sexes………………………………………………62.1 MenWomen- Hommes-Femmes ……………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………48.1 76.7 15-24 years-15 a 24 ans: Both sexes-Les deux sexes…………………………………………………62.1 Men- Homme. ………………………………………………………… 66.

FAQs

What population group does the document cover in Section 4?

Section 4 reports labour force characteristics for the population aged 15 years and over, measured in thousands of persons.

Does the document provide both unadjusted and seasonally adjusted data?

Yes. It includes unadjusted figures and seasonally adjusted series, with separate tables and listings.

What labour market indicators are included?

The tables include Labour Force (active population), employed and unemployed counts, not in the labour force, participation rates, and unemployment rates.

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