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Category | Total | Age | Sex | |||||||||
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2012 | 2013 | 16 to 24 years |
25 to 54 years |
55 years and over |
Men | Women | ||||||
2012 | 2013 | 2012 | 2013 | 2012 | 2013 | 2012 | 2013 | 2012 | 2013 | |||
Total not in the labor force |
88,310 | 90,290 | 17,499 | 17,458 | 23,061 | 23,630 | 47,750 | 49,201 | 35,017 | 35,889 | 53,293 | 54,401 |
Do not want a job now(1) |
81,752 | 83,901 | 15,383 | 15,362 | 20,248 | 20,898 | 46,120 | 47,641 | 31,989 | 32,947 | 49,763 | 50,953 |
Want a job(1) |
6,558 | 6,390 | 2,115 | 2,096 | 2,813 | 2,733 | 1,630 | 1,561 | 3,028 | 2,941 | 3,530 | 3,448 |
Did not search for work in previous year |
3,390 | 3,402 | 1,064 | 1,079 | 1,328 | 1,327 | 998 | 996 | 1,490 | 1,479 | 1,900 | 1,923 |
Searched for work in previous year, |
3,168 | 2,988 | 1,052 | 1,017 | 1,484 | 1,406 | 632 | 565 | 1,537 | 1,463 | 1,630 | 1,525 |
Not available to work now |
651 | 628 | 282 | 286 | 288 | 272 | 82 | 70 | 253 | 239 | 399 | 390 |
Marginally attached (available to work now)(3) |
2,516 | 2,360 | 770 | 731 | 1,196 | 1,134 | 550 | 495 | 1,285 | 1,224 | 1,232 | 1,135 |
Discouraged over job |
909 | 861 | 217 | 213 | 451 | 431 | 241 | 218 | 541 | 510 | 368 | 351 |
Reasons other than discouragement |
1,608 | 1,498 | 553 | 518 | 746 | 703 | 309 | 277 | 743 | 714 | 864 | 784 |
Family responsibilities |
229 | 229 | 33 | 33 | 147 | 148 | 49 | 48 | 61 | 61 | 168 | 169 |
In school or training |
339 | 294 | 257 | 234 | 73 | 56 | 9 | 4 | 175 | 159 | 164 | 135 |
Ill health or disability |
168 | 151 | 18 | 18 | 83 | 74 | 66 | 58 | 80 | 74 | 87 | 77 |
Other(5) |
871 | 823 | 245 | 232 | 442 | 425 | 185 | 166 | 427 | 420 | 444 | 403 |
Footnotes |
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NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. |
Last Modified Date: February 26, 2014