Quick Facts


Quick Facts

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  • In December 2011, there were 10,991,500 people of working age (15 years and over) in Ontario.
  • There were 7,315,800 people in Ontario's labour force according to Statistics Canada's Labour Force Survey for December 2011. Thus, 66.6% of Ontario's working age population was either employed or actively seeking employment. This percentage is also known as the labour force participation rate.
  • As of December 2011, there were 6,750,900 people working in Ontario, 80.8% of them full time.
  • Another 564,900 people were unemployed. This represented an unemployment rate of 7.7% for Ontario in December 2011.