Community Dashboard: Female labour force participation rate
Rationale and analysis
Why this measurement is important
The labour force participation rate is a measure of an economy’s active workforce and, therefore, serves as an indicator for overall economic health.
How we measure this data
As reported by Statistics Canada with a monthly frequency, unadjusted for seasonality. The Labour Force data is reported as an accumulation of neighbouring municipalities around one central municipality. For the employment rate it is aggragated as St. Catharines-Niagara CMA, excluding Grimbsy and West Lincoln.
Prior-year values are averages of monthly values while current-year values are reported on a monthly basis as per data availability.
Estimates are percentages, rounded to the nearest tenth.
Progress and advancements
Niagara's February 2023 female participation rate fell further to 57%, which is below the Toronto rate of 62.8%.
About this indicator
The female participation rate is the number of female labour force participants expressed as a percentage of the female population 15 years of age and over.
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