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Employment-to-population ratio historically higher in Canada than in the United States

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employment rate (%) 50 52 54 56 58 60 62 64 Jan. 2019 2020 June 2021 United StatesUnited States CanadaCanada
Source(s):
Labour Force Survey (3701), custom tabulation, and the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Employment-to-population ratio historically higher in Canada than in the United States, employment rate (%)
  United States Canada
January 2019 60.7 62.3
February 2019 60.7 62.4
March 2019 60.7 62.3
April 2019 60.6 62.5
May 2019 60.6 62.6
June 2019 60.7 62.5
July 2019 60.8 62.3
August 2019 60.8 62.5
September 2019 60.9 62.5
October 2019 60.9 62.5
November 2019 61.0 62.2
December 2019 61.0 62.3
January 2020 61.1 62.4
February 2020 61.1 62.4
March 2020 59.9 59.1
April 2020 51.3 52.6
May 2020 52.8 53.5
June 2020 54.6 56.5
July 2020 55.2 57.8
August 2020 56.5 58.5
September 2020 56.6 59.6
October 2020 57.4 59.9
November 2020 57.4 60.1
December 2020 57.4 59.9
January 2021 57.5 59.2
February 2021 57.6 60.0
March 2021 57.8 60.9
April 2021 57.9 60.2
May 2021 58.0 59.9
June 2021 58.0 60.6
Source(s):
Labour Force Survey (3701), custom tabulation, and the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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