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Description: Number of employees by class of worker, North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) and gender.

Description: Number of persons working part-time, by reason for part-time work, gender and age group, monthly.

Description: Number of employed persons by usual hours worked, job type (main or all jobs), gender, and age group, monthly.

Description: Number of employed persons by actual hours worked, job type (main or all jobs), gender, and age group, monthly.

Description: Number of employed persons by usual hours worked, class of worker, North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), and gender.

Description: Number of employed persons by actual hours worked, class of worker, North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), and gender.

Description: Number of average usual hours and average actual hours worked in a reference week by type of work (full- and part-time employment), job type (main or all jobs), gender, and age group, monthly.

Description: Number of multiple jobholders by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), gender and age group, monthly.

Description: Number of multiple jobholders by usual hours worked at all jobs and main job, last 5 months.

Description: Number of multiple jobholders by usual hours worked at main job and all jobs, last 5 months.

Description: Labour force survey estimates (LFS), employment by census metropolitan area based on 2001 census boundaries and National Occupational Classification for Statistics (NOC-S), 3-month moving average, unadjusted for seasonality.

Description: Labour force survey estimates (LFS), employment by census metropolitan area based on 2001 census boundaries and National Occupational Classification for Statistics (NOC-S).

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This table contains 560 series, with data for years 1987 - 1995 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years). This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (40 items: St. John's; Newfoundland and Labrador; Halifax; Nova Scotia; Saguenay; Quebec; Saint John; New Brunswick ...), Labour force characteristics (7 items: Population; Labour force; Unemployment; Employment ...), Seasonal adjustment (2 items: Seasonally adjusted; Unadjusted ...).

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This table contains 42 series, with data for years 1987 - 1995 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years). This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (3 items: Montréal; Quebec; Vancouver; British Columbia; Toronto; Ontario ...), Labour force characteristics (7 items: Population; Unemployment; Labour force; Employment ...), Seasonal adjustment (2 items: Seasonally adjusted; Unadjusted ...).

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This table contains 27840 series, with data for years 2005 - 2005 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years), and is no longer being released. This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (29 items: Quebec; Région du Bas-Saint-Laurent, Quebec; Région du Saguenay - Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec; Région de la Capitale Nationale, Quebec; ...); Age group (10 items: Total, 15 to 74 years; 15 to 19 years; 20 to 34 years; 20 to 24 years; ...); Sex (3 items: Both sexes; Males; Females); Decision latitude at work (4 items: Total population for the variable decision latitude at work; High decision latitude at work; Low or medium decision latitude at work; Decision latitude at work, not stated); Characteristics (8 items: Number of persons; Low 95% confidence interval, number of persons; High 95% confidence interval, number of persons; Coefficient of variation for number of persons; ...).

Description: This report applies various assumptions regarding future participation rates in postsecondary education to projected demographic trends to create three scenarios that estimate the potential future population of students in postsecondary institutions in Canada and the provinces. Projections are provided separately for enrolments at the college and the university levels for three age cohorts: 17 to 19 year-olds, 20 to 24 year-olds and 25 to 29 year-olds. Demographic trends and participation rates in college and in university both vary widely across provinces. To reflect these differences, the analysis is presented at both a national level and for each of the ten provinces. At the national level, the sample size is large enough to allow analysis of trends in both full- and part-time enrolment at the national level; at the provincial level, we constrain our enquiry to full-time only. Demographic data on historical and projected population trends for each of the three age cohorts was provided by Demography Division, Statistics Canada, for the 1990 to 2031 period. Historical college and university participation rates were calculated as the ratio of enrolment to population for the three age cohorts as reported by the Labour Force Survey (LFS). We capture enrolments for the academic year through averaging enrolments over the eight-month period between September and April, for the academic years from 1990/1991 to 2005/2006. Because of the coverage of the LFS, the population considered is that of the ten provinces. Projections of possible future enrolment levels are provided based on three sets of assumptions or 'what if' scenarios: Scenario 1: Maintaining the status quo What if college and university participation rates remain at the average level over the 2003/2004 to 2005/2006 period? Scenario 2: Growth in line with historical trends What if national postsecondary participation rates were to maintain historical trends observed over the 1990/1991 to 2005/2006 period until 2016/2017, remaining constant thereafter? Scenario 3: Closing the gender gap What if, in future, male participation rates in postsecondary education matched the higher rates observed for females over the 2002/2003 to 2005/2006 period?

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This publication provides the most current monthly labour market statistics. Each month, this publication contains a brief commentary highlighting recent developments in the Canadian labour market. It also includes a series of charts and tables on a variety of labour force characteristics, such as employment and unemployment for Canada, the provinces, metropolitan areas and economic regions.

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This table contains 153 series, with data for years 1987 - 1995 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years). This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (1 items: Canada ...), Sex (3 items: Both sexes; Females; Males ...), Components (3 items: Unionized workers; Employees; Union density ...), Industry (17 items: Total; all industries; Forestry; fishing; oil and gas; Utilities; Agriculture ...).

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This table contains 99 series, with data for years 1976 - 1995 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years). This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (11 items: Canada; Newfoundland and Labrador; Prince Edward Island; Nova Scotia ...), Sex (3 items: Both sexes; Males; Females ...), Components (3 items: Unionized workers; Employees; Union density ...).

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This table contains 396 series, with data for years 1976 - 1995 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years). This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (1 items: Canada ...), Sex (3 items: Both sexes; Females; Males ...), Components (3 items: Unionized workers; Employees; Union density ...), Industry (44 items: Total; all industries; Agriculture; Forestry; Fishing and trapping ...).

Description: Interprovincial labour mobility serves as a useful mechanism for advancing labour market adjustment across Canada. The current paper contributes to this discussion by using linked Census and administrative data to measure inter-provincial labour mobility at the 4-digit National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 level. To generate timely indicators, this work produces predicted experimental mobility estimates by updating the 2021/2022 reference estimates from the linked Census–administrative file with more current demographic information from the Labour Force Survey. The methodology outlined in this paper offers a practical approach for producing such predicted indicators on an ongoing basis and for tracking emerging mobility patterns across Canada's labour market.

Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin

Description: The papers in this series cover a variety of technical topics related to the Centre for Labour Market Information programs, such as the Labour Force Survey, the Survey of Employment Payrolls and Hours, the Employment insurance Coverage Survey, the Employment Insurance Statistics program as well as data from administrative sources.

Description: Statistics Canada’s Labour Force Survey (LFS) and Survey of Employment, Payrolls and Hours (SEPH) both provide measures of employment levels and trends. This technical note provides guidance on interpreting employment data from the two surveys, highlights key considerations when comparing LFS and SEPH data, and outlines factors that can contribute to short-term discrepancies between the two sources.

Description: This study examines differences in employment rates between immigrants with disabilities and Canadian-born persons with disabilities, using pooled data from the Labour Force Survey (January 2022 to December 2024) and the supplementary Disability Labour Market Indicators. The analysis focuses on persons aged 18 to 64 years and compares employment rates across levels of education.

Description: The focus of this portrait is the analysis of the sociodemographic and socioeconomic outcomes of the Filipino populations in Canada. The portrait uses data from the Census of Population (1996 to 2021), the 2011 National Household Survey, the 2020 General Social Survey – Social Identity, and the 2026 Labour Force Survey. An intersectional approach is used to explore the relationships between multiple diversity measures.

Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin

Description: Using data from the Labour Force Survey and the Survey of Financial Security, this study examines trends in the number of retirements over time, as well as changes in post-retirement employment among older Canadians. Reasons for retirement, as well as selected sociodemographic characteristics associated with working after retirement, are also explored.

Description: Labour Statistics at a Glance features short analytical articles on specific topics of interest related to Canada's labour market. The studies examine recent or historical trends using data produced by the Centre for Labour Market Information, i.e., the Labour Force Survey, the Survey of Employment Payrolls and Hours, the Job Vacancy and Wage Survey, the Employment Insurance Coverage Survey and the Employment Insurance Statistics Program.

Description: Mostly using data from the Labour Force Survey supplement for the third quarter of 2024, the article examines the characteristics and labour market experiences of recent immigrants and non-permanent residents (NPRs) aged 25 to 54 who were of working age when they arrived in Canada.

Description: This handbook complements the tables of the Pan-Canadian Education Indicators Program (PCEIP). It is a guide that provides general descriptions for each indicator and indicator component. PCEIP has five broad indicator sets: a portrait of the school-age population; financing education systems; elementary and secondary education; postsecondary education; and transitions and outcomes.

The Pan-Canadian Education Indicators Program (PCEIP) is a joint venture of Statistics Canada and the Council of Ministers of Education, Canada.

Description: The Guide to the Labour Force Survey contains a dictionary of concepts and definitions and covers topics such as survey methodology, data collection, data processing and data quality. It also contains information on products and services, sub-provincial geography descriptions as well as the survey questionnaire.

Description: This paper introduces and explains modifications made to the Labour Force Survey estimates.

Description: This paper introduces and explains modifications made to the Labour Force Survey estimates in January 2025. Some of these modifications include the adjustment of all LFS estimates to reflect population counts based on the 2021 Census and updates to the 2021 Standard Geographical Classification (SGC).

Description: This document provides information on the evolution of response rates for the Labour Force Survey (LFS) and a discussion of the evaluation of two aspects of data quality that ensure the LFS estimates continue providing an accurate portrait of the Canadian labour market.

Description: This document introduces and describes updates to the Labour Force Survey estimates in January 2023. These updates include the transition to National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 as well as enhancements to the LFS data processing system.

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This paper introduces and explains modifications made to the Labour Force Survey estimates in January 2021. Some of these modifications include the adjustment of all LFS estimates to reflect population counts based on the 2016 Census and includes updates to 2016 Geography classification system.

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The production of statistics from the Labour Force Survey (LFS) involves many activities, one of which is data processing. This step involves the verification and correction of survey data when required in order to produce microdata files. Beginning in January 2019, LFS processing will be transitioned to a new system, the Social Survey Processing Environment. This document describes the development and testing that preceded the implementation of the new system, and demonstrates that the transition is expected to have minimal impact on LFS estimates and be transparent to users of LFS data.

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The Canadian Labour Force Survey (LFS) is the official source of monthly estimates of total employment and unemployment. Following the 2011 census, the LFS underwent a sample redesign to account for the evolution of the population and labour market characteristics, to adjust to changes in the information needs and to update the geographical information used to carry out the survey. The redesign program following the 2011 census culminated with the introduction of a new sample at the beginning of 2015. This report is a reference on the methodological aspects of the LFS, covering stratification, sampling, collection, processing, weighting, estimation, variance estimation and data quality.

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In over 70 years, the methodology and questionnaire, as well as the collection and processing techniques of the Canadian Labour Force Survey have undergone major changes. This document summarizes these changes chronologically and provides references to more detailed information sources. Among the most significant changes were two questionnaire redesigns, which occurred approximately 20 years apart, in 1976 and 1997.