Labour
Key indicators
Selected geographical area: Canada
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463,8901.9%
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14.0%
(12-month change)
More labour indicators
Selected geographical area: Canada
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2,654-1.1%
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209,029-0.9%
(annual change)
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24.3%
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22.8
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1,000,505-49.2%
(period-to-period change)
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811,430-26.2%
(period-to-period change)
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7.4%
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Proportion of adults aged 25 to 54 years who worked full year full time in 2015 - Canada
(2016 Census of Population)49.8% -
11.5%
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Proportion of adults aged 65 years and over who worked full year full time in 2015 - Canada
(2016 Census of Population)5.9% -
6.9%
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99.2%
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24.1
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15.4%
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44.8
Subject
- Limit subject index to Commuting to work
- Limit subject index to Earnings, wages and non-wage benefits
- Limit subject index to Earnings and wages by occupation, industry or sector
- Limit subject index to Earnings and wages by region or location
- Limit subject index to Earnings by age or sex
- Limit subject index to Earnings of immigrants
- Limit subject index to Education, skills and earnings
- Limit subject index to Minimum wage or low-paid work
- Limit subject index to Non-wage benefits
- Limit subject index to Parents, families and earnings
- Limit subject index to Other content related to Earnings, wages and non-wage benefits
- Limit subject index to Employment and unemployment
- Limit subject index to Education and the labour market
- Limit subject index to Employment by occupation, industry or sector
- Limit subject index to Immigrants in the labour market
- Limit subject index to Indigenous peoples and the labour market
- Limit subject index to Labour force characteristics
- Limit subject index to Labour market overview
- Limit subject index to Regional labour markets
- Limit subject index to Unemployment
- Limit subject index to Women in the labour market
- Limit subject index to Youth and young adults in the labour market
- Limit subject index to Other content related to Employment and unemployment
- Limit subject index to Employment insurance, social assistance and other transfers
- Limit subject index to Globalization and the labour market
- Limit subject index to Hours of work and work arrangements
- Limit subject index to Job training and apprenticeship programs
- Limit subject index to Job vacancies, labour mobility and layoffs
- Limit subject index to Unionization and industrial relations
- Limit subject index to Unpaid work
- Limit subject index to Work transitions and life stages
- Limit subject index to Workplace health and work absences
- Limit subject index to Workplace organization, innovation and performance
- Limit subject index to Other content related to Labour
Results
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- Public use microdata: 81M0011XDescription: This survey was designed to collect details on topics such as: i) the extent to which graduates of postsecondary programs have been successful in obtaining employment since graduation; ii) the relationship between the graduates' program of study and the employment subsequently obtained; iii) the type of employment obtained and qualification requirements; iv) sources of funding for postsecondary education; and v) government-sponsored student loans and other sources of student debt. The survey results are directed towards policy makers, researchers, educators, employers and persons interested in public postsecondary education and graduates' transition from school to work.Release date: 2024-07-31
- Table: 33-10-0184-01Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: OccasionalDescription:
Percentage of enterprises that conducted specific innovation activities, by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code and enterprise size, based on a one-year observation period. Innovation activities include research and experimental development; acquisition or development of advanced technology; design activities related to other organizations; employee training specifically for innovation projects; consultation activities with external experts or internal workgroups; activities related to the development and implementation of new marketing methods; market preparation activities directly linked to the introduction of new goods or services; and other innovation activities. Estimates refer to fiscal year 2017 (end date falling after January 1, 2017 and on or before December 31, 2017).
Release date: 2024-07-31 - Data Visualization: 71-607-X2024011Description: This dashboard is designed for users to explore current and historical counts of employment insurance beneficiaries by geography, age group, sex, and beneficiary details. This web-based application undergoes monthly updates.Release date: 2024-07-30
- Data Visualization: 14-20-00012019001Description: This interactive visualization application provides a comprehensive picture of the Canadian labour market using the most recent data from the Survey of Employment, Payrolls and Hours (SEPH). The estimates are seasonally adjusted and available by province and largest industrial sector. Historical estimates, going back 10 years, are also included. The interactive application allows users to quickly and easily explore and personalize the information presented. Combine multiple provinces and industrial sectors to create your own labour market domains of interest.Release date: 2024-07-25
- Data Visualization: 14-20-0001Description:
The Canadian Labour Market Observatory consists of interactive data visualization applications showcasing the vast amount of publicly available labour market information. The fully interactive applications allow Canadians to quickly and easily personalize the information in a way that is relevant to them and their interests.
Release date: 2024-07-25 - Articles and reports: 14-28-0001202400100001Description: In the publication Quality of Employment in Canada, the long working hours indicator is the number of employed persons who usually work 49 hours or more per week at their main and second job (if applicable), expressed as a percentage of all employed persons.Release date: 2024-07-25
- Articles and reports: 14-28-0001202400100002Description: In the publication Quality of Employment in Canada, the multiple jobholder indicator is the number of employed persons who reported holding more than one job simultaneously during the reference week of the survey, expressed as a percentage of all employed persons.Release date: 2024-07-25
- Articles and reports: 14-28-0001202400100003Description: In the publication Quality of Employment in Canada, the own-account worker rate indicator is the proportion of the employed population who are own-account workers. Own-account workers are defined as private-sector workers, who are self-employed and either unincorporated or incorporated without employees.Release date: 2024-07-25
- Articles and reports: 14-28-0001202400100004Description: In the publication Quality of Employment in Canada, the employability indicator is the number of employees who feel it would be easy for them to find a job of a similar salary if they lost or quit their current job, expressed as a percentage of all employed persons.Release date: 2024-07-25
- Stats in brief: 11-001-X20242073555Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletinRelease date: 2024-07-25
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- Data Visualization: 71-607-X2017001Description: This web application provides access to Statistics Canada’s Labour Market Indicators for Canada, by province and by census metropolitan area. This dynamic application allows users to view geographical rankings for each labour market indicator and to create quick and easy reports with interactive maps and charts that can be easily copied into other programs. All provincial and CMA estimates used in this application are seasonally adjusted, 3-month moving averages. Labour Force Survey data at the provincial level published each month in The Daily are seasonally adjusted monthly estimates.Release date: 2024-07-05
- 52. Labour Market Indicators, by province, territory and economic region, unadjusted for seasonalityData Visualization: 71-607-X2017002Description: This web application provides access to Statistics Canada’s Labour Market Indicators for Canada, by province, territory and economic region (ER). This dynamic application allows users to view a snapshot of key labour market indicators, observe geographical rankings for each indicator using an interactive map and table, and easily copy data into other programs. The provincial and ER estimates used in this application from the Labour Force Survey (LFS) are three-month moving averages, unadjusted for seasonality. The provincial, territorial and ER estimates used in this application from the Job Vacancy and Wage Survey (JVWS) are quarterly data, unadjusted for seasonality. Historical estimates are available in this application, with data going back 10 years for the LFS and from the first quarter of 2016 for JVWS.Release date: 2024-07-05
- Public use microdata: 71M0001XDescription: This public use microdata file (PUMF) contains non-aggregated data for a wide variety of variables collected from the Labour Force Survey (LFS). The LFS collects monthly information on the labour market activities of Canada's working age population. This product is for users who prefer to do their own analysis by focusing on specific subgroups in the population or by cross-classifying variables that are not in our catalogued products.
Monthly files are available back to 2006 and can be directly downloaded. For reference periods prior to 2006, files are available by request through Statistics Canada's Electronic File Transfer (EFT) service and date back to 1976.
Release date: 2024-07-05 - Table: 14-10-0017-01Geography: Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: MonthlyDescription: Number of persons in the labour force (employment and unemployment) and not in the labour force, unemployment rate, participation rate, and employment rate, by sex and detailed age group, last 5 months.Release date: 2024-07-05
- Table: 14-10-0017-02Geography: Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: MonthlyDescription: Number of persons in the labour force (employment and unemployment) and not in the labour force, unemployment rate, participation rate, and employment rate, by sex and detailed age group. Data are presented for 24 months earlier, 12 months earlier and current month, as well as 24-month and year-over-year level change and percentage change.Release date: 2024-07-05
- Table: 14-10-0019-01Geography: Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: MonthlyDescription: Number of persons in the labour force (employment and unemployment) and not in the labour force, unemployment rate, participation rate, and employment rate, by educational attainment, sex and age group, last 5 months.Release date: 2024-07-05
- Table: 14-10-0021-01Geography: Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: MonthlyDescription: Unemployment rate, participation rate, and employment rate by type of student during school months, sex and age group, last 5 months.Release date: 2024-07-05
- Table: 14-10-0022-01Geography: Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: MonthlyDescription: Number of persons in the labour force (employment and unemployment) and unemployment rate, by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), sex and age group, last 5 months.Release date: 2024-07-05
- Table: 14-10-0026-01Geography: Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: MonthlyDescription: Number of employees by class of worker, North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) and sex, last 5 months.Release date: 2024-07-05
- Table: 14-10-0028-01Geography: Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: MonthlyDescription: Number of persons working part-time, by reason for part-time work, sex and age group, last 5 months.Release date: 2024-07-05
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Analysis (1,651)
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- Articles and reports: 14-28-0001202400100001Description: In the publication Quality of Employment in Canada, the long working hours indicator is the number of employed persons who usually work 49 hours or more per week at their main and second job (if applicable), expressed as a percentage of all employed persons.Release date: 2024-07-25
- Articles and reports: 14-28-0001202400100002Description: In the publication Quality of Employment in Canada, the multiple jobholder indicator is the number of employed persons who reported holding more than one job simultaneously during the reference week of the survey, expressed as a percentage of all employed persons.Release date: 2024-07-25
- Articles and reports: 14-28-0001202400100003Description: In the publication Quality of Employment in Canada, the own-account worker rate indicator is the proportion of the employed population who are own-account workers. Own-account workers are defined as private-sector workers, who are self-employed and either unincorporated or incorporated without employees.Release date: 2024-07-25
- Articles and reports: 14-28-0001202400100004Description: In the publication Quality of Employment in Canada, the employability indicator is the number of employees who feel it would be easy for them to find a job of a similar salary if they lost or quit their current job, expressed as a percentage of all employed persons.Release date: 2024-07-25
- Stats in brief: 11-001-X20242073555Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletinRelease date: 2024-07-25
- Journals and periodicals: 14-28-0001Description: Statistics Canada's Quality of Employment in Canada publication is intended to provide Canadians and Canadian organizations with a better understanding of quality of employment using an internationally-supported statistical framework. Quality of employment is approached as a multidimensional concept, characterized by different elements, which relate to human needs in various ways. To cover all relevant aspects, the framework identified seven dimensions and twelve sub-dimensions of quality of employment.Release date: 2024-07-25
- Articles and reports: 36-28-0001202400700003Description: The Environmental and Clean Technology (ECT) sector in Canada plays a significant role in the nation's economy and efforts to combat climate change. Statistics Canada defines the ECT sector as encompassing activities related to environmental protection, resource optimization, and the use of energy-efficient goods. This study uses data from the Environmental and Clean Technology Products Economic Account to provide a comprehensive analysis of the sector's workforce diversity.Release date: 2024-07-24
- Stats in brief: 11-001-X20242003537Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletinRelease date: 2024-07-18
- Stats in brief: 11-001-X20241873587Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletinRelease date: 2024-07-05
- Articles and reports: 75-005-M2024002Description: Survey of Employment, Payrolls and Hours (SEPH) and the Labour Force Survey (LFS) each provide monthly indicators of pay received by employees. Year-over-year variations in average weekly earnings (from SEPH) and average hourly wages (from LFS) provide information on current wage dynamics. This guide provides information to help analysts use each indicator by highlighting their key conceptual and measurement differences. It also outlines possible causes of variations for each indicator and provides general examples of using both measures.Release date: 2024-06-27
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- Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 73-506-GDescription: The Guide to Employment Insurance Statistics (EIS) summarizes the survey methodology and data source and includes a dictionary of concepts and definitions used by the program.Release date: 2024-07-18
- Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 75-514-G2024001Description: The Guide to the Job Vacancy and Wage Survey contains a dictionary of concepts and definitions, and covers topics such as survey methodology, data collection, processing, and data quality.Release date: 2024-06-18
- Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 75-514-GDescription: The Guide to the Job Vacancy and Wage Survey contains a dictionary of concepts and definitions, and covers topics such as survey methodology, data collection, processing, and data quality. The guide covers both components of the survey: the job vacancy component, which is quarterly, and the wage component, which is annual.Release date: 2024-06-18
- Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 37-20-0001Description: These reference guides are intended for users of the Education and Labour Market Longitudinal Platform (ELMLP). The guide provides an overview of the Postsecondary Student Information System (PSIS) and the Registered Apprenticeship Information System (RAIS), the general methodology used to create longitudinal indicators, and important technical information for users.Release date: 2024-04-17
- Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 72-203-GDescription: The Guide to the Survey of Employment, Payrolls and Hours contains a dictionary of concepts and definitions and covers topics such as survey methodology, data collection and processing, and data quality. It also provides information on products and services, as well as the survey questionnaire.Release date: 2024-03-28
- 6. Guide to the Job Vacancy and Wage Survey, 2023 ArchivedSurveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 75-514-G2023001Description: The Guide to the Job Vacancy and Wage Survey contains a dictionary of concepts and definitions, and covers topics such as survey methodology, data collection, processing, and data quality.Release date: 2023-05-25
- Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 71F0031X2023001Description: 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.Release date: 2023-01-30
- Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 71F0031XDescription:
This paper introduces and explains modifications made to the Labour Force Survey estimates.
Release date: 2023-01-30 - Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 98-500-X2021011Description: This reference guide provides information to help users effectively use and interpret commuting data from the 2021 Census. This guide contains definitions and explanations of concepts, questions, classifications, data quality and comparability with other sources for this topic.Release date: 2022-11-30
- Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 98-500-X2021012Description: This reference guide provides information to help users effectively use and interpret labour data from the 2021 Census. This guide contains definitions and explanations of concepts, questions, classifications, data quality and comparability with other sources for this topic.Release date: 2022-11-30
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