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  • 31. Study: Canadian labour force: What happens after the baby boomers retire?
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X202421938366
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2024-08-06
  • 32. Labour market characteristics of persons with and without disabilities, 2023
    Articles and reports: 71-222-X2024002
    Description: This article examines trends in rates of employment and unemployment, as well as hourly wages and work hours, for the year 2023, and explores how disability intersects with age, sex, educational attainment, and racialized groups to influence labour market outcomes.
    Release date: 2024-06-13
  • 33. Labour force characteristics by detailed Indigenous group, territories, annual
    Table: 14-10-0446-01
    Geography: Geographical region of Canada
    Frequency: Annual
    Description: Labour force characteristics by First Nations, Métis, and Inuit, Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, age group, and sex, annual.
    Release date: 2024-06-07
  • 34. Employment by class of worker for persons with disabilities, aged 15 years and over, by age group and gender
    Table: 13-10-0883-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Every 5 years
    Description: Differences in the number and proportion of persons with disabilities in terms of those who are employees or self-employed, by age group and gender, Canada.
    Release date: 2024-03-28
  • 35. Employment by union status for persons with disabilities, aged 15 years and over, by age group and gender
    Table: 13-10-0884-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Every 5 years
    Description: Differences in the number and proportion of employees with disabilities who were union members or covered by a union contract or collective agreement, by age group and gender, Canada.
    Release date: 2024-03-28
  • 36. Labour force status by visible minority, selected sociodemographic characteristics and the census year: Canada, geographical regions of Canada, provinces and territories and census metropolitan areas with parts
    Table: 98-10-0643-01
    Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory, Census metropolitan area, Census metropolitan area part
    Frequency: Occasional
    Universe: Persons in private households in occupied private dwellings, 2021 and 2016 censuses — 25% Sample data
    Variable list: Highest certificate, diploma or degree (6A), Gender (3a), Age and first official language spoken (10), Immigrant and generation status (9), Visible minority (15), Labour force status (3A), Census year (2)
    Description: Labour force status by visible minority and selected characteristics (age group, gender, first official language spoken, immigrant status, period of immigration, generation status and highest certificate, diploma or degree), for the population aged 15 years and over in private households in Canada, geographical regions of Canada, provinces and territories and census metropolitan areas with parts.
    Release date: 2024-03-26
  • 37. Ensuring that the Labour Force Survey Remains the Cornerstone of Canada’s Labour Market Information Ecosystem
    Articles and reports: 75-005-M2024001
    Description: From 2010 to 2019, the Labour Force Survey (LFS) response rate – or the proportion of selected households who complete an LFS interview – had been on a slow downward trend, due to a range of social and technological changes which have made it more challenging to contact selected households and to persuade Canadians to participate when they are contacted. These factors were exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, which resulted in the suspension of face-to-face interviewing between April 2020 and fall 2022. Statistics Canada is committed to restoring LFS response rates to the greatest extent possible. This technical paper discusses two initiatives that are underway to ensure that the LFS estimates continue to provide an accurate and representative portrait of the Canadian labour market.
    Release date: 2024-02-16
  • 38. Count of interjurisdictional employees and resident employees by age group and sex, 2002-2020
    Table: 14-10-0448-01
    Geography: Province or territory
    Frequency: Annual
    Description: Annual count of interjurisdictional employees and resident employees for the provinces and territories by age group and sex. Estimates are available from 2002 to 2020.
    Release date: 2024-02-05
  • 39. The short-term labour market outcomes of blended visa office-referred refugees
    Articles and reports: 36-28-0001202400100003
    Description: In 2013, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada introduced a new refugee resettlement category called the Blended Visa Office-Referred Program. This admission stream combined the core principles of IRCC’s Government-Assisted Refugees program and the Private Sponsorship of Refugees program. This study asks two questions. First, what are the economic outcomes of BVOR refugees who have been admitted to Canada since 2013? Second, how do these outcomes compare with those of other resettled refugees who were admitted through the GAR and Private Sponsorship of Refugees programs?
    Release date: 2024-01-24
  • 40. Labour force characteristics by occupation, annual
    Table: 14-10-0416-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Annual
    Description: Number of persons in the labour force (employment and unemployment), unemployment rate and employment rate, by National Occupational Classification (NOC) and sex, last 5 years.
    Release date: 2024-01-05
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  • 1. Small area estimates of labour force characteristics for sub-provincial areas, monthly, unadjusted for seasonality
    Table: 14-10-0457-01
    Frequency: Monthly
    Description: Small area estimates of unemployment rate, employment rate and number of employed persons for census metropolitan areas, census agglomerations and self-contained labour areas. Data are unadjusted for seasonality and updated monthly.
    Release date: 2024-09-17
  • 2. Labour Force Survey in brief: Interactive app
    Data Visualization: 14-20-00012018001
    Description:

    This interactive visualization application provides a comprehensive picture of the Canadian labour market using the most recent Labour Force Survey data available. The estimates are seasonally adjusted and available by province, sex, age group and industry. Historical estimates, going back 5 years, are also included for monthly employment changes and unemployment rates. The interactive application allows users to quickly and easily explore and personalize the information presented. Combine multiple provinces, sexes and age groups to create your own labour market domains of interest.

    Release date: 2024-09-06
  • 3. Labour force characteristics by sex and detailed age group, monthly, unadjusted for seasonality
    Table: 14-10-0017-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Monthly
    Description: 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: 2024-09-06
  • 4. Labour force characteristics by province, monthly, unadjusted for seasonality
    Table: 14-10-0017-02
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Monthly
    Description: 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: 2024-09-06
  • 5. Labour force characteristics by immigrant status, three-month moving average, unadjusted for seasonality
    Table: 14-10-0082-01
    Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory, Census metropolitan area
    Frequency: Monthly
    Description: Number of persons in the labour force (employment and unemployment) and not in the labour force, unemployment rate, participation rate, and employment rate, by immigrant status and age group, last 5 months.
    Release date: 2024-09-06
  • 6. Labour force characteristics of immigrants by sex and age group, three-month moving average, unadjusted for seasonality
    Table: 14-10-0084-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Monthly
    Description: Number of immigrants in the labour force (employment and unemployment) and not in the labour force, unemployment rate, participation rate, and employment rate, by sex, age group and immigrant status, last 5 months.
    Release date: 2024-09-06
  • 7. Labour force characteristics of immigrants by educational attainment, three-month moving average, unadjusted for seasonality
    Table: 14-10-0086-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Monthly
    Description: Number of immigrants in the labour force (employment and unemployment) and not in the labour force, unemployment rate, participation rate, and employment rate, by educational attainment, immigrant status, sex, and age group, last 5 months.
    Release date: 2024-09-06
  • 8. Labour force characteristics of immigrants by country of birth, three-month moving average, unadjusted for seasonality
    Table: 14-10-0088-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Monthly
    Description: Number of immigrants in the labour force (employment and unemployment) and not in the labour force, unemployment rate, participation rate, and employment rate, by country of birth, immigrant status, sex, and age group, last 5 months.
    Release date: 2024-09-06
  • 9. Labour force characteristics, monthly, seasonally adjusted and trend-cycle, last 5 months
    Table: 14-10-0287-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Monthly
    Description: Number of persons in the labour force (employment and unemployment), unemployment rate, participation rate and employment rate by data type (seasonally adjusted and trend-cycle), sex and age group, last 5 months. Data are also available for the standard error of the estimate, the standard error of the month-to-month change and the standard error of the year-over-year change.
    Release date: 2024-09-06
  • 10. Labour force characteristics by age group, monthly, seasonally adjusted
    Table: 14-10-0287-02
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Monthly
    Description: Number of persons in the labour force (employment and unemployment), unemployment rate, participation rate and employment rate by age group and sex. Data are presented for 12 months earlier, previous month and current month, as well as year-over-year and month-to-month level change and percentage change. Data are also available for the standard error of the estimate, the standard error of the month-to-month change and the standard error of the year-over-year change.
    Release date: 2024-09-06
Analysis (42)

Analysis (42) (0 to 10 of 42 results)

  • 1. Interpreting population totals from the Labour Force Survey
    Articles and reports: 75-005-M2024004
    Description: This article provides information about population totals in the Labour Force Survey (LFS), including details on who is included in the survey target population, and a description of the methodology used to produce monthly population totals in the LFS. The note also provides guidance on how to interpret population statistics in the LFS, and discusses the extent to which the LFS can be used to examine disaggregated labour market indicators for new immigrants and non-permanent residents.
    Release date: 2024-09-20
  • 2. Labour Force Survey August 2024
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X20242503587
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2024-09-06
  • 3. Canadian labour force: What will happen once baby boomers retire?
    Articles and reports: 75-006-X202400100005
    Description: This study uses various demographic scenarios to examine the effects of different immigration levels and labour force participation rates on the size and composition of the Canadian labour force to 2041. These scenarios take into account the targets of the 2024–2026 Immigration Levels Plan, published in November 2023 by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, as well as recent demographic developments, such as those related to the COVID-19 pandemic and the increase in the number of permanent and temporary immigrants admitted to Canada in 2022 and 2023.
    Release date: 2024-08-06
  • 4. Study: Canadian labour force: What happens after the baby boomers retire?
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X202421938366
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2024-08-06
  • 5. Labour market characteristics of persons with and without disabilities, 2023
    Articles and reports: 71-222-X2024002
    Description: This article examines trends in rates of employment and unemployment, as well as hourly wages and work hours, for the year 2023, and explores how disability intersects with age, sex, educational attainment, and racialized groups to influence labour market outcomes.
    Release date: 2024-06-13
  • 6. Ensuring that the Labour Force Survey Remains the Cornerstone of Canada’s Labour Market Information Ecosystem
    Articles and reports: 75-005-M2024001
    Description: From 2010 to 2019, the Labour Force Survey (LFS) response rate – or the proportion of selected households who complete an LFS interview – had been on a slow downward trend, due to a range of social and technological changes which have made it more challenging to contact selected households and to persuade Canadians to participate when they are contacted. These factors were exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, which resulted in the suspension of face-to-face interviewing between April 2020 and fall 2022. Statistics Canada is committed to restoring LFS response rates to the greatest extent possible. This technical paper discusses two initiatives that are underway to ensure that the LFS estimates continue to provide an accurate and representative portrait of the Canadian labour market.
    Release date: 2024-02-16
  • 7. The short-term labour market outcomes of blended visa office-referred refugees
    Articles and reports: 36-28-0001202400100003
    Description: In 2013, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada introduced a new refugee resettlement category called the Blended Visa Office-Referred Program. This admission stream combined the core principles of IRCC’s Government-Assisted Refugees program and the Private Sponsorship of Refugees program. This study asks two questions. First, what are the economic outcomes of BVOR refugees who have been admitted to Canada since 2013? Second, how do these outcomes compare with those of other resettled refugees who were admitted through the GAR and Private Sponsorship of Refugees programs?
    Release date: 2024-01-24
  • 8. Labour market participation of parents with young children
    Articles and reports: 36-28-0001202301100003
    Description: As the low-fee early learning and child care system will be implemented nationwide over the next few years, knowledge about employment patterns for families with young children during recent years can be used as a baseline on parental labour market participation prior to the implementation of Canada-wide early learning and child care. Using Labour Force Survey data, this study analyzed recent trends in the labour market participation of parents with children aged 0 to 5 and labour market characteristics of working and non-working parents with young children in 2021.
    Release date: 2023-11-22
  • 9. Economic and Social Reports, November 2023
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X202332631084
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2023-11-22
  • 10. Labour market characteristics of persons with and without disabilities in 2022: Results from the Labour Force Survey
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X202324237366
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2023-08-30
Reference (1)

Reference (1) ((1 result))

  • 1. Labour Market and Socio-economic Indicators
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 5377
    Description: The purpose of this survey is to identify changing dynamics within the Canadian labour market and measure important socio-economic indicators.
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