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Selected geographical area: Canada

Employment - Canada
(May 2024)

20,518,000

0.1%

(monthly change)
Unemployment rate - Canada
(May 2024)

6.2%

0.1 pts

(monthly change)

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Selected geographical area: Canada

Average weekly earnings - Canada
(March 2024)

$1,235.68

4.2%

(12-month change)
Jobs held by men, environmental and clean technology products sector - Canada
(2022)

233,296
Jobs held by women, environmental and clean technology products sector - Canada
(2022)

94,210
Average hourly wage, environmental and clean technology products sector—full-time jobs - Canada
(2022)

$54.12
Average hourly wage, environmental and clean technology products sector—part-time jobs - Canada
(2022)

$36.93
Participation rate for the population aged 25 to 54 years - Canada
(2021 Census of Population)

85.6%
Percentage of immigrants in the labour force aged 25 to 54 years - Canada
(2021 Census of Population)

27.7%
Workers using more than one language regularly at work - Canada
(2021 Census of Population)

11.7%
Proportion of adults aged 25 to 54 years who worked full year full time in 2015 - Canada
(2016 Census of Population)

49.8%
Proportion of adults aged 65 years and over who worked full year full time in 2015 - Canada
(2016 Census of Population)

5.9%
% of workers using English or French at work - Canada
(2016 Census of Population)

99.2%
% of workers using more than one language at work - Canada
(2016 Census of Population)

15.4%

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11. Employment, average hourly and weekly earnings (including overtime), and average weekly hours for the industrial aggregate excluding unclassified businesses, monthly, seasonally adjusted
Table: 14-10-0222-01
Geography: Canada, Province or territory
Frequency: Monthly
Description: Number of employees, average hourly and weekly earnings (including overtime), and average weekly hours for the industrial aggregate excluding unclassified businesses, last 5 months.
Release date: 2024-05-30
12. Employment and average weekly earnings (including overtime) for all employees by province and territory, monthly, seasonally adjusted
Table: 14-10-0223-01
Geography: Canada, Province or territory
Frequency: Monthly
Description: Number of employees and average weekly earnings (including overtime) for all employees by provinces, territories and North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), last 5 months.
Release date: 2024-05-30
13. Employment by industry, annual
Table: 14-10-0202-01
Geography: Canada, Province or territory
Frequency: Annual
Description: Number of employees by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) and type of employee, last 5 years.
Release date: 2024-03-28
14. Employment for all employees by enterprise size, quarterly, unadjusted for seasonality
Table: 14-10-0214-01
Geography: Canada, Province or territory
Frequency: Quarterly
Description: Employment for all employees by enterprise size and North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), last 5 quarters.
Release date: 2024-03-28
15. Employment for all employees by enterprise size, annual
Table: 14-10-0215-01
Geography: Canada, Province or territory
Frequency: Annual
Description: Employment for all employees by enterprise size and North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), last 5 years.
Release date: 2024-03-28
16. Annual review of the labour market, 2017
Articles and reports: 75-004-M2018001
Description:
The "Annual review of the labour market" analyses recent trends on a yearly basis using data from a variety of sources such as the Labour Force Survey; the Survey of Employment, Payrolls and Hours; the Employment Insurance Statistics Program; and the Job Vacancy and Wage Survey. The focus is on trends at the national level, although some selected trends will be examined at the provincial level.
Release date: 2018-04-24
17. Employment, Earnings and Hours
Table: 72-002-X
Description:
This publication presents a timely picture of employment, earnings and hours. The tabulations focus on monthly labour market information and some historical data series. The program provides data for over 200 industries on the total number of paid employees, earnings and hours for Canada, provinces and territories. The estimates are presented as weekly estimates and annual averages are also compiled.
Release date: 2013-01-15

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1. Historical (real-time) releases of employment and average weekly earnings (including overtime) for all employees by industry, monthly, seasonally adjusted
Table: 14-10-0331-01
Geography: Canada
Frequency: Monthly
Description: Historical releases of employment and average weekly earnings (including overtime) for all employees by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), last 5 months.
Release date: 2024-06-18
2. Historical (real-time) releases of employment and average weekly earnings (including overtime) for all employees by province and territory, monthly, seasonally adjusted
Table: 14-10-0332-01
Geography: Canada, Province or territory
Frequency: Monthly
Description: Historical releases of employment and average weekly earnings (including overtime) for all employees by province, territory and North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), last 5 months.
Release date: 2024-06-18
3. Earnings and payroll employment in brief: Interactive app
Data Visualization: 14-20-00012019001
Description: 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: 2024-05-30
4. Employment by industry, monthly, unadjusted for seasonality
Table: 14-10-0201-01
Geography: Canada, Province or territory
Frequency: Monthly
Description: Number of employees by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) and type of employee, last 5 months.
Release date: 2024-05-30
5. Employment by industry, monthly, unadjusted for seasonality, energy
Table: 14-10-0201-02
Geography: Canada, Province or territory
Frequency: Monthly
Description:
Number of employees by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) in the energy sector and type of employee.

Release date: 2024-05-30
6. Employment and average weekly earnings (including overtime) for all employees by industry, monthly, seasonally adjusted, Canada
Table: 14-10-0220-01
Geography: Canada
Frequency: Monthly
Description: Number of employees and average weekly earnings (including overtime) for all employees by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), last 5 months.
Release date: 2024-05-30
7. Employment and average weekly earnings (including overtime) for all employees in the automotive industry, monthly, seasonally adjusted, Canada
Table: 14-10-0220-02
Geography: Canada
Frequency: Monthly
Description:
Number of employees and average weekly earnings (including overtime) for all employees in the automotive industry, based on the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), last 5 months.
Release date: 2024-05-30
8. Employment, average hourly and weekly earnings, and average weekly hours by industry, monthly, seasonally adjusted
Table: 14-10-0221-01
Geography: Canada
Frequency: Monthly
Description: Number of employees, average hourly and weekly earnings, and average weekly hours by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) and type of employee, last 5 months.
Release date: 2024-05-30
9. Employment, average hourly and weekly earnings (including overtime), and average weekly hours for the industrial aggregate excluding unclassified businesses, monthly, seasonally adjusted
Table: 14-10-0222-01
Geography: Canada, Province or territory
Frequency: Monthly
Description: Number of employees, average hourly and weekly earnings (including overtime), and average weekly hours for the industrial aggregate excluding unclassified businesses, last 5 months.
Release date: 2024-05-30
10. Employment and average weekly earnings (including overtime) for all employees by province and territory, monthly, seasonally adjusted
Table: 14-10-0223-01
Geography: Canada, Province or territory
Frequency: Monthly
Description: Number of employees and average weekly earnings (including overtime) for all employees by provinces, territories and North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), last 5 months.
Release date: 2024-05-30

Analysis (3)

Analysis (3) ((3 results))

1. Labour Statistics at a Glance
Journals and periodicals: 71-222-X
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.
Release date: 2024-06-13
2. Payroll employment, earnings and hours, and job vacancies March 2024
Stats in brief: 11-001-X20241513555
Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
Release date: 2024-05-30
3. Annual review of the labour market, 2017
Articles and reports: 75-004-M2018001
Description:
The "Annual review of the labour market" analyses recent trends on a yearly basis using data from a variety of sources such as the Labour Force Survey; the Survey of Employment, Payrolls and Hours; the Employment Insurance Statistics Program; and the Job Vacancy and Wage Survey. The focus is on trends at the national level, although some selected trends will be examined at the provincial level.
Release date: 2018-04-24

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