Employment and unemployment
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$1,251.774.2%(12-month change)
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20,516,000-0.0%(monthly change)
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6.4%0.2 pts(monthly change)
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85.6%
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Percentage of immigrants in the labour force aged 25 to 54 years - Canada
(2021 Census of Population)27.7% -
11.7%
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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% -
Proportion of adults aged 65 years and over who worked full year full time in 2015 - Canada
(2016 Census of Population)5.9% -
99.2%
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15.4%
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- 371. Sidelined in the labour market ArchivedArticles and reports: 75-001-X200410413118Geography: CanadaDescription:
This paper examines the costs of long-term unemployment. In economic terms, it leads to lower tax revenues, lower productivity and costlier social and health care programs. On a personal level, it is associated with financial difficulties, loss of self-esteem and health problems.
Release date: 2004-06-14 - 372. The feminization of work ArchivedArticles and reports: 11-008-X20030046806Geography: CanadaDescription:
This article examines the entry of women into the paid labour force, their continued concentration in certain kinds of employment and the increasing tendency for men to do the kinds of jobs traditionally performed by women.
Release date: 2004-03-09 - 373. The labour market in 2003 ArchivedArticles and reports: 75-001-X200400113106Geography: CanadaDescription:
Over the first eight months of 2003, employment growth was minimal. However, during the last four months, employment surged ahead sufficiently to salvage a modest gain for the year.
Release date: 2004-01-23 - Articles and reports: 87-004-X20020036754Geography: CanadaDescription:
This article examines some of the many factors that influence the well-being of Canada's culture sector and its workforce: the country's general economic conditions; government programs and policies; and consumer demand, of both domestic and imported culture goods and services.
The forces of economic, social, political and technological change are radically transforming the world of culture and its labour force. The 1980s saw a rapid expansion of the culture workforce to meet increased demand for culture goods and services. This period of growth paused with the 1990/91 recession: jobs, earnings and revenues all fell off. With the end of the recession, the labour market rebounded and culture workers rode this high employment wave throughout the remainder of the decade.
Countries have become more conscious of the role that culture plays in their development, their identity and the sustenance of their value systems. In many countries culture sectors are now targets of international economic development policies. Global trade and the continued high demand in Canada for imported culture goods and services make the culture economy in this country (and, in turn, employment in the culture sector) variable and highly competitive.
Release date: 2004-01-13 - Articles and reports: 56F0004M2003009Geography: CanadaDescription:
This paper provides a profile of employment in computer and telecommunications (CT) industries, a subset of the information and communications technology (ICT) sector. It analyses the composition and growth of employment in CT industries over the 1990 to 2002 period, and contrasts them with the rest of the economy.
Release date: 2003-03-13 - 376. Coverage issues in the Canadian Labour Force Survey ArchivedArticles and reports: 11-522-X20010016296Description:
This paper discusses in detail issues dealing with the technical aspects of designing and conducting surveys. It is intended for an audience of survey methodologists.
The Canadian Labour Force Survey (LFS) is one of Statistics Canada's most important surveys. It is a monthly survey that collects data concerning the person's labour force status, the nature of the person's work or reason for not working, and the person's demographics. The survey sample consists of approximately 52,000 households. Coverage error is a measure of data quality that is important to any survey. One of the key measures of coverage error in the LFS is the percentage difference between the Census of Population estimates and the LFS population counts; this error is called slippage. A negative value indicates that the LFS has a problem of overcoverage, while a positive value indicates the LFS has an undercoverage problem. In general, slippage is positive, thus meaning that the LFS consistently misses people who should be enumerated.
The purpose of this study was to determine why slippage is increasing and what can be done to remedy it. The study was conducted in two stages. The first stage was a historical review of the projects that have studied and tried to control slippage in the LFS, as well as the operational changes that have been implemented over time. The second stage was an analysis of factors such as vacancy rates, non-response, demographics, urban and rural status and the impact of these factors on the slippage rate.
Release date: 2002-09-12 - 377. Labour Force Information ArchivedTable: 71-001-PDescription:
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.
Release date: 2002-08-09 - Journals and periodicals: 72F0020XGeography: CanadaDescription:
This research paper summarizes the approach, methodology and results of a study of the labour market behaviour of persons in various categories of attachment to the labour market. The analysis focuses on the transition probabilities for various categories of labour market attachment. Specifically, the study will include a discussion of the behavioural differences of the following groups:
a) a comparison of transitions from U (unemployed), M (marginally attached - wants work) and N (not attached - does not want work); b) a further breakdown of the transitions from U by active searchers, passive searchers, those on temporary layoff and short-term future starts; c) a further breakdown of transitions for M by reason for not searching; and d) a further breakdown of transitions from N by long-term future starts and other.
The study will be based on 1997-1999 Labour Force Survey data.
Release date: 2000-01-14
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- Table: 14-10-0416-02Geography: Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: AnnualDescription: Proportion of women and men employed in the National Occupational Classification (NOC) broad occupational categories, current year.Release date: 2024-01-05
- Table: 14-10-0416-03Geography: Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: AnnualDescription: Proportion of women and men employed in management occupations by province, based on the National Occupational Classification (NOC) major groups, current year.Release date: 2024-01-05
- Table: 14-10-0419-01Geography: Census metropolitan area, Census metropolitan area partFrequency: AnnualDescription: Employment by census metropolitan area and National Occupational Classification (NOC), last 5 years.Release date: 2024-01-05
- Table: 14-10-0020-01Geography: Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: AnnualDescription: Unemployment rate, participation rate, and employment rate by educational attainment, sex and age group, last 5 years.Release date: 2024-01-05
- Table: 14-10-0023-01Geography: Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: AnnualDescription: 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 years.Release date: 2024-01-05
- Table: 14-10-0027-01Geography: Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: AnnualDescription: Number of employees by class of worker, North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) and sex, last 5 years.Release date: 2024-01-05
- Table: 14-10-0044-01Geography: Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: AnnualDescription: Number of multiple jobholders by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), sex and age group, last 5 years.Release date: 2024-01-05
- Table: 14-10-0057-01Geography: Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: AnnualDescription: Number of unemployed persons by duration of unemployment, sex and age group, last 5 years.Release date: 2024-01-05
- Table: 14-10-0059-01Geography: Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: AnnualDescription: Number of unemployed persons by type of work sought and seach method, sex and age group, last 5 years.Release date: 2024-01-05
- Table: 14-10-0068-01Geography: Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: AnnualDescription: Number of employees by establishment size, North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), sex, and age group, last 5 years.Release date: 2024-01-05
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- Articles and reports: 36-28-0001202100100005Description:
Around the world, one critical response to the COVID-19 pandemic has been the implementation of physical distancing measures. These policies, which are necessary to contain the spread of the virus, have had serious consequences on the organization of work. This study used the Labour Force Survey (LFS), which makes it possible to compare the estimates of the hours worked in an employee’s main job in 2020 with the 2017-to-2019 average of hours worked (hereafter referred to as the “baseline”). The main contribution of the article is that it provides estimates of the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic not only by industry and province but also by firm size, which is an important dimension more rarely discussed.
Release date: 2021-01-27 - Stats in brief: 45-28-0001202000100085Description:
This paper uses monthly data from the Labour Force Survey (LFS) to examine the labour market impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on Indigenous people from March 2020 to August 2020. Trends in employment, unemployment and labour force participation are examined by Indigenous identity as well as by sex and age group.
Release date: 2020-11-02 - Stats in brief: 11-627-M2020074Description:
Using data from the Labour Force Survey, this infographic shows the ratio of younger workers (aged 25 to 34) to older workers (aged 55 and older) for employed women and men in 1996 and 2019. Data from the 2016 Census of Population were also used to examine the prevalence and age composition of the employed population-and specifically, those who are South Asian, Chinese and Black-across occupations of various skill levels.
Release date: 2020-10-22 - Articles and reports: 75-004-M2020002Description:
Among the employed population, women are generally younger than men. Furthermore, there are notable differences for particular occupations, which is even more pronounced for certain groups of women. This study uses data primarily from the 2016 Census of Population to examine the prevalence and age composition of three groups of women-South Asian, Chinese and Black-across occupations of various skill levels.
Release date: 2020-10-22 - Articles and reports: 81-599-X2020001Description:
This fact sheet examines the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the NEET indicator by exploring monthly Labour Force Survey data, from January 2020 to April 2020, for young Canadians aged 15 to 29. It explores the impact by age group, sex, province, educational attainment, and other characteristics.
Release date: 2020-09-24 - Stats in brief: 11-627-M2020063Description:
This infographic looks at women's labour mobility and job stability from 1980 to 2018. Data from the Labour Force Survey covering the period from 1980 to 2018 is used to report on trends in labour mobility-the likelihood of starting a new job-and job stability-the likelihood that a job will continue for a prescribed length of time-of men and women aged 20 to 54.
Release date: 2020-08-28 - 47. COVID-19 and the labour market in June 2020 ArchivedStats in brief: 11-627-M2020047Description:
This infographic presents the impact of COVID-19 on the Canadian labour market in June 2020, with a focus on changes in employment compared with February 2020 for selected industries and men and women.
Release date: 2020-07-10 - 48. COVID-19 and the employment of health care workers ArchivedStats in brief: 89-28-0001201800100019Description:
A broad overview of employment change and the characteristics of health care workers during the COVID-19 crisis.
Release date: 2020-06-19 - 49. COVID-19 and the labour market in May 2020 ArchivedStats in brief: 11-627-M2020038Description:
This infographic presents the impact of COVID-19 on the Canadian labour market in May 2020, with a focus on changes in employment in the provinces, among men and women and different age groups since April 2020.
Release date: 2020-06-05 - 50. COVID-19 and the labour market in April 2020 ArchivedStats in brief: 11-627-M2020034Description:
This infographic presents the impact of COVID-19 on the Canadian labour market in April 2020.
Release date: 2020-05-08
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- Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 71F0031XDescription:
This paper introduces and explains modifications made to the Labour Force Survey estimates.
Release date: 2023-01-30
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