Employment and unemployment

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Selected geographical area: Canada

Employment - Canada
(June 2024)

20,516,000

-0.0%

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

6.4%

0.2 pts

(monthly change)

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Average weekly earnings - Canada
(April 2024)

$1,240.18

3.7%

(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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1,751. 1991 Census: Profile of Urban Forward Sortation Areas Archived
Profile of a community or region: 95F0175X
Description:
The "Profiles" series provides a statistical overview of various census geographic areas. Part A provides basic demographic, mother tongue, dwelling, household and family data collected from all households, that is, on a 100% basis. Part B provides data collected from a 20% sample of households on characteristics such as home language, ethnic origin, place of birth, education, religion, labour force activity, housing costs and income.
Release date: 1993-06-01
1,752. Female lone parents in the labour market Archived
Articles and reports: 75-001-X199300163
Geography: Canada
Description:
This article outlines trends since the mid-1970s in the labour market activity of female lone parents. Comparisons are made with wives in two-parent families.
Release date: 1993-03-04
1,753. Women in academia - A growing minority Archived
Articles and reports: 75-001-X199300199
Geography: Canada
Description:
This study analyses growth in the number of women teaching full time at Canada's universities, from 1960 onwards.
Release date: 1993-03-04
1,754. The labour market: Year-end review [1992] Archived
Articles and reports: 11-010-X19930021570
Geography: Canada
Description:
By the end of 1992, a recovery appeared to be increasing its hold on the Canadian economy. A firming of employment and a pick-up in real wages helped to fuel higher household spending in the second half of the year. However, these positive developments were not enough to prevent the annual average unemployment rate from rising to a nine-year high of 11.3%
Release date: 1993-02-18
1,755. Alternative measures of unemployment Archived
Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 75-001-X1992004140
Geography: Canada
Description:
This study illustrates quarterly trends in unemployment rates based on alternative measures. By all of the indicators studies there was an overall increase in unemployment during the early 1990s.
Release date: 1992-12-01
1,756. Staying put: Job tenure among paid workers Archived
Articles and reports: 75-001-X199200436
Geography: Canada
Description:
The author analyzes changes in the average tenure of paid workers between 1977 and 1991, and examines overall trends in various job categories, by sex and industry.
Release date: 1992-12-01
1,757. Workers on the move: Permanent layoffs Archived
Articles and reports: 75-001-X199200347
Geography: Canada
Description:
This paper identifies the characteristics of workers affected by permanent layoffs and the types of industries and firms in which they work.
Release date: 1992-09-01
1,758. A note on Canadian unemployment since 1921 Archived
Stats in brief: 75-001-X199200387
Geography: Canada
Description:
An examination of trends in unemployment rate data as far back as 1921.
Release date: 1992-09-01
1,759. Are single industry towns diversifying? A look at fishing, mining and wood-based communities Archived
Articles and reports: 75-001-X1992001150
Geography: Canada
Description:
For many towns, a single industry is the main employer. Labour force and industry changes that have been place in three types of resource-based communities since 1971 are examined
Release date: 1992-03-03
1,760. Literacy in the workplace [1989] Archived
Articles and reports: 75-001-X199200141
Geography: Canada
Description:
Employment growth in the 1980s strongly favoured workers with good literacy skills. Labour market opportunities may continue to diminish for workers with inadequate literacy skills.
Release date: 1992-03-03

Data (916)

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31. Labour force characteristics by province, monthly, seasonally adjusted
Table: 14-10-0287-03
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 province, sex and age group. 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: 2024-07-05
32. Employment by class of worker, monthly, seasonally adjusted and unadjusted, last 5 months
Table: 14-10-0288-01
Geography: Canada, Province or territory
Frequency: Monthly
Description: Number of employees by class of worker and sex, 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: 2024-07-05
33. Employment by class of worker, monthly, seasonally adjusted
Table: 14-10-0288-02
Geography: Canada, Province or territory
Frequency: Monthly
Description: Number of employees by class of worker 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: 2024-07-05
34. Labour force characteristics by industry, monthly, seasonally adjusted, last 5 months
Table: 14-10-0291-01
Geography: Canada
Frequency: Monthly
Description:
Number of persons in the labour force (employment and unemployment) and unemployment rate by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), 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: 2024-07-05
35. Labour force characteristics by industry, monthly, seasonally adjusted
Table: 14-10-0291-02
Geography: Canada
Frequency: Monthly
Description:
Number of persons in the labour force (employment and unemployment) and unemployment rate by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). 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: 2024-07-05
36. Labour force characteristics by territory, three-month moving average, seasonally adjusted and unadjusted, last 5 months
Table: 14-10-0292-01
Geography: 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 territory, 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: 2024-07-05
37. Labour force characteristics by territory, three-month moving average, seasonally adjusted
Table: 14-10-0292-02
Geography: Province or territory
Frequency: Monthly
Description: Number of persons in the labour force (employment and unemployment), unemployment rate, participation rate and employment rate by territory, sex and age group. 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: 2024-07-05
38. Employment by occupation, monthly, seasonally adjusted, last 5 months
Table: 14-10-0310-01
Geography: Canada
Frequency: Monthly
Description: Number of employees by National Occupational Classification (NOC), 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: 2024-07-05
39. Employment by occupation, monthly, seasonally adjusted
Table: 14-10-0310-02
Geography: Canada
Frequency: Monthly
Description: Number of employees by National Occupational Classification (NOC). 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: 2024-07-05
40. Average usual hours and wages by selected characteristics, monthly, unadjusted for seasonality, last 5 months
Table: 14-10-0320-01
Geography: Canada
Frequency: Monthly
Description: Average usual hours and wages of employees (full- and part-time) by age group, sex, union coverage, job permanency, and National Occupational Classification (NOC), last 5 months.
Release date: 2024-07-05

Analysis (836)

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1. Labour Force Survey June 2024
Stats in brief: 11-001-X20241873587
Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
Release date: 2024-07-05
2. Payroll employment, earnings and hours, and job vacancies April 2024
Stats in brief: 11-001-X20241793555
Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
Release date: 2024-06-27
3. Foreign workers in Canada: Differences in the transition to permanent residency across work permit programs
Articles and reports: 36-28-0001202400600001
Description: Obtaining a work permit enables foreign nationals to work in Canada temporarily, and for many individuals, this serves as a stepping stone toward obtaining permanent residency (PR). This article examines the recent changes in the transition to PR across work permit programs and immigration pathways for individuals who have made the transition. The analysis focuses on work permit holders who are in Canada for work purposes under either the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) or the International Mobility Program (IMP).
Release date: 2024-06-26
4. Retention and recruitment of young skilled minority official language speakers in Canadian provinces
Articles and reports: 36-28-0001202400600002
Description: Retaining and recruiting young skilled workers are important for any community, but perhaps even more so for communities where the main language spoken is a minority official language. This article informs the issue by calculating the share of youth who grew up in a province and eventually obtained a postsecondary education, but who left to work in another part of the country (termed “skill loss”). Likewise, the article also looks at young postsecondary graduates who entered a province to work, as a share of that province’s initial population of homegrown young postsecondary graduates (termed “skill gain”).
Release date: 2024-06-26
5. Socioeconomic profile of working-age immigrants in same-sex couples in Canada from 2000 to 2020
Articles and reports: 36-28-0001202400600005
Description: Approximately one in four individuals in Canada is currently or has been a landed immigrant or permanent resident. From 2016 to 2021, about 1.3 million new immigrants arrived in Canada and accounted for 80% of the growth in the labour force. Alongside increases in immigrants, there has been a rise in same-sex couples within Canada. This study explores select sociodemographic and economic characteristics of immigrants in same-sex couples compared with their counterparts in opposite-sex couples from 2000 to 2020.
Release date: 2024-06-26
6. Quality of early-career employment for Indigenous graduates with a bachelor’s degree
Stats in brief: 11-627-M2024029
Description: The infographic uses data from the integrated file of the Postsecondary Student Information System, the 2016 Census, the 2021 Census and the T1 Family File to compare the job quality of Indigenous graduates with a bachelor's degree with that of non-racialized and non-Indigenous graduates two years after graduation. Job quality indicators include employment income, unionization rate, and employer pension plan coverage rate.
Release date: 2024-06-24
7. International postsecondary students in Canada: 2020 graduates
Stats in brief: 11-627-M2024027
Description: This infographic provides details about the number of graduates and median employment income two years after graduation for international postsecondary students, by educational qualification and field of study.
Release date: 2024-06-20
8. 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
9. 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
10. A demographic, employment and income profile of persons with disabilities aged 15 years and over in Canada, 2022
Articles and reports: 89-654-X2024001
Description: This article is the first main release by Statistics Canada based on findings from the 2022 Canadian Survey on Disability (CSD). It is divided into three sections—demographics, employment, and income—and provides a general snapshot on persons with disabilities to inform on government priorities and community interest in the areas of disability prevalence, labour market participation, and income inequality. Where possible, the report will be compared with results from the 2017 CSD to provide insight into changes over the past five years.
Release date: 2024-05-28

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41. Public Service Employee Survey
Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 4438
Description: The Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat and Statistics Canada are partnering to administer the 2022/2023 Public Service Employee Survey (PSES). This public service-wide survey is designed to provide information to support the continuous improvement of people management practices in the federal public service.
42. Compensation Sector Survey
Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 4449
Description: The purpose of the survey is to obtain a profile of members of the compensation community in the Human Resources community of the federal public service.
43. General Social Survey - Education, Work and Retirement
Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 4500
Description: The two primary objectives of the General Social Survey (GSS) are: to gather data on social trends in order to monitor changes in the living conditions and well being of Canadians over time; and to provide information on specific social policy issues of current or emerging interest. This survey monitored changes in education, work and retirement, and examined the relationships between these three main activities.
44. Federal Jurisdiction Workplace Survey
Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 5076
Description: The purpose of the Federal Jurisdiction Workplace Survey is to produce statistical information on the characteristics of workplaces under federal labour jurisdiction.
45. Security Intelligence Review Committee Employee Survey
Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 5083
Description: The primary objective of the survey is to obtain the views of all Security Intelligence Review Committee (SIRC) employees about their workplace. The information will allow managers and employees to initiate concrete actions in the agency, and compare their results with the rest of the Public Service.
46. National Energy Board Employee Survey
Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 5085
Description: The primary objective of the survey is to obtain the views of all National Energy Board (NEB) employees about their workplace. The information will allow managers and employees to initiate concrete actions in the agency, and compare their results with the rest of the Public Service.
47. Canadian Food Inspection Agency Employee Survey
Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 5086
Description: The primary objective of the survey is to obtain the views of all Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) employees about their workplace. The information will allow managers and employees to initiate concrete actions in the agency, and compare their results with the rest of the Public Service.
48. Canada Revenue Agency Employee Survey
Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 5087
Description: The primary objective of the survey is to obtain the views of all Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) employees about their workplace. The information will allow managers and employees to initiate concrete actions in the agency, and compare their results with the rest of the Public Service.
49. Language of Work Survey
Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 5134
Description: The survey is sponsored by the Office of the Official Language Commissioner (OCOL). As part of its mandate, the OCOL reviews the use of both official languages in federal institutions. The evaluation is done for employees in a minority situation (i.e., English in Quebec and French in New Brunswick and in bilingual areas of Ontario).
50. Indian Claims Commission Employee Survey
Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 5139
Description: The primary objective of the survey is to obtain the views of all Indian Claims Commission (ICC) employees about their workplace.

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