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Selected geographical area: Canada

Employment - Canada
(August 2024)

20,536,000

0.1%

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

6.6%

0.2 pts

(monthly change)

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Selected geographical area: Canada

Average weekly earnings - Canada
(June 2024)

$1,252.85

4.0%

(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. 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: 2024-09-16
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: 2024-09-16
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 educational attainment, monthly, unadjusted for seasonality
Table: 14-10-0019-01
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 educational attainment, sex and age group, last 5 months.
Release date: 2024-09-06
6. Unemployment rate, participation rate, and employment rate by type of student during school months, monthly, unadjusted for seasonality
Table: 14-10-0021-01
Geography: Canada, Province or territory
Frequency: Monthly
Description: Unemployment rate, participation rate, and employment rate by type of student during school months, sex and age group, last 5 months.
Release date: 2024-09-06
7. Labour force characteristics by industry, monthly, unadjusted for seasonality
Table: 14-10-0022-01
Geography: Canada, Province or territory
Frequency: Monthly
Description: 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: 2024-09-06
8. Employment by class of worker, monthly, unadjusted for seasonality
Table: 14-10-0026-01
Geography: Canada, Province or territory
Frequency: Monthly
Description: Number of employees by class of worker, North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) and sex, last 5 months.
Release date: 2024-09-06
9. Multiple jobholders by industry, monthly, unadjusted for seasonality
Table: 14-10-0045-01
Geography: Canada, Province or territory
Frequency: Monthly
Description: Number of multiple jobholders by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), sex and age group, last 5 months.
Release date: 2024-09-06
10. Unemployment by type of work sought and search method, monthly, unadjusted for seasonality
Table: 14-10-0058-01
Geography: Canada, Province or territory
Frequency: Monthly
Description: Number of unemployed persons by type of work sought and seach method, sex and age group, last 5 months.
Release date: 2024-09-06

Data (260)

Data (260) (250 to 260 of 260 results)

251. Average full-time hourly wage paid and payroll employment by type of work, economic region and occupation
Table: 14-10-0001-01
Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Economic region
Frequency: Annual
Description:
Average full-time hourly wage paid and payroll employment by type of work, economic region and National Occupational Classification (NOC), 2016 and 2017.

Release date: 2018-06-26
252. Average full-time hourly wage paid and payroll employment by type of work, industry and occupation
Table: 14-10-0103-01
Geography: Canada, Province or territory
Frequency: Annual
Description:
Average full-time hourly wage paid and payroll employment by type of work, North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) and National Occupational Classification (NOC), 2016 and 2017.
Release date: 2018-06-26
253. Employed labour force who worked full year, full time and reported employment income in 2015, 2016 Census
Data Visualization: 98-505-X2016005
Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census metropolitan area
Description:
This interactive diagram shows the proportion in each occupation category, as well as the median employment income of the employed labour force who worked full year, full time and reported employment income in 2015. Data views are available for Canada, provinces and territories and census metropolitan areas (CMAs), as well as for various levels of education. A corresponding table is linked below the diagram.
Release date: 2017-12-13
254. Labour force status for adults with and without disabilities
Table: 13-10-0347-01
Geography: Canada, Province or territory
Frequency: Occasional
Description: Labour force status for adults with and without disabilities, by sex and age group, occasional.
Release date: 2017-04-07
255. Labour force status for adults with disabilities by disability type
Table: 13-10-0348-01
Geography: Canada, Province or territory
Frequency: Occasional
Description: Labour force status for adults with disabilities, by disability type and global severity, sex and age group, occasional.
Release date: 2017-04-07
256. Industry of employment for adults with disabilities
Table: 13-10-0354-01
Geography: Canada
Frequency: Occasional
Description: Industry of employment for adults with disabilities by age group and sex, occasional.
Release date: 2017-04-07
257. Educational attainment and labour force status by Aboriginal Identity
Table: 41-10-0036-01
Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory
Frequency: Occasional
Description: Educational attainment and labour force status, by Aboriginal identity, age group and sex, population aged 15 years and over, Canada, provinces and territories (occasional).
Release date: 2016-04-01
258. Educational attainment and labour force status by Inuit region of residence
Table: 41-10-0037-01
Geography: Canada, Province or territory
Frequency: Occasional
Description: Educational attainment and labour force status, by age group and sex, Inuit population aged 15 years and over, Canada and Inuit Nunangat (occasional).
Release date: 2016-04-01
259. Occupations of adults with disabilities
Table: 13-10-0355-01
Geography: Canada
Frequency: Occasional
Description: Occupations of adults with disabilities by age group and sex, occasional.
Release date: 2014-12-03
260. National Household Survey Profile
Profile of a community or region: 99-004-X2011001
Geography: Federal electoral district, Canada, Province or territory, Census division, Census subdivision, Census metropolitan area, Census agglomeration, Census metropolitan area part, Census agglomeration part, Census tract
Description:
This profile presents information from the 2011 National Household Survey (NHS) for various levels of geography, including provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas, census divisions, census subdivisions and federal electoral districts. Data include the topics of: Immigration and Ethnocultural Diversity; Aboriginal Peoples; Education and Labour; Mobility and Migration; Income and Housing. Data are available according to the 2011 NHS major release dates: May 8, 2013 - Immigration and Ethnocultural Diversity, and Aboriginal Peoples; June 26, 2013 - Education and Labour, and Mobility and Migration; August 14, 2013 - Income and Housing.
Release date: 2013-05-08

Analysis (2)

Analysis (2) ((2 results))

1. The Immigrant Labour Force Analysis Series
Journals and periodicals: 71-606-X
Geography: Canada
Description:
This series of analytical reports provides an overview of the Canadian labour market experiences of immigrants to Canada, based on data from the Labour Force Survey. These reports examine the labour force characteristics of immigrants, by reporting on employment and unemployment at the Canada level, for the provinces and large metropolitan areas. They also provide more detailed analysis by region of birth, as well as in-depth analysis of other specific aspects of the immigrant labour market.
Release date: 2018-12-24
2. Perspectives on Labour and Income
Journals and periodicals: 75-001-X
Geography: Canada
Description: This publication brings together and analyzes a wide range of labour and income data. Topics include youth in the labour market, pensions and retirement, work arrangements, education and training, and trends in family income. One section highlights new products, surveys, research projects and conferences. Another section uses charts and text to describe a variety of subjects related to labour and income. Each winter print issue contains an index of all published articles.
To find the latest updates on labour market and household issues such as gambling, minimum wage, retirement and unionization, please visit: Topics of interest on labour and income.
Release date: 2012-08-22

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