Employment and unemployment
Key indicators
Selected geographical area: Canada
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20,401,000-0.0%
(monthly change) -
6.1%0.3 pts
(monthly change)
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Selected geographical area: Canada
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$1,228.013.9%
(12-month change)
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224,328 jobs
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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%
Selected geographical area: Newfoundland and Labrador
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244,0000.0%(monthly change)
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10.1%-0.1 pts
(monthly change)
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Selected geographical area: Newfoundland and Labrador
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$1,227.303.5%
(12-month change)
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Participation rate for the population aged 25 to 54 years - Newfoundland and Labrador
(2021 Census of Population)82.6% -
Percentage of immigrants in the labour force aged 25 to 54 years - Newfoundland and Labrador
(2021 Census of Population)3.6% -
Workers using more than one language regularly at work - Newfoundland and Labrador
(2021 Census of Population)1.5% -
Proportion of adults aged 25 to 54 years who worked full year full time in 2015 - Newfoundland and Labrador
(2016 Census of Population)47.2% -
Proportion of adults aged 65 years and over who worked full year full time in 2015 - Newfoundland and Labrador
(2016 Census of Population)3.9% -
% of workers using English or French at work - Newfoundland and Labrador
(2016 Census of Population)99.9% -
% of workers using more than one language at work - Newfoundland and Labrador
(2016 Census of Population)1.9%
Selected geographical area: Prince Edward Island
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92,000-0.1%
(monthly change)
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7.4%0.4 pts
(monthly change)
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Selected geographical area: Prince Edward Island
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$1,046.645.0%
(12-month change)
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Participation rate for the population aged 25 to 54 years - Prince Edward Island
(2021 Census of Population)88.8% -
Percentage of immigrants in the labour force aged 25 to 54 years - Prince Edward Island
(2021 Census of Population)9.5% -
Workers using more than one language regularly at work - Prince Edward Island
(2021 Census of Population)4.0% -
Proportion of adults aged 25 to 54 years who worked full year full time in 2015 - Prince Edward Island
(2016 Census of Population)51.7% -
Proportion of adults aged 65 years and over who worked full year full time in 2015 - Prince Edward Island
(2016 Census of Population)6.5% -
99.6%
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% of workers using more than one language at work - Prince Edward Island
(2016 Census of Population)5.2%
Selected geographical area: Nova Scotia
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516,000-0.3%
(monthly change)
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6.2%0.2 pts
(monthly change)
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Selected geographical area: Nova Scotia
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$1,095.116.1%
(12-month change)
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84.7%
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Percentage of immigrants in the labour force aged 25 to 54 years - Nova Scotia
(2021 Census of Population)9.3% -
3.7%
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Proportion of adults aged 25 to 54 years who worked full year full time in 2015 - Nova Scotia
(2016 Census of Population)51.9% -
Proportion of adults aged 65 years and over who worked full year full time in 2015 - Nova Scotia
(2016 Census of Population)5.2% -
99.9%
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4.9%
Selected geographical area: New Brunswick
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391,000-0.4%
(monthly change)
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7.8%0.9 pts
(monthly change)
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Selected geographical area: New Brunswick
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$1,130.674.4%
(12-month change)
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Participation rate for the population aged 25 to 54 years - New Brunswick
(2021 Census of Population)85.5% -
Percentage of immigrants in the labour force aged 25 to 54 years - New Brunswick
(2021 Census of Population)7.4% -
18.6%
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Proportion of adults aged 25 to 54 years who worked full year full time in 2015 - New Brunswick
(2016 Census of Population)51.7% -
Proportion of adults aged 65 years and over who worked full year full time in 2015 - New Brunswick
(2016 Census of Population)4.3% -
99.9%
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26.6%
Selected geographical area: Quebec
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4,515,000-0.4%
(monthly change)
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5.0%0.3 pts
(monthly change)
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Selected geographical area: Quebec
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$1,178.303.8%
(12-month change)
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88.2%
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Percentage of immigrants in the labour force aged 25 to 54 years - Quebec
(2021 Census of Population)19.2% -
28.7%
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Proportion of adults aged 25 to 54 years who worked full year full time in 2015 - Quebec
(2016 Census of Population)48.4% -
Proportion of adults aged 65 years and over who worked full year full time in 2015 - Quebec
(2016 Census of Population)3.9% -
99.7%
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38.6%
Selected geographical area: Ontario
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7,971,0000.3%
(monthly change)
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6.7%0.2 pts
(monthly change)
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Selected geographical area: Ontario
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$1,254.053.6%
(12-month change)
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84.4%
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Percentage of immigrants in the labour force aged 25 to 54 years - Ontario
(2021 Census of Population)34.2% -
7.5%
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Proportion of adults aged 25 to 54 years who worked full year full time in 2015 - Ontario
(2016 Census of Population)51.8% -
Proportion of adults aged 65 years and over who worked full year full time in 2015 - Ontario
(2016 Census of Population)6.4% -
99.1%
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9.8%
Selected geographical area: Manitoba
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700,000-0.6%
(monthly change)
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5.0%0.5 pts
(monthly change)
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Selected geographical area: Manitoba
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$1,120.173.0%
(12-month change)
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84.5%
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Percentage of immigrants in the labour force aged 25 to 54 years - Manitoba
(2021 Census of Population)26.6% -
5.5%
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Proportion of adults aged 25 to 54 years who worked full year full time in 2015 - Manitoba
(2016 Census of Population)51.7% -
Proportion of adults aged 65 years and over who worked full year full time in 2015 - Manitoba
(2016 Census of Population)7.4% -
99.5%
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7.9%
Selected geographical area: Saskatchewan
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597,000-1.0%
(monthly change)
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5.4%0.4 pts
(monthly change)
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Selected geographical area: Saskatchewan
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$1,178.772.3%
(12-month change)
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Participation rate for the population aged 25 to 54 years - Saskatchewan
(2021 Census of Population)85.2% -
Percentage of immigrants in the labour force aged 25 to 54 years - Saskatchewan
(2021 Census of Population)18.3% -
2.5%
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Proportion of adults aged 25 to 54 years who worked full year full time in 2015 - Saskatchewan
(2016 Census of Population)51.3% -
Proportion of adults aged 65 years and over who worked full year full time in 2015 - Saskatchewan
(2016 Census of Population)9.8% -
99.7%
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3.5%
Selected geographical area: Alberta
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2,527,000-0.1%
(monthly change)
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6.3%0.1 pts
(monthly change)
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Selected geographical area: Alberta
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$1,297.762.5%
(12-month change)
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85.9%
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Percentage of immigrants in the labour force aged 25 to 54 years - Alberta
(2021 Census of Population)29.4% -
3.5%
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Proportion of adults aged 25 to 54 years who worked full year full time in 2015 - Alberta
(2016 Census of Population)49.5% -
Proportion of adults aged 65 years and over who worked full year full time in 2015 - Alberta
(2016 Census of Population)9.3% -
99.5%
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4.7%
Selected geographical area: British Columbia
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2,848,0000.2%
(monthly change)
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5.5%0.3 pts
(monthly change)
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Selected geographical area: British Columbia
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$1,248.375.7%
(12-month change)
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Participation rate for the population aged 25 to 54 years - British Columbia
(2021 Census of Population)85.4% -
Percentage of immigrants in the labour force aged 25 to 54 years - British Columbia
(2021 Census of Population)33.1% -
Workers using more than one language regularly at work - British Columbia
(2021 Census of Population)6.4% -
Proportion of adults aged 25 to 54 years who worked full year full time in 2015 - British Columbia
(2016 Census of Population)45.3% -
Proportion of adults aged 65 years and over who worked full year full time in 2015 - British Columbia
(2016 Census of Population)5.7% -
98.1%
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8.2%
Selected geographical area: Yukon
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$1,423.726.5%
(12-month change)
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88.6%
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Selected geographical area: Yukon
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Percentage of immigrants in the labour force aged 25 to 54 years - Yukon
(2021 Census of Population)17.3% -
4.7%
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Proportion of adults aged 25 to 54 years who worked full year full time in 2015 - Yukon
(2016 Census of Population)49.9% -
Proportion of adults aged 65 years and over who worked full year full time in 2015 - Yukon
(2016 Census of Population)10.3% -
99.7%
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7.3%
Selected geographical area: Northwest Territories
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$1,592.611.8%
(12-month change)
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Participation rate for the population aged 25 to 54 years - Northwest Territories
(2021 Census of Population)83.0%
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Selected geographical area: Northwest Territories
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Percentage of immigrants in the labour force aged 25 to 54 years - Northwest Territories
(2021 Census of Population)14.7% -
Workers using more than one language regularly at work - Northwest Territories
(2021 Census of Population)6.0% -
Proportion of adults aged 25 to 54 years who worked full year full time in 2015 - Northwest Territories
(2016 Census of Population)53.9% -
Proportion of adults aged 65 years and over who worked full year full time in 2015 - Northwest Territories
(2016 Census of Population)17.0% -
99.7%
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% of workers using more than one language at work - Northwest Territories
(2016 Census of Population)9.8%
Selected geographical area: Nunavut
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$1,643.392.1%
(12-month change)
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68.5%
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Selected geographical area: Nunavut
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Percentage of immigrants in the labour force aged 25 to 54 years - Nunavut
(2021 Census of Population)6.8% -
39.6%
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Proportion of adults aged 25 to 54 years who worked full year full time in 2015 - Nunavut
(2016 Census of Population)40.4% -
Proportion of adults aged 65 years and over who worked full year full time in 2015 - Nunavut
(2016 Census of Population)20.2% -
94.9%
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58.4%
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- Public use microdata: 71M0001XDescription: This public use microdata file (PUMF) contains non-aggregated data for a wide variety of variables collected from the Labour Force Survey (LFS). The LFS collects monthly information on the labour market activities of Canada's working age population. This product is for users who prefer to do their own analysis by focusing on specific subgroups in the population or by cross-classifying variables that are not in our catalogued products.
Monthly files are available back to 2006 and can be directly downloaded. For reference periods prior to 2006, files are available by request through Statistics Canada's Electronic File Transfer (EFT) service and date back to 1976.
Release date: 2024-04-05
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- Public use microdata: 71M0001XDescription: This public use microdata file (PUMF) contains non-aggregated data for a wide variety of variables collected from the Labour Force Survey (LFS). The LFS collects monthly information on the labour market activities of Canada's working age population. This product is for users who prefer to do their own analysis by focusing on specific subgroups in the population or by cross-classifying variables that are not in our catalogued products.
Monthly files are available back to 2006 and can be directly downloaded. For reference periods prior to 2006, files are available by request through Statistics Canada's Electronic File Transfer (EFT) service and date back to 1976.
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