Employment and unemployment

Key indicators |

Selected geographical area:Canada

Employment level - Canada
(June 2026)

21,140,000

0.1%

(monthly change)
Unemployment rate - Canada
(June 2026)

6.5%

-0.1 pts

(monthly change)

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Selected geographical area:Canada

Average weekly earnings - Canada
(April 2026)

$1,345.79

3.8%

(12-month change)
Jobs held by men, environmental and clean technology products sector - Canada
(2024)

257,831
Jobs held by women, environmental and clean technology products sector - Canada
(2024)

105,262
Average hourly compensation, environmental and clean technology products sector—full-time jobs - Canada
(2024)

$57.59
Average hourly compensation, environmental and clean technology products sector—part-time jobs - Canada
(2024)

$37.91
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%

Results

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1. Labour force characteristics by census metropolitan area, three-month moving average, seasonally adjusted
Table: 14-10-0459-01
Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census metropolitan area, Census metropolitan area part
Frequency: Monthly
Description: Number of persons in the labour force (employment and unemployment), unemployment rate, participation rate and employment rate by census metropolitan area. 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: 2026-07-10
2. Month-to-month and year-over-year difference in labour force characteristics by census metropolitan area, three-month moving average, seasonally adjusted
Table: 14-10-0459-02
Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census metropolitan area, Census metropolitan area part
Frequency: Monthly
Description: Number of persons in the labour force (employment and unemployment), unemployment rate, participation rate and employment rate by census metropolitan area (CMA). Data are presented for 12 months earlier, previous and current month, as well as year-over-year and month-to-month level change and percentage change. Standard errors for the estimate, month-to-month change, and year-over-year change are also available.
Release date: 2026-07-10
3. Labour force characteristics of immigrants, three-month moving average, unadjusted for seasonality
Table: 14-10-0471-01
Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory, Census metropolitan area
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 gender, age group and immigrant status, three-month moving average, unadjusted for seasonality.
Release date: 2026-07-10
4. Labour force characteristics of immigrants by country of birth, three-month moving average, unadjusted for seasonality
Table: 14-10-0471-02
Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory, Census metropolitan area
Frequency: Monthly
Description: Number of immigrants in the labour force (employment and unemployment) and not in the labour force, unemployment rate, participation rate, and employment rate, by gender, age group, and country of birth, three-month moving average, unadjusted for seasonality.
Release date: 2026-07-10
5. Head offices and head office employment
Table: 33-10-0110-01
Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census metropolitan area
Frequency: Annual
Description: The Census data which include: head offices and head office employment (NAICS 551114), annual, for two years of data.
Release date: 2026-02-02
6. Labour force characteristics of immigrants, annual
Table: 14-10-0472-01
Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory, Census metropolitan area
Frequency: Annual
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 immigrant status, gender and age group, annual.
Release date: 2026-01-09
7. Labour force characteristics of immigrants by country of birth, annual
Table: 14-10-0472-02
Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory, Census metropolitan area
Frequency: Annual
Description: Number of immigrants in the labour force (employment and unemployment) and not in the labour force, unemployment rate, participation rate, and employment rate, by gender, age group, and country of birth, annual.
Release date: 2026-01-09
8. Labour force characteristics by immigrant status, three-month moving average, unadjusted for seasonality, inactive Archived
Table: 14-10-0082-01
Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory, Census metropolitan area
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 immigrant status and age group, last 5 months.
Release date: 2025-01-10
9. Labour force characteristics by immigrant status, annual, inactive Archived
Table: 14-10-0083-01
Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory, Census metropolitan area
Frequency: Annual
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 immigrant status and age group, last 5 years.
Release date: 2025-01-10
10. Labour force characteristics, three-month moving average, seasonally adjusted, inactive Archived
Table: 14-10-0380-01
Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census metropolitan area, Census metropolitan area part
Frequency: Monthly
Description: Number of persons in the labour force (employment and unemployment), unemployment rate, participation rate and employment rate by census metropolitan area. 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: 2025-01-10

Data (114)

Data (114) (0 to 10 of 114 results)

1. Labour force characteristics by census metropolitan area, three-month moving average, seasonally adjusted
Table: 14-10-0459-01
Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census metropolitan area, Census metropolitan area part
Frequency: Monthly
Description: Number of persons in the labour force (employment and unemployment), unemployment rate, participation rate and employment rate by census metropolitan area. 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: 2026-07-10
2. Month-to-month and year-over-year difference in labour force characteristics by census metropolitan area, three-month moving average, seasonally adjusted
Table: 14-10-0459-02
Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census metropolitan area, Census metropolitan area part
Frequency: Monthly
Description: Number of persons in the labour force (employment and unemployment), unemployment rate, participation rate and employment rate by census metropolitan area (CMA). Data are presented for 12 months earlier, previous and current month, as well as year-over-year and month-to-month level change and percentage change. Standard errors for the estimate, month-to-month change, and year-over-year change are also available.
Release date: 2026-07-10
3. Labour force characteristics of immigrants, three-month moving average, unadjusted for seasonality
Table: 14-10-0471-01
Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory, Census metropolitan area
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 gender, age group and immigrant status, three-month moving average, unadjusted for seasonality.
Release date: 2026-07-10
4. Labour force characteristics of immigrants by country of birth, three-month moving average, unadjusted for seasonality
Table: 14-10-0471-02
Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory, Census metropolitan area
Frequency: Monthly
Description: Number of immigrants in the labour force (employment and unemployment) and not in the labour force, unemployment rate, participation rate, and employment rate, by gender, age group, and country of birth, three-month moving average, unadjusted for seasonality.
Release date: 2026-07-10
5. Head offices and head office employment
Table: 33-10-0110-01
Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census metropolitan area
Frequency: Annual
Description: The Census data which include: head offices and head office employment (NAICS 551114), annual, for two years of data.
Release date: 2026-02-02
6. Labour force characteristics of immigrants, annual
Table: 14-10-0472-01
Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory, Census metropolitan area
Frequency: Annual
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 immigrant status, gender and age group, annual.
Release date: 2026-01-09
7. Labour force characteristics of immigrants by country of birth, annual
Table: 14-10-0472-02
Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory, Census metropolitan area
Frequency: Annual
Description: Number of immigrants in the labour force (employment and unemployment) and not in the labour force, unemployment rate, participation rate, and employment rate, by gender, age group, and country of birth, annual.
Release date: 2026-01-09
8. Labour force characteristics by immigrant status, three-month moving average, unadjusted for seasonality, inactive Archived
Table: 14-10-0082-01
Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory, Census metropolitan area
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 immigrant status and age group, last 5 months.
Release date: 2025-01-10
9. Labour force characteristics by immigrant status, annual, inactive Archived
Table: 14-10-0083-01
Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory, Census metropolitan area
Frequency: Annual
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 immigrant status and age group, last 5 years.
Release date: 2025-01-10
10. Labour force characteristics, three-month moving average, seasonally adjusted, inactive Archived
Table: 14-10-0380-01
Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census metropolitan area, Census metropolitan area part
Frequency: Monthly
Description: Number of persons in the labour force (employment and unemployment), unemployment rate, participation rate and employment rate by census metropolitan area. 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: 2025-01-10

Analysis (2)

Analysis (2) ((2 results))

1. Employment Trends in the Core Public Administration: A Geographical Profile Archived
Articles and reports: 11-621-M2008066
Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census metropolitan area
Description:
This study examines the geographic evolution of employment in the Canada's federal core public administration from 1995 to 2006. Evolution of the number of employees in knowledge-based and less knowledge-based occupations and by gender is examined by province, territory and for the National Capital Region. For purpose of comparison, the trends in the general federal government are discussed.
Release date: 2008-01-10
2. The west coast boom Archived
Articles and reports: 11-010-X20060059196
Geography: Province or territory, Census metropolitan area
Description:
This article looks at some of the reasons behind the recent rebound in the British Columbia economy from its doldrums in the 1990s. It also examines how the current boom in British Columbia differs from Alberta and what can be learned from Alberta's experience.
Release date: 2006-05-11

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Date modified:: 2026-07-25