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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 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
2. 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
3. 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
4. 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
5. 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
6. 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
7. 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
8. 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
9. 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
10. Employment by establishment size, monthly, unadjusted for seasonality
Table: 14-10-0067-01
Geography: Canada, Province or territory
Frequency: Monthly
Description: Number of employees by establishment size, North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), sex, and age group, last 5 months.
Release date: 2024-09-06

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61. Paid worker jobs occupied by Indigenous people in the Canadian economy by employee characteristics and industry
Table: 36-10-0696-01
Geography: Canada, Province or territory
Frequency: Annual
Description: Data on paid workers jobs, hours worked and wages and salaries in the Canadian economy by Indigenous workers' characteristics. This includes sex, age, level of education, and work activity by industry and province or territory.
Release date: 2024-04-02
62. Employment in non-profit institutions by activity
Table: 36-10-0615-01
Geography: Canada, Province or territory
Frequency: Annual
Description:
Employment in non-profit institutions by activity, provinces and territories and Canada, annual.
Release date: 2024-03-28
63. Employment in non-profit institutions by sub-sector
Table: 36-10-0617-01
Geography: Canada, Province or territory
Frequency: Annual
Description:
Employment in non-profit institutions by sub-sector, provinces and territories and Canada, annual.
Release date: 2024-03-28
64. Percentage of 15-to 29-year-olds in education and not in education by labour force status, highest level of education attained, age group and sex
Table: 37-10-0196-01
Geography: Canada, Province or territory
Frequency: Occasional
Description: The share of young people who are not in employment, education, or training (NEET), as a percentage of the total number of young people in the corresponding age group, by gender.
Release date: 2024-03-28
65. Employment rates of 25-to 64-year-olds, by highest level of education attained, age group and sex
Table: 37-10-0197-01
Geography: Canada, Province or territory
Frequency: Occasional
Description: Data highlights the relationship between educational attainment and the labour market by examining employment rates by age group and sex for the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Canada, provinces and territories. The data come from the Labour Force Survey.
Release date: 2024-03-28
66. Employment by industry, annual
Table: 14-10-0202-01
Geography: Canada, Province or territory
Frequency: Annual
Description: Number of employees by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) and type of employee, last 5 years.
Release date: 2024-03-28
67. Employment for all employees by enterprise size, annual
Table: 14-10-0215-01
Geography: Canada, Province or territory
Frequency: Annual
Description: Employment for all employees by enterprise size and North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), last 5 years.
Release date: 2024-03-28
68. Unemployment rates of 25- to 29-year-olds, by educational attainment, Canada and provinces
Table: 14-10-0362-01
Geography: Canada, Province or territory
Frequency: Occasional
Description: Unemployment rates of 25- to 29-year-olds, by educational attainment, Canada and jurisdictions. This table is included in Section E: Transitions and outcomes: Labour market outcomes of the Pan Canadian Education Indicators Program (PCEIP). PCEIP draws from a wide variety of data sources to provide information on the school-age population, elementary, secondary and postsecondary education, transitions, and labour market outcomes. The program presents indicators for all of Canada, the provinces, the territories, as well as selected international comparisons and comparisons over time. PCEIP is an ongoing initiative of the Canadian Education Statistics Council, a partnership between Statistics Canada and the Council of Ministers of Education, Canada that provides a set of statistical measures on education systems in Canada.
Release date: 2024-03-28
69. Labour force status by visible minority, selected sociodemographic characteristics and the census year: Canada, geographical regions of Canada, provinces and territories and census metropolitan areas with parts
Table: 98-10-0643-01
Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory, Census metropolitan area, Census metropolitan area part
Frequency: Occasional
Universe: Persons in private households in occupied private dwellings, 2021 and 2016 censuses — 25% Sample data

Variable list: Highest certificate, diploma or degree (6A), Gender (3a), Age and first official language spoken (10), Immigrant and generation status (9), Visible minority (15), Labour force status (3A), Census year (2)

Description: Labour force status by visible minority and selected characteristics (age group, gender, first official language spoken, immigrant status, period of immigration, generation status and highest certificate, diploma or degree), for the population aged 15 years and over in private households in Canada, geographical regions of Canada, provinces and territories and census metropolitan areas with parts.
Release date: 2024-03-26
70. Legislative and senior management occupations by visible minority, selected sociodemographic characteristics and the census year: Canada, geographical regions of Canada, provinces and territories and census metropolitan areas with parts
Table: 98-10-0646-01
Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory, Census metropolitan area, Census metropolitan area part
Frequency: Occasional
Universe: Persons in private households in occupied private dwellings, 2021 and 2016 censuses — 25% Sample data

Variable list: Highest certificate, diploma or degree (6A), Gender (3a), Age and first official language spoken (10), Immigrant and generation status (9), Visible minority (15), Percent, Census year (2)

Description: Legislative and senior management occupations by visible minority and selected characteristics (age group, gender, first official language spoken, immigrant status, period of immigration, generation status, highest certificate, diploma or degree), for the population aged 15 years and over in private households in Canada, geographical regions of Canada, provinces and territories and census metropolitan areas with parts.
Release date: 2024-03-26

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