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  • 61. Employment by industry, monthly, seasonally adjusted
    Table: 14-10-0355-02
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Monthly
    Description:

    Number of employees 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: 2024-09-06
  • 62. Labour force characteristics by visible minority group, three-month moving averages, monthly, unadjusted for seasonality
    Table: 14-10-0373-01
    Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Monthly
    Description:

    Labour force characteristic estimates by visible minority group, age group, and sex.

    Release date: 2024-09-06
  • 63. Labour force characteristics by visible minority group and region, three-month moving averages, monthly, unadjusted for seasonality
    Table: 14-10-0373-02
    Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Monthly
    Description:

    Labour force characteristic estimates by visible minority group, region, age group, and sex.

    Release date: 2024-09-06
  • 64. Employment and unemployment rate, monthly, unadjusted for seasonality
    Table: 14-10-0374-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Monthly
    Description: Number of employees and unemployment rate by population centre and rural area, sex and age group, last 5 months.
    Release date: 2024-09-06
  • 65. Employment by class of worker and industry, monthly, unadjusted for seasonality
    Table: 14-10-0376-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Monthly
    Description:

    Number of employees by class of worker, North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), and population centre and rural area, last 5 months.

    Release date: 2024-09-06
  • 66. Labour force characteristics, three-month moving average, unadjusted for seasonality
    Table: 14-10-0378-01
    Geography: Census metropolitan area, Census metropolitan area part
    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 census metropolitan area, sex and age group, last 5 months.
    Release date: 2024-09-06
  • 67. Employment by industry, three-month moving average, unadjusted for seasonality
    Table: 14-10-0379-01
    Geography: Census metropolitan area, Census metropolitan area part
    Frequency: Monthly
    Description:

    Number of employees by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) and census metropolitan area, last 5 months.

    Release date: 2024-09-06
  • 68. Labour force characteristics, three-month moving average, seasonally adjusted
    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: 2024-09-06
  • 69. Labour force characteristics, three month moving average, seasonally adjusted
    Table: 14-10-0380-02
    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. 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: 2024-09-06
  • 70. Labour force characteristics, monthly, seasonally adjusted
    Table: 14-10-0383-01
    Geography: Census metropolitan area
    Frequency: Monthly
    Description:

    Number of persons in the labour force (employment and unemployment), unemployment rate, participation rate and employment rate by Montréal, Toronto and Vancouver census metropolitan areas. 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-tomonth change and the standard error of the year-over-year change.

    Release date: 2024-09-06
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  • 1. Payroll employment, earnings and hours, and job vacancies July 2024
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X20242703555
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2024-09-26
  • 2. Study: Changes in the population of tradespeople between 2016 and 2021 and labour market outcomes of apprenticeship discontinuers
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X202427038994
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2024-09-26
  • 3. Changes in the population of tradespeople between 2016 and 2021
    Articles and reports: 81-595-M2024002
    Description: There has been a growing concern about future labor supply in skilled trades in Canada. Using data from the Census of Population and the Job Vacancy and Wage Survey (JVWS), this article examines changes in the number and demographic composition of tradespeople from 2016 to 2021 in Canada. Specifically, the study focuses on those employed in Red Seal trades, analyzing variations in age, gender, citizenship, and trade selection.
    Release date: 2024-09-26
  • 4. Workforce utilization of Canadian men with a nursing education
    Articles and reports: 36-28-0001202400900001
    Description: Little is known about the workforce utilization of Canadian men with a nursing education, who accounted for 12% of people eligible to practise nursing in 2021 (Canadian Institute for Health Information, 2022). This article compares racialized and White men aged 25 to 64 years with a nursing education in terms of their skill utilization in the workforce.
    Release date: 2024-09-25
  • 5. Performance of women-owned businesses that patent
    Articles and reports: 36-28-0001202400900003
    Description: Intangible investments—investments that do not have a physical form—have been rising in importance in terms of use. From 1976 to 2016, the growth of intangible investments was faster than the growth of tangible investments. This study compares the performance of businesses owned by women (majority or equal ownership) that patent with that of majority men-owned businesses and businesses where gender of ownership cannot be assigned.
    Release date: 2024-09-25
  • 6. The provision of higher- and lower-skilled immigrant labour to the Canadian economy
    Articles and reports: 36-28-0001202400900005
    Description: One of the goals of Canada’s immigration system is to fill labour and skills shortages. In spite of the interest in this topic, little is known regarding the actual occupations and skill levels of recent immigrants at entry and their pathways for getting there. This study fills that information gap by examining immigrants who landed in Canada in 2018 or 2019 and assessing their occupational outcomes two to three years later in May 2021.
    Release date: 2024-09-25
  • 7. Interpreting population totals from the Labour Force Survey
    Articles and reports: 75-005-M2024004
    Description: This article provides information about population totals in the Labour Force Survey (LFS), including details on who is included in the survey target population, and a description of the methodology used to produce monthly population totals in the LFS. The note also provides guidance on how to interpret population statistics in the LFS, and discusses the extent to which the LFS can be used to examine disaggregated labour market indicators for new immigrants and non-permanent residents.
    Release date: 2024-09-20
  • 8. Small Area Estimation Methodology Using Labour Force Survey Data
    Articles and reports: 75-005-M2024003
    Description: This document briefly describes the small area estimation methodology developed to produce monthly estimates of employment and unemployment rate for census metropolitan areas, census agglomerations, and self-contained labour areas using data from the Labour Force Survey, Employment Insurance statistics and population projections.
    Release date: 2024-09-17
  • 9. Closing the gap? Assessing the labour market outcomes of unpartnered mothers in Canada
    Articles and reports: 75-006-X202400100006
    Description: Using data from the Labour Force Survey, this study assesses the degree to which employment and hourly wage rates of unpartnered mothers with young children have caught up to their partnered peers between 1997 and 2023. Focusing on mothers aged 18 to 49 with at least one child aged 5 or younger, the analysis examines differences between partnered (i.e., currently married or living common law) and unpartnered mothers, with disaggregation by unpartnered mothers who have never been married and those who were previously married. The study also examines employment and wage gaps by various diverse groups, such as the experiences of immigrant mothers, as well as Indigenous mothers.
    Release date: 2024-09-11
  • 10. Study: Closing the gap? Assessing the labour market outcomes of mothers in one-parent families with young children
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X202425538265
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2024-09-11
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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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