Employment and unemployment

Key indicators

Selected geographical area: Canada

Average weekly earnings - Canada
(March 2024)

$1,235.68

4.2%

(12-month change)
Jobs held by men, environmental and clean technology products sector - Canada
(2022)

233,296

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Selected geographical area: Canada

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
Employment - Canada
(April 2024)

20,491,000

0.4%

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

6.1%

0.0 pts

(monthly change)
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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51. Activity prior to unemployment, monthly, unadjusted for seasonality
Table: 14-10-0123-01
Geography: Canada, Province or territory
Frequency: Monthly
Description: Number of unemployed persons by activity prior to unemployment, sex and age group, last 5 months.
Release date: 2024-05-10
52. Reason for leaving job during previous year, monthly, unadjusted for seasonality
Table: 14-10-0125-01
Geography: Canada, Province or territory
Frequency: Monthly
Description: Number of unemployed persons and persons not in the labour force by reason for leaving job during previous year, sex and age group, last 5 months.
Release date: 2024-05-10
53. Reason for not looking for work, monthly, unadjusted for seasonality
Table: 14-10-0127-01
Geography: Canada, Province or territory
Frequency: Monthly
Description: Number of persons not in the labour force by reason for not looking for work, sex and age group, last 5 months.
Release date: 2024-05-10
54. Unemployment rate and employment rate by type of student during summer months, monthly, unadjusted for seasonality, last 5 months
Table: 14-10-0286-01
Geography: Canada, Province or territory
Frequency: Monthly
Description:
Unemployment rate and employment rate by type of student during summer months, sex and age group, last 5 months. Data are also available for the standard error of the estimate and the standard error of the year-over-year change.

Release date: 2024-05-10
55. Labour force characteristics by type of student during summer months, monthly, unadjusted for seasonality
Table: 14-10-0286-02
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 type of student during summer months, sex and 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: 2024-05-10
56. Labour force characteristics by province and type of student during summer months, monthly, unadjusted for seasonality
Table: 14-10-0286-03
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 province, type of student during summer months, sex, and 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: 2024-05-10
57. Labour force characteristics, monthly, seasonally adjusted and trend-cycle, last 5 months
Table: 14-10-0287-01
Geography: Canada, Province or territory
Frequency: Monthly
Description: Number of persons in the labour force (employment and unemployment), unemployment rate, participation rate and employment rate by data type (seasonally adjusted and trend-cycle), sex and age group, last 5 months. 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: 2024-05-10
58. Labour force characteristics by age group, monthly, seasonally adjusted
Table: 14-10-0287-02
Geography: Canada, Province or territory
Frequency: Monthly
Description: Number of persons in the labour force (employment and unemployment), unemployment rate, participation rate and employment rate by age group and sex. 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: 2024-05-10
59. Labour force characteristics by province, monthly, seasonally adjusted
Table: 14-10-0287-03
Geography: Canada, Province or territory
Frequency: Monthly
Description: Number of persons in the labour force (employment and unemployment), unemployment rate, participation rate and employment rate by province, sex and age group. 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: 2024-05-10
60. Employment by class of worker, monthly, seasonally adjusted and unadjusted, last 5 months
Table: 14-10-0288-01
Geography: Canada, Province or territory
Frequency: Monthly
Description: Number of employees by class of worker and sex, last 5 months. 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: 2024-05-10

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11. Job vacancies, payroll employees, and job vacancy rate by provinces and territories, monthly, unadjusted for seasonality
Table: 14-10-0371-01
Geography: Canada, Province or territory
Frequency: Monthly
Description:
Number of job vacancies and payroll employees, and job vacancy rate by province and territory, last 5 months.
Release date: 2024-05-30
12. Job vacancies, payroll employees, and job vacancy rate by industry sector, monthly, unadjusted for seasonality
Table: 14-10-0372-01
Geography: Canada
Frequency: Monthly
Description:
Number of job vacancies and payroll employees, and job vacancy rate by two-digit North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code, last 5 months.

Release date: 2024-05-30
13. Job vacancies, payroll employees, and job vacancy rate by industry sector, monthly, adjusted for seasonality
Table: 14-10-0406-01
Geography: Canada
Frequency: Monthly
Description:
Number of job vacancies and payroll employees, and job vacancy rate by two-digit North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code, last 5 months.

Release date: 2024-05-30
14. Canadian Labour Market Observatory
Data Visualization: 14-20-0001
Description:
The Canadian Labour Market Observatory consists of interactive data visualization applications showcasing the vast amount of publicly available labour market information. The fully interactive applications allow Canadians to quickly and easily personalize the information in a way that is relevant to them and their interests.
Release date: 2024-05-30
15. Earnings and payroll employment in brief: Interactive app
Data Visualization: 14-20-00012019001
Description: This interactive visualization application provides a comprehensive picture of the Canadian labour market using the most recent data from the Survey of Employment, Payrolls and Hours (SEPH). The estimates are seasonally adjusted and available by province and largest industrial sector. Historical estimates, going back 10 years, are also included. The interactive application allows users to quickly and easily explore and personalize the information presented. Combine multiple provinces and industrial sectors to create your own labour market domains of interest.
Release date: 2024-05-30
16. Employment in the environmental and clean technology products sector by demographic characteristic
Table: 36-10-0691-01
Geography: Canada
Frequency: Annual
Description: National data on employment in the environmental and clean technology products sector by type of worker and by demographic characteristic. This includes full-time employment and part time employment, and it includes gender, age, level of education, immigration status, indigenous identity and visible minority status by environmental and clean technology products group. Variables of interest include number of jobs, hours worked, wages and salaries as well as average hourly wage.
Release date: 2024-05-28
17. Employment per industry in the environmental and clean technology products sector by demographic characteristic
Table: 36-10-0692-01
Geography: Canada
Frequency: Annual
Description: National data on employment in the environmental and clean technology products sector by demographic characteristic. This includes gender, age, level of education, immigration status, indigenous identity and visible minority status by industry. Variables of interest include number of jobs, hours worked, wages and salaries as well as average hourly wage.
Release date: 2024-05-28
18. Employment in the environmental and clean technology products sector by gender and age, and by demographic characteristic
Table: 36-10-0693-01
Geography: Canada
Frequency: Annual
Description: National data on employment in the environmental and clean technology products sector, by gender, age, and demographic characteristic. This includes level of education, immigration status, indigenous identity and visible minority status by environmental and clean technology products group. Variables of interest include number of jobs, hours worked, wages and salaries as well as average hourly wage.
Release date: 2024-05-28
19. Employment per occupation in the environmental and clean technology products sector by demographic characteristic
Table: 36-10-0694-01
Geography: Canada
Frequency: Annual
Description: National data on employment per occupation (National Occupation Classification) in the environmental and clean technology products sector by demographic characteristic. This includes level of education, immigration status, indigenous identity and visible minority status. Variables of interest include number of jobs, hours worked, wages and salaries as well as average hourly wage.
Release date: 2024-05-28
20. Labour statistics consistent with the System of National Accounts (SNA), by job category and industry
Table: 36-10-0489-01
Geography: Canada, Province or territory
Frequency: Annual
Description: Labour statistics by job category, for Canada, the provinces and territories, annual.
Release date: 2024-05-21

Analysis (830)

Analysis (830) (30 to 40 of 830 results)

31. Foreign workers in Canada: Work permit holders versus employment income records, 2010 to 2022
Articles and reports: 36-28-0001202301000003
Description: As the role of temporary foreign workers in Canada’s labour market has grown in significance, it has become essential to accurately measure their numbers for informing policy decisions. Two data sources have often been used to determine the number of temporary foreign workers: data on work permit holders released by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada and data based on tax administrative files that identify temporary residents with earnings. This article aims to evaluate the benefits and limitations of these two data sources and compare the trends in the number of temporary foreign workers derived from them.
Release date: 2023-10-25
32. Foreign workers in Canada: Changing composition and employment incidences of work permit holders
Articles and reports: 36-28-0001202301000004
Description: Canada has a long history of recruiting foreign nationals to address temporary labour shortages through a diverse range of work permit programs. Along with a significant increase in the number of work permit holders, there have been large changes in the composition of this population in terms of work permit programs and demographic characteristics. This article aims to examine recent changes in the composition of work permit programs and the proportion of work permit holders reporting employment income.
Release date: 2023-10-25
33. Labour market characteristics of persons with and without disabilities in 2022: Results from the Labour Force Survey
Stats in brief: 11-001-X202324237366
Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
Release date: 2023-08-30
34. Education and earnings of Canadian-born Black populations
Articles and reports: 75-006-X202300100009
Description: Using data from the 2021 Census, this study examines educational attainment and earnings of the Canadian-born Black population, focusing on three groups: i) those with at least one African-born parent (African-origin); ii) those with at least one Caribbean-born parent (Caribbean-origin); and iii) those whose parents were both born in Canada (Canadian-origin).
Release date: 2023-08-22
35. Canadian-born Black populations: Educational attainment and earnings
Stats in brief: 11-627-M2023048
Description: This infographic analyzes three different Canadian-born Black populations: those with at least one parent born in Africa, those with at least one parent born in the Caribbean, and those with both parents born in Canada. It looks at how educational attainment differs between the three different Canadian-born Black populations, and how education along with other factors contributes to earnings differences between the different Black populations and between Black and non-Indigenous non-racialized populations.
Release date: 2023-08-22
36. Trends in the employment quality of health care workers
Stats in brief: 11-627-M2023046
Description: Using data from the Labour Force Survey, this infographic examines the employment experiences of health care workers during the pandemic, including illness-related work absences and overtime. It also explore how these changing job characteristics affected health care workers and their likelihood to leave their current positions.
Release date: 2023-08-10
37. From high school, into postsecondary education and on to the labour market
Articles and reports: 81-595-M2023004
Description: This fact sheet provides metrics on how young Canadians move from largely compulsory secondary education, into and through their postsecondary experiences and finally onto the labour market. It brings together the latest indicators that can provide insight into these pathways.
Release date: 2023-07-28
38. The changing nature of work since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic
Articles and reports: 36-28-0001202300700003
Description: Before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, rapid advances in automation and artificial intelligence were often featured in discussions around the changing nature of work. The concern, which is still present today, centred around the possibility that machines and robots could perform certain tasks more efficiently than humans. The purpose of this study is to update the trends in the changing nature of work with new data covering the pandemic period (up to and including 2022).
Release date: 2023-07-26
39. The Provincial Nominee Program: Its expansion in Canada
Articles and reports: 36-28-0001202300700004
Description: The Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) was introduced in all provinces, excluding Quebec, and most territories in Canada between 1998 and 2009. Its primary goal was to increase the settlement of economic immigrants outside major Canadian cities and to address the workforce needs of employers, as perceived by the province or territory. This article focuses on the expansion of the PNP in Canada and is part of a series that examines the characteristics and labour market outcomes of PNP immigrants.
Release date: 2023-07-26
40. Highlights from a new study on the lifetime earnings growth of individuals with childhood-onset disabilities
Articles and reports: 36-28-0001202300700006
Description: For some individuals with a disability, the main labour market challenge is to find employment. Others may find it difficult to retain their jobs or qualify for promotion opportunities. This study offers important new insights into the life-long evolution of the earnings of individuals whose disability started when they were children.
Release date: 2023-07-26

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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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