Employment and unemployment
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20,597,0000.1%(monthly change)
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6.5%0.0 pts(monthly change)
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$1,270.464.6%(12-month change)
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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%
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- Table: 97-570-X1991139Description:
This table details experienced labour force 15 years and over by sex and occupation major groups, showing industry divisions.
Release date: 1993-06-01 - Profile of a community or region: 95F0170XDescription:
The "Profiles" series provides a statistical overview of various census geographic areas. Part B provides data collected from a 20% sample of households on characteristics such as home language, ethnic origin, place of birth, education, religion, labour force activity, housing costs and income.
Release date: 1993-06-01 - 593. 1991 Census: Profile of Census Tracts - Part B ArchivedProfile of a community or region: 95F0172XDescription:
The "Profiles" series provides a statistical overview of various census geographic areas. Part B provides data collected from a 20% sample of households on characteristics such as home language, ethnic origin, place of birth, education, religion, labour force activity, housing costs and income.
Release date: 1993-06-01 - 594. 1991 Census: Profile of Enumeration Areas - Part B ArchivedProfile of a community or region: 95F0174XDescription:
The "Profiles" series provides a statistical overview of various census geographic areas. Part B provides data collected from a 20% sample of households on characteristics such as home language, ethnic origin, place of birth, education, religion, labour force activity, housing costs and income.
Release date: 1993-06-01 - 595. 1991 Census: Profile of Urban Forward Sortation Areas ArchivedProfile of a community or region: 95F0175XDescription:
The "Profiles" series provides a statistical overview of various census geographic areas. Part A provides basic demographic, mother tongue, dwelling, household and family data collected from all households, that is, on a 100% basis. Part B provides data collected from a 20% sample of households on characteristics such as home language, ethnic origin, place of birth, education, religion, labour force activity, housing costs and income.
Release date: 1993-06-01
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- Table: 98-10-0450-01Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census metropolitan area, Census agglomeration, Census metropolitan area part, Census agglomeration partFrequency: OccasionalUniverse: Labour force aged 15 years and over in private households, 2021 Census — 25% Sample dataVariable list: Mobility status 5 years ago (9), Place of residence 5 years ago (15), Labour force status (3), Age (15A), Gender (3), Statistics (3), Occupation - TEER category - National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 (9A)Description: Data on the TEER (Training, Education, Experience and Responsibility) variant of the National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 version 1.0 by mobility status 5 years ago, place of residence 5 years ago, labour force status, age and gender.Release date: 2022-11-30
- Table: 98-10-0451-01Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census metropolitan area, Census agglomeration, Census metropolitan area part, Census agglomeration partFrequency: OccasionalUniverse: Population aged 15 years and over in private households, 2021 Census — 25% Sample dataVariable list: Highest certificate, diploma or degree (16), Indigenous identity (9), Age (15A), Gender (3), Statistics (3), Labour force status (8)Description: Data on labour force status including employment, unemployment and labour force participation rates by highest level of education, Indigenous identity, age and gender.Release date: 2022-11-30
- Table: 98-10-0454-01Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census metropolitan area, Census agglomeration, Census metropolitan area part, Census agglomeration partFrequency: OccasionalUniverse: Population aged 15 years and over in private households, 2021 Census — 25% Sample dataVariable list: Occupation - STEM and non-STEM - National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 (25A), Generation status (4), Age (15A), Gender (3), Statistics (3), Visible minority (15)Description: Data on the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) variant of the National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 version 1.0 by visible minority, generation status, age and gender.Release date: 2022-11-30
- Table: 98-10-0469-01Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census division, Census subdivisionFrequency: OccasionalUniverse: Employed labour force 15 years and over, in private households, 2021 Census — 25% Sample dataVariable list: Place of work status (7), Industry - Sectors - North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2017 (21), Age (15A), Gender (3), Work activity during the reference year (4A)Description: Data on place of work status by industry sectors (2-digit code) from the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2017, work activity during the reference year, age and gender for Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions.Release date: 2022-11-30
- Table: 98-10-0470-01Geography: Census metropolitan area, Census agglomeration, Census tractFrequency: OccasionalUniverse: Employed labour force 15 years and over, in private households, 2021 Census — 25% Sample dataVariable list: Place of work status (7), Industry - Sectors - North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2017 (21), Age (15A), Gender (3), Work activity during the reference year (4A)Description: Data on place of work status by industry sectors (2-digit code) from the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2017, work activity during the reference year, age and gender for census metropolitan areas, tracted census agglomerations and census tracts.Release date: 2022-11-30
- Table: 98-10-0471-01Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census division, Census subdivisionFrequency: OccasionalUniverse: Employed labour force 15 years and over, in private households, 2021 Census — 25% Sample dataVariable list: Place of work status (7), Occupation - Broad category - National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 (11), Age (15A), Gender (3), Work activity during the reference year (4A)Description: Data on place of work status by occupation broad category (1-digit code) from the National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021, work activity during the reference year, age and gender for Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions.Release date: 2022-11-30
- Table: 98-10-0472-01Geography: Census metropolitan area, Census agglomeration, Census tractFrequency: OccasionalUniverse: Employed labour force 15 years and over, in private households, 2021 Census — 25% Sample dataVariable list: Place of work status (7), Occupation - Broad category - National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 (11), Age (15A), Gender (3), Work activity during the reference year (4A)Description: Data on place of work status by occupation broad category (1-digit code) from the National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021, work activity during the reference year, age and gender for census metropolitan areas, tracted census agglomerations and census tracts.Release date: 2022-11-30
- Table: 98-10-0491-01Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census division, Census subdivisionFrequency: OccasionalUniverse: Employed labour force aged 15 years and over having a usual place of work or working at home, in private households, 2021 Census — 25% Sample dataVariable list: Industry - Sectors - North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2017 (21), Work activity during the reference year (4A), Age (15A), Gender (3), Place of work status (3)Description: Data on place of work status by industry sectors (2-digit code) from the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2017, work activity during the reference year, age and gender for Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions of work.Release date: 2022-11-30
- Table: 98-10-0492-01Geography: Census metropolitan area, Census agglomeration, Census tractFrequency: OccasionalUniverse: Employed labour force aged 15 years and over having a usual place of work or working at home, in private households, 2021 Census — 25% Sample dataVariable list: Industry - Sectors - North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2017 (21), Work activity during the reference year (4A), Age (15A), Gender (3), Place of work status (3)Description: Data on place of work status by industry sectors (2-digit code) from the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2017, work activity during the reference year, age and gender for census metropolitan areas, tracted census agglomerations and census tracts of work.Release date: 2022-11-30
- Table: 98-10-0493-01Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census division, Census subdivisionFrequency: OccasionalUniverse: Employed labour force aged 15 years and over having a usual place of work or working at home, in private households, 2021 Census — 25% Sample dataVariable list: Occupation - Broad category - National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 (11), Work activity during the reference year (4A), Age (15A), Gender (3), Place of work status (3)Description: Data on place of work status by occupation broad category (1-digit code) from the National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021, work activity during the reference year, age and gender for Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions of work.Release date: 2022-11-30
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- Articles and reports: 36-28-0001202401000005Description: Workforce diversity, particularly the inclusion of women in leadership roles, significantly enhances business performance by improving financial outcomes such as return on assets, equity and sales. Studies show that having a greater number of women in top management positions not only drives profitability but also contributes to a more innovative and resilient corporate culture. This study, primarily using data from the 2021 Census of Population, examines the representation of women in middle and senior management positions in Canada, comparing their characteristics with those of their men counterparts.Release date: 2024-10-23
- Articles and reports: 81-595-M2024002Description: 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
- Articles and reports: 36-28-0001202400900001Description: 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
- Articles and reports: 11F0019M2024005Description: This study provides experimental estimates of the number and percentage of workers in Canada potentially susceptible to AI-related job transformation based on the complementarity-adjusted AI occupational exposure index.Release date: 2024-09-03
- Articles and reports: 36-28-0001202400800001Description: Investing in a postsecondary education is an important decision in the lives of young people, because it may lead to significantly higher lifetime earnings, which may vary substantially across different disciplines. The purpose of this short article is to present results for master’s degree graduates aged 25 to 34 collected on the 2021 Census of Population. Only individuals who worked during the census reference week (May 2 to 8, 2021) and who completed a Canadian master’s degree program are included.Release date: 2024-08-28
- Stats in brief: 11-627-M2024029Description: The infographic uses data from the integrated file of the Postsecondary Student Information System, the 2016 Census, the 2021 Census and the T1 Family File to compare the job quality of Indigenous graduates with a bachelor's degree with that of non-racialized and non-Indigenous graduates two years after graduation. Job quality indicators include employment income, unionization rate, and employer pension plan coverage rate.Release date: 2024-06-24
- Articles and reports: 81-595-M2023005Description: Using a database that integrates anonymized data from the Postsecondary Student Information System (PSIS) with data from the 2016 Census, the 2021 Census and the T1 Family File (T1FF), this article will examine demographic characteristics of Indigenous graduates at the bachelor level, as well as certain job quality indicators, such as annual employment income level, unionization rate and pension plan coverage rate, at the beginning of their career, that is two years after graduating.Release date: 2024-02-21
- Articles and reports: 36-28-0001202301200002Description: Investing in a postsecondary education is one of the most important decisions made by people over their lifetime. Understanding the potential outcomes associated with specific postsecondary academic programs may help inform young people, but most of the available information focuses on earnings. While important, earnings say little about what postsecondary graduates are likely to do in their career, which may factor heavily in their decision-making process. This article presents the most prevalent jobs held by graduates of Canadian bachelor’s degree programs aged 25 to 34 using the 2021 Census of Population.Release date: 2023-12-21
- Stats in brief: 11-627-M2023069Description: This infographic looks at trends in women's self-employment in Canada, as well as the occupational and demographic characteristics of self-employment among women.Release date: 2023-12-19
- Articles and reports: 75-006-X202300100014Description: This study uses historical data from the Labour Force Survey, from 1976 to 2022, to provide a profile of self-employment among women in Canada; looking at changes in the self-employment rate, type of self-employment and the top occupations among the self-employed. It also uses data from the 2001 and 2021 Censuses of Population to profile self-employment among various population groups.Release date: 2023-12-04
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- 1. Updated content for the 2021 Census of Population: Education, labour, commuting, and Veterans ArchivedSurveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 98-20-00012020004Description:
This fact sheet offers a concise overview of updated—new or modified—content for the 2021 Census of Population that is specific to the theme of education, labour, commuting, and Veterans, which includes the following topics: education, labour market conditions, commuting to work, and Veteran and military service. The changes considered for these topics are explained, along with the resulting approach for 2021.
Release date: 2020-07-20 - Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 97-559-G2006003Description:
This guide focuses on the following topics: Labour market activity and Unpaid work.
Provides information that enables users to effectively use, apply and interpret data from the 2006 Census. Each guide contains definitions and explanations on census concepts, data quality and historical comparability. Additional information will be included for specific variables to help general users better understand the concepts and questions used in the census.
Release date: 2008-06-10 - Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 97-559-P2006003Description:
This guide focuses on the following topics: Labour market activity and Unpaid work.
Provides information that enables users to effectively use, apply and interpret data from the 2006 Census. Each guide contains definitions and explanations on census concepts. Additional information will be included for specific variables to help general users better understand the concepts and questions used in the census.
Release date: 2008-04-08 - 4. They're Here to Farm ArchivedSurveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 96-328-M2004022Geography: CanadaDescription:
This activity focuses on the contribution of immigrants to Canadian agriculture, highlighting which countries they come from and why, and what types of farms they prefer.
Release date: 2005-01-28 - Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 92-388-XDescription:
This report contains basic conceptual and data quality information to help users interpret and make use of census occupation data. It gives an overview of the collection, coding (to the 2001 National Occupational Classification), edit and imputation of the occupation data from the 2001 Census. The report describes procedural changes between the 2001 and earlier censuses, and provides an analysis of the quality level of the 2001 Census occupation data. Finally, it details the revision of the 1991 Standard Occupational Classification used in the 1991 and 1996 Censuses to the 2001 National Occupational Classification for Statistics used in 2001. The historical comparability of data coded to the two classifications is discussed. Appendices to the report include a table showing historical data for the 1991, 1996 and 2001 Censuses.
Release date: 2004-07-15 - Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 92-391-XDescription:
This report contains basic conceptual and data quality information intended to facilitate the use and interpretation of census industry data. It provides an overview of the industry processing cycle, including elements such as regional processing, edit and imputation, and the tabulation of error rates. A detailed explanation of the automated coding systems used in the 2001 Census is also documented, in addition to notable changes in the imputation procedures. The report concludes with summary tables that indicate the level of data quality in the 2001 Census industry data. Appendices to the report contain historical data going back to the 1971 Census.
Release date: 2004-06-02 - Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 92-389-XDescription:
This report contains basic conceptual and data quality information intended to facilitate the use and interpretation of census industry data. It provides an overview of the industry processing cycle, including elements such as regional processing, edit and imputation, and the tabulation of error rates. Notable changes in the industrial classification structure are discussed as well as differences in the coding procedures from the previous census (1996). The report concludes with summary tables that indicate the level of data quality in the 2001 Census industry data.
Release date: 2004-05-04
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