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  • 1. 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
  • 2. Small area estimates of labour force characteristics for sub-provincial areas, monthly, unadjusted for seasonality
    Table: 14-10-0457-01
    Frequency: Monthly
    Description: Small area estimates of unemployment rate, employment rate and number of employed persons for census metropolitan areas, census agglomerations and self-contained labour areas. Data are unadjusted for seasonality and updated monthly.
    Release date: 2024-09-17
  • 3. Labour market indicators, census metropolitan areas, census agglomerations and self-contained labour areas: Interactive dashboard
    Data Visualization: 71-607-X2024025
    Description: This dashboard displays small area estimates of unemployment rate, employment rate and employment for census metropolitan areas, census agglomerations, and a complementary geography of small communities and rural areas called self-contained labour areas. The dashboard allows users to visually explore the estimates using an interactive map as well as time series charts and tables. Data are unadjusted for seasonality and updated monthly.
    Release date: 2024-09-17
  • 4. 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
  • 5. 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
  • 6. Trends in employment and hourly earnings of mothers of young children, 1997 to 2023
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2024031
    Description: This infographic uses data from the Labour Force Survey to look at trends in employment and wage among mothers with young children (age 5 and under). Special attention is paid to differences based on partnership status of mothers.
    Release date: 2024-09-11
  • 7. 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
  • 8. 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: 2024-09-06
  • 9. Labour Force Survey: Public Use Microdata File
    Public use microdata: 71M0001X
    Description: This public use microdata file (PUMF) contains non-aggregated data for a wide variety of variables collected from the Labour Force Survey (LFS). The LFS collects monthly information on the labour market activities of Canada's working age population. This product is for users who prefer to do their own analysis by focusing on specific subgroups in the population or by cross-classifying variables that are not in our catalogued products.

    Monthly files are available back to 2006 and can be directly downloaded. For reference periods prior to 2006, files are available by request through Statistics Canada's Electronic File Transfer (EFT) service and date back to 1976.

    Release date: 2024-09-06
  • 10. Labour Force Survey in brief: Interactive app
    Data Visualization: 14-20-00012018001
    Description:

    This interactive visualization application provides a comprehensive picture of the Canadian labour market using the most recent Labour Force Survey data available. The estimates are seasonally adjusted and available by province, sex, age group and industry. Historical estimates, going back 5 years, are also included for monthly employment changes and unemployment rates. The interactive application allows users to quickly and easily explore and personalize the information presented. Combine multiple provinces, sexes and age groups to create your own labour market domains of interest.

    Release date: 2024-09-06
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  • 111. Understanding public-private sector differences in work absences Archived
    Articles and reports: 75-006-X201300111862
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    Absences from work can be expressed in terms of days lost per year, on the basis of Labour Force Survey data. In this In Brief, the new data on work absences for 2012 are introduced, and the differences between private and public sector employees' absences are examined in more detail.

    Release date: 2013-09-19
  • 112. What has changed for young people in Canada? Archived
    Articles and reports: 75-006-X201300111847
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    The social and economic well-being of young people currently generates a lot of interest. Are young people different from previous generations? Do they experience more difficulties in the labour market? Are some doing better than others?

    Release date: 2013-07-04
  • 113. Unemployment Dynamics Among Canada's Youth Archived
    Articles and reports: 11-626-X2013024
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    This article in the Economic Insights series examines the differences between youth and adults in terms of unemployment inflow and outflow rates, for a better understanding of the gap between the unemployment rates of youth and adults. Data from the Labour Force Survey from 1977 to 2012 are used for this analysis. The article is part of a series of Economic Insights articles providing information on the evolution of Canada's economy.

    Release date: 2013-06-11
  • 114. Health region level unemployment rates, population estimates, and dependency ratios 2012 Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X20131418041
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2013-05-21
  • 115. Employment changes across industries during the downturn and recovery Archived
    Articles and reports: 75-006-X201300111775
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    This study examines employment variations across industries during the recent labour market downturn and subsequent recovery, and examines the sectors that have been drivers of job growth since employment returned to pre-downturn levels.

    Release date: 2013-04-04
  • 116. The Canadian Immigrant Labour Market from 2008 to 2011 Archived
    Articles and reports: 71-606-X2012006
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    Using the Labour Force Survey data, this series of analytical reports provides an overview of the labour market experiences of immigrants to Canada. These reports examine the labour force characteristics of immigrants, such as employment and unemployment at the Canada level and for the provinces. They also provide detailed analysis by region of birth and other aspects of the immigrant labour market.

    The first two reports analyzed the 2006 labour market experiences of immigrants. The third one updated many of these characteristics for 2007. The fourth report analyzed immigrants' employment rates in 2007 by region of postsecondary education, while the fifth report examined immigrants' employment quality in 2008. This sixth report examines immigrants' labour market outcomes from 2008 to 2011, with an overview of the recent downturn and its impact on immigrant workers relative to their Canadian-born counterparts.

    Release date: 2012-12-14
  • 117. Study: Years to retirement 1998 to 2009 Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X20123396882
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2012-12-04
  • 118. The Impact of Involuntary Breaks in Employment and Level of Education on the Timing of Retirement Archived
    Articles and reports: 75-004-M2012001
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    This article uses the concept of expected working life, developed in a previous article, and expands it to include involuntary retirements based on certain scenarios. We also examine the effect of level of education on expected working life.

    Release date: 2012-12-04
  • 119. The Situation of Official-Language Minorities in the Labour Market
    Journals and periodicals: 89-651-X
    Description:

    This article presents employment and unemployment rates, and some information regarding salaries and industrial sectors of employees, for official-language minorities. These data are based on the Labour Force Survey and enable comparisons between official-language minority and majority according to their situation in the labour market for provinces or groups of provinces.

    Release date: 2012-11-01
  • 120. Study: How the older unemployed look for work 2006 to 2010 Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X20122356261
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2012-08-22
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  • 1. Improvements to the Labour Force Survey (LFS)
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 71F0031X
    Description:

    This paper introduces and explains modifications made to the Labour Force Survey estimates.

    Release date: 2023-01-30
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