Reason for not looking for work, annual (x 1,000)¹

Frequency: Annual

Table: 14-10-0128-01 (formerly CANSIM 282-0219)

Geography: Canada, Province or territory

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This table displays the results of Reason for not looking for work, annual (x 1,000).
The table type is Simple.
The information is grouped by Reason (appearing as row headers).
For the column header, Row 1 is Geography, Row 2 is Sex, Row 3 is Age group, Row 4 is Reference period.
	Canada (map)
	Both sexes
	15 years and over
Reason³	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019
	Persons
Total not in the labour force	10,001.8	10,146.5	10,238.8	10,477.6	10,539.7
Not in the labour force but wanted work	433.7	406.6	393.3	371.0	362.1
Wanted work, reason - illness	79.9	81.0	80.5	85.9	81.9
Wanted work, reason - personal/family responsibilities	65.2	64.4	66.1	65.0	58.7
Wanted work, reason - school	115.6	98.8	96.4	85.3	88.1
Wanted work, reason - awaiting recall/reply	32.5	31.2	33.1	28.0	29.9
Wanted work, reason - discouraged ⁴	26.8	30.1	24.5	21.3	21.4
Wanted work, reason - other	113.7	101.0	92.7	85.6	82.1
Not in the labour force and did not want work or not available	9,568.1	9,739.9	9,845.5	10,106.6	10,177.5

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How to cite: Statistics Canada. Table 14-10-0128-01 Reason for not looking for work, annual (x 1,000)

DOI: https://doi.org/10.25318/1410012801-eng

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