Employment in Canada increased by 83.10 in June of 2025. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - Canada Employment Change - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

The number of employed people in Canada amounted to approximately 20.72 million people in 2024. Between 1980 and 2024, the number rose by around 9.74 million people, though the increase followed an uneven trajectory rather than a consistent upward trend. From 2024 to 2026, the number will increase by about 220 thousand people.The indicator describes the number of employed people. This refers to persons who during a pre-defined period, either: a) performed wage or salary work, b) held a formal attachment to their job (even if not currently working), (c) performed for-profit work for personal or family gain , (d) were with an enterprise although temporarily not at work for any specific reason.

This table contains 22 series, with data for years 1984 - 2000 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years). This table contains data described by the following dimensions (not all combinations are available): Unit of measure (1 items: Percent ...), Geography (1 items: Canada ...), Estimates (2 items: Increase in employment;Increase in hours for employees paid by the hour ...), Type of industry (11 items: Industrial aggregate;Manufacturing industries;Non-durable industries;Goods producing industries ...).

Canada CA: Employment To Population Ratio: National Estimate: Aged 15+ data was reported at 62.060 % in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 61.982 % for 2022. Canada CA: Employment To Population Ratio: National Estimate: Aged 15+ data is updated yearly, averaging 61.210 % from Dec 1976 (Median) to 2023, with 48 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 63.349 % in 2008 and a record low of 56.879 % in 1977. Canada CA: Employment To Population Ratio: National Estimate: Aged 15+ data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Canada – Table CA.World Bank.WDI: Employment and Unemployment. Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Employment is defined as persons of working age who, during a short reference period, were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period (i.e. who worked in a job for at least one hour) or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangements. Ages 15 and older are generally considered the working-age population.;International Labour Organization. “Labour Force Statistics database (LFS)” ILOSTAT. Accessed January 07, 2025. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.;Weighted average;The series for ILO estimates is also available in the WDI database. Caution should be used when comparing ILO estimates with national estimates.

Unemployment Rate in Canada decreased to 6.90 percent in June from 7 percent in May of 2025. This dataset provides - Canada Unemployment Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Canada CA: Employment Rate: Age 15-74 data was reported at 65.548 % in 2026. This records an increase from the previous number of 65.297 % for 2025. Canada CA: Employment Rate: Age 15-74 data is updated yearly, averaging 64.950 % from Dec 1985 (Median) to 2026, with 42 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 66.700 % in 2008 and a record low of 59.799 % in 1993. Canada CA: Employment Rate: Age 15-74 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Canada – Table CA.OECD.EO: Employment and Unemployment: Forecast: OECD Member: Annual.

This statistic shows the annual growth in employment in Canada throughout 2022 to 2031, by industry. Throughout 2022 to 2031, employment in the healthcare industry is forecast to grow at an annual rate of *** percent on average.

Regional unemployment rates used by the Employment Insurance program, by effective date, current month.

Canada CA: Employers: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Total Employment data was reported at 3.714 % in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 3.686 % for 2022. Canada CA: Employers: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Total Employment data is updated yearly, averaging 5.026 % from Dec 1991 (Median) to 2023, with 33 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 6.477 % in 1991 and a record low of 3.686 % in 2022. Canada CA: Employers: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Total Employment data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Canada – Table CA.World Bank.WDI: Employment and Unemployment. Employers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a 'self-employment jobs' i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).;International Labour Organization. “ILO modelled estimates database” ILOSTAT. Accessed January 07, 2025. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.;Weighted average;

According to a survey conducted in 2020, Canadian employees working in the financial services made up the largest group of workers whose productivity had increased since with COVID-19 pandemic, with ** percent of respondents stating this. Other sectors in which employees affirmed to be be more productive were health care, education, and manufacturing. On the other hand, employees from the technology and telecommunication as well as from the business sectors represented the smallest groups.

The Tourism human resource module provides data on jobs in tourism industries. This table includes jobs, hours worked, labour income and related indicators of employees in tourism industries, by work activity (full-time or part-time), sex, immigrant status and occupation.

The statistic shows the unemployment rate in Canada from 2019 to 2023, with projections up until 2029. In 2023, the unemployment rate in Canada was at around 5.41 percent. Canada’s economy Three-quarter of Canada’s workforce is employed in the services sector, with the other two sectors, agriculture and industry, accounting for the rest of Canada’s employment. The country’s main export and import partner is the United States. Although both export and import figures have increased over the last few years, the trade balance of goods in Canada – i.e. the value of Canada’s exports minus the value of its imports – has slumped dramatically since the economic crisis hit in 2008. In 2009, for the first time in a decade, Canada reported a trade deficit, and the figures are still struggling to recover. Additionally, Canada’s public debt has been increasing since the crisis. Although a few key figures are still not back to the usual level, Canada and its economy seem to have more or less bounced back from the crisis; as can be seen above, the unemployment rate is gradually decreasing, for example, and gross domestic product / GDP in Canada has been increasing steadily. Canada is thus among the countries with the largest proportion of global gross domestic product / GDP based on Purchasing Power Parity. Canada is among the leading trading nations worldwide, and an important part of its economy is the export of oil. The country hosts significant oil resources, in fact, its capacity is the third-largest after those of Saudi Arabia and Venezuela.

Unemployment rate, participation rate, and employment rate by educational attainment, gender and age group, annual.

Expected rate of increase in wages and reasons for expecting a faster rate of increase in wages over the next 12 months, by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), business employment size, type of business, business activity and majority ownership, fourth quarter of 2023.

The wages on the Job Bank website are specific to an occupation and provide information on the earnings of workers at the regional level. Wages for most occupations are also provided at the national and provincial level. In Canada, all jobs are associated with one specific occupational grouping which is determined by the National Occupational Classification. For most occupations, a minimum, median and maximum wage estimates are displayed. They are update annually. If you have comments or questions regarding the wage information, please contact the Labour Market Information Division at: NC-LMI-IMT-GD@hrsdc-rhdcc.gc.ca

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), gender and age group. 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.

This statistic shows the projection of the change in employment in the Canadian construction sector between 2019 and 2028, broken down by province. Employment in the construction sector is expected to rise around **** percent between 2024 and 2028 in the province of Alberta.

Employment Rate in Canada increased to 60.90 percent in June from 60.80 percent in May of 2025. This dataset provides - Canada Employment Rate- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Employment, million people in Canada, June, 2025 The most recent value is 21.45 million employed people as of June 2025, an increase compared to the previous value of 21.19 million employed people. Historically, the average for Canada from January 1976 to June 2025 is 14.91 million employed people. The minimum of 9.27 million employed people was recorded in January 1976, while the maximum of 21.45 million employed people was reached in June 2025. | TheGlobalEconomy.com

This table contains 22 series, with data for years 1984 - 2000 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years). This table contains data described by the following dimensions (not all combinations are available): Unit of measure (1 items: Percent ...), Geography (1 items: Canada ...), Estimates (2 items: Increase in employment;Increase in hours for employees paid by the hour ...), Type of industry (11 items: Industrial aggregate;Manufacturing industries;Non-durable industries;Goods producing industries ...).