Labor Force Participation Rate in Canada increased to 65.30 percent in October from 65.20 percent in September of 2025. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - Canada Labor Force Participation Rate - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

Number of persons in the labour force (employment and unemployment), unemployment rate, participation rate and employment rate by province, gender 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.

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Key information about Canada Labour Force Participation Rate

• Canada Labour Force Participation Rate remained the same rate at 65.0 % in Oct 2025, compared with 65.0 % in the previous month.
• Canada Labour Force Participation Rate is updated monthly, available from Jan 1976 to Oct 2025, with an average rate of 0.0 % .
• Canada Labour Force Participation Rate is reported by reported by Statistics Canada.
• In the latest reports, Canada Population reached 41.7 million people in Jun 2025.
• Unemployment Rate of Canada dropped to 6.9 % in Oct 2025.
• The country's Monthly Earnings stood at 3,808.3 USD in Sep 2025.

Unemployment rate, participation rate and employment rate for men and women, 15 years and over, by province, current year.

Graph and download economic data for Infra-Annual Labor Statistics: Labor Force Participation Rate Total: From 25 to 54 Years for Canada (LRAC25TTCAM156S) from Jan 1976 to Oct 2025 about 25 to 54 years, participation, Canada, labor force, labor, and rate.

In 2022, the labour participation rate of both sexes at all age groups in Canada remained nearly unchanged at around ** percent. However, 2022 marked the second consecutive increase of the labour participation rate.

Canada CA: Labour Force Participation Rate: Modeled ILO Estimate: Female: Aged 15-24 data was reported at 65.185 % in 2024. This records an increase from the previous number of 65.092 % for 2023. Canada CA: Labour Force Participation Rate: Modeled ILO Estimate: Female: Aged 15-24 data is updated yearly, averaging 65.264 % from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2024, with 35 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 67.943 % in 2008 and a record low of 59.210 % in 1997. Canada CA: Labour Force Participation Rate: Modeled ILO Estimate: Female: Aged 15-24 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: Labour Force. Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.;International Labour Organization. “ILO Modelled Estimates and Projections database (ILOEST)” ILOSTAT. Accessed January 07, 2025. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.;Weighted average;National estimates are also available in the WDI database. Caution should be used when comparing ILO estimates with national estimates.

Number of persons in the labour force (employment and unemployment) and not in the labour force, unemployment rate, participation rate, and employment rate, by sex and detailed age group, last 5 years.

This statistic shows the labor participation rate in Canada in 2023, distinguished by province. In 2023, the share of the population aged 15 and older that participated in Ontario's workforce was 67 percent.

Graph and download economic data for Labor Force Participation Rate for Men in Canada (DISCONTINUED) (CANLFPMNA) from 1970 to 2012 about males, participation, Canada, labor force, labor, and rate.

This statistic shows the labor participation rate in Canada from 2000 to 2023 distinguished by gender. In 2023, the share of the female population aged 15 and older that participated in Canada's workforce was at 63.7 percent.

Number of persons in the labour force (employment and unemployment) and not in the labour force, unemployment rate, participation rate, and employment rate, by gender and detailed age group.

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.

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Unemployment in Canada, by Province (1976-Present)

In this dataset, you can access monthly labor market statistics, such as unemployment numbers and percentages from 1976 to the present.

The data is broken out by: - Canada and its provinces (not including territories) - Provides numbers and percentages - Suppresses some values due to privacy

The data are compiled by month, making it a much more accessible version than the one available at a month-by-month level from the Statistics Canada website.

Dimensions

The following dimensions are available: - REF_DATE:The reference period (by year, month) - GEO: The geographic area - Sex: The sex being investigated - Age group: The age group of the economic measure - Employment: Number of persons who, during the reference week, worked for pay or profit, or performed unpaid family work or had a job but were not at work due to own illness or disability, personal or family responsibilities, labour dispute, vacation, or other reason. - Full-time employment: Full-time employment consists of persons who usually work 30 hours or more per week at their main or only job. - Labour force: Number of civilian, non-institutionalized persons 15 years of age and over who, during the reference week, were employed or unemployed. - Part-time employment: Part-time employment consists of persons who usually work less than 30 hours per week at their main or only job. Part-time employment consists of persons who usually work less than 30 hours per week at their main or only job. - Population: Number of persons of working age, 15 years and over. - Unemployment: Number of persons who, during the reference week, were without work, had looked for work in the past four weeks, and were available for work. Those persons on layoff or who had a new job to start in four weeks or less are considered unemployed. - Employment rate: The employment rate is the number of persons employed expressed as a percentage of the population 15 years of age and over. - Participation rate: The participation rate is the number of labour force participants expressed as a percentage of the population 15 years of age and over. - Unemployment rate: The unemployment rate is the number of unemployed persons expressed as a percentage of the labour force.

Source

Table 14-10-0287-03 Labour force characteristics by province, monthly, seasonally adjusted

Canada CA: Labour Force Participation Rate: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Total Population Aged 15+ data was reported at 65.244 % in 2024. This records a decrease from the previous number of 65.361 % for 2023. Canada CA: Labour Force Participation Rate: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Total Population Aged 15+ data is updated yearly, averaging 65.792 % from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2024, with 35 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 67.268 % in 2008 and a record low of 64.097 % in 2020. Canada CA: Labour Force Participation Rate: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Total Population 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: Labour Force. Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.;International Labour Organization. “ILO Modelled Estimates and Projections database (ILOEST)” ILOSTAT. Accessed January 07, 2025. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.;Weighted average;National estimates are also available in the WDI database. Caution should be used when comparing ILO estimates with national estimates.

This statistic shows the labor force participation rate in Canada from 2024 projected to 2033. In 2033, the labor force participation rate among people aged 15 years or older in Canada is forecast to be **** percent.

This statistic shows the labor participation rate in Canada in 2023, distinguished by age group. In 2023, the share of the population aged between 20 and 24 years that participated in Canada's workforce was at 85.1 percent.

Graph and download economic data for Infra-Annual Labor Statistics: Labor Force Participation Rate Total: 15 Years or over for Canada (LRACTTTTCAM156N) from Jan 1976 to Oct 2025 about 15 years +, participation, Canada, labor force, labor, and rate.