Labor Force Participation Rate in Canada remained unchanged at 65.30 percent in May. 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.

Key information about Canada Labour Force Participation Rate

• Canada Labour Force Participation Rate dropped to 64.7 % in Feb 2025, compared with 64.8 % in the previous month.
• Canada Labour Force Participation Rate is updated monthly, available from Jan 1976 to Feb 2025, with an average rate of 65.8 % .
• The data reached the an all-time high of 69.3 % in Jul 1989 and a record low of 59.8 % in Apr 2020.
• Canada Labour Force Participation Rate is reported by reported by Statistics Canada.
• In the latest reports, Canada Population reached 41.3 million people in Jun 2024.
• Unemployment Rate of Canada dropped to 6.6 % in Jan 2025.
• The country's Monthly Earnings stood at 3,624.1 USD in Dec 2024.

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

This statistic shows the labor participation rate in Canada in 2020, distinguished by province. In 2020, the share of the population aged 15 and older that participated in Ontario's workforce was 67.3 percent.

Canada Labour Force Participation Rate: Male: 5-Year Bands: Aged 50-54 data was reported at 90.440 % in 2024. This records a decrease from the previous number of 90.843 % for 2023. Canada Labour Force Participation Rate: Male: 5-Year Bands: Aged 50-54 data is updated yearly, averaging 88.626 % from Dec 1961 (Median) to 2024, with 51 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 90.843 % in 2023 and a record low of 85.699 % in 1998. Canada Labour Force Participation Rate: Male: 5-Year Bands: Aged 50-54 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by International Labour Organization. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Canada – Table CA.ILO.LFS: Labour Force Participation Rate: By Sex and Age: Annual.

Graph and download economic data for Infra-Annual Labor Statistics: Labor Force Participation Rate Female: From 25 to 54 Years for Canada (LRAC25FECAM156S) from Jan 1976 to May 2025 about 25 to 54 years, females, 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 68 percent. However, 2022 marked the second consecutive increase of the labour participation rate.

Historical chart and dataset showing Canada labor force participation rate by year from 1990 to 2024.

This statistic shows the labor participation rate in Canada from 2000 to 2020 distinguished by gender. In 2020, the share of the female population aged 15 and older that participated in Canada's workforce was at 63.4 percent.

This statistic shows the labor force participation rate in Canada from 2018 projected to 2028. In 2028, the labor force participation rate among people aged 15 years or older in Canada is forecast to be 63.92 percent.

Canada CA: Labour Force Participation Rate: Modeled ILO Estimate: Male: Aged 15-24 data was reported at 64.949 % in 2024. This records an increase from the previous number of 64.845 % for 2023. Canada CA: Labour Force Participation Rate: Modeled ILO Estimate: Male: Aged 15-24 data is updated yearly, averaging 65.429 % from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2024, with 35 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 72.404 % in 1990 and a record low of 62.460 % in 2020. Canada CA: Labour Force Participation Rate: Modeled ILO Estimate: Male: 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.

This statistic shows the labor participation rate in Canada in 2020, distinguished by age group. In 2020, the share of the population aged between 20 and 24 years that participated in Canada's workforce was at 84.6 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.

Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) (national estimate) in Canada was reported at 88.44 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Canada - Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (national estimate) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on June of 2025.

This dataset provides values for LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION RATE reported in several countries. The data includes current values, previous releases, historical highs and record lows, release frequency, reported unit and currency.

Canada: Labor force participation rate: The latest value from 2023 is 65.18 percent, an increase from 65 percent in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 60.88 percent, based on data from 178 countries. Historically, the average for Canada from 1991 to 2023 is 66 percent. The minimum value, 64.02 percent, was reached in 2020 while the maximum of 67.56 percent was recorded in 2003.

Number of persons in the labour force (employment and unemployment), unemployment rate, participation rate and employment rate by Montréal, Toronto and Vancouver census metropolitan areas. 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-tomonth change and the standard error of the year-over-year change.

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.

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.