Unemployment, Total, all education levels, ages 55 to 64, Canada

(SC_14100019_2628604)
Observations
Sep 2026: 187.1
Updated: 2026-11-02, 9:10:05 a.m. ET
Units
Thousands of persons,
Frequency
Monthly
Source
Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey
Series ID
SC_14100019_2628604
Table 14-10-0019-01
CREDUnemployment, Total, all education levels, ages 55 to 64, Canada
COVID-19 recessionGlobal Financial CrisisEarly 1990s recession501001502002503003504004505001990199419982002200620102014201820222026Thousands of persons1990-01-01: 79.81990-02-01: 77.91990-03-01: 77.81990-04-01: 721990-05-01: 67.91990-06-01: 62.31990-07-01: 57.81990-08-01: 63.91990-09-01: 59.51990-10-01: 64.31990-11-01: 81.21990-12-01: 911991-01-01: 981991-02-01: 105.81991-03-01: 114.91991-04-01: 107.41991-05-01: 99.61991-06-01: 100.31991-07-01: 871991-08-01: 92.81991-09-01: 801991-10-01: 83.31991-11-01: 87.51991-12-01: 92.21992-01-01: 102.11992-02-01: 103.21992-03-01: 122.81992-04-01: 1081992-05-01: 991992-06-01: 101.61992-07-01: 991992-08-01: 105.81992-09-01: 99.91992-10-01: 107.11992-11-01: 123.11992-12-01: 116.51993-01-01: 111.51993-02-01: 122.91993-03-01: 123.71993-04-01: 117.91993-05-01: 122.71993-06-01: 1131993-07-01: 105.51993-08-01: 112.11993-09-01: 110.31993-10-01: 110.71993-11-01: 111.41993-12-01: 115.81994-01-01: 1141994-02-01: 128.81994-03-01: 1321994-04-01: 132.91994-05-01: 120.21994-06-01: 106.51994-07-01: 100.21994-08-01: 102.21994-09-01: 89.91994-10-01: 871994-11-01: 87.61994-12-01: 90.81995-01-01: 120.51995-02-01: 106.31995-03-01: 107.51995-04-01: 106.91995-05-01: 90.21995-06-01: 92.81995-07-01: 93.91995-08-01: 94.81995-09-01: 81.41995-10-01: 85.31995-11-01: 91.91995-12-01: 88.21996-01-01: 99.11996-02-01: 961996-03-01: 93.91996-04-01: 95.81996-05-01: 781996-06-01: 81.71996-07-01: 83.51996-08-01: 87.51996-09-01: 90.11996-10-01: 94.81996-11-01: 101.11996-12-01: 101.71997-01-01: 107.91997-02-01: 1061997-03-01: 101.81997-04-01: 97.21997-05-01: 94.71997-06-01: 80.31997-07-01: 90.61997-08-01: 87.61997-09-01: 881997-10-01: 87.31997-11-01: 96.61997-12-01: 78.61998-01-01: 93.41998-02-01: 96.61998-03-01: 100.11998-04-01: 94.61998-05-01: 73.91998-06-01: 74.21998-07-01: 83.11998-08-01: 92.51998-09-01: 771998-10-01: 81.71998-11-01: 87.11998-12-01: 89.61999-01-01: 90.31999-02-01: 94.31999-03-01: 102.31999-04-01: 95.21999-05-01: 79.81999-06-01: 66.41999-07-01: 71.81999-08-01: 87.81999-09-01: 69.21999-10-01: 641999-11-01: 66.21999-12-01: 65.12000-01-01: 75.12000-02-01: 82.52000-03-01: 78.12000-04-01: 79.72000-05-01: 692000-06-01: 75.42000-07-01: 712000-08-01: 94.42000-09-01: 81.32000-10-01: 80.22000-11-01: 71.42000-12-01: 66.72001-01-01: 93.12001-02-01: 90.32001-03-01: 91.22001-04-01: 82.52001-05-01: 76.42001-06-01: 792001-07-01: 79.12001-08-01: 89.92001-09-01: 75.82001-10-01: 78.42001-11-01: 93.12001-12-01: 99.12002-01-01: 115.92002-02-01: 108.42002-03-01: 107.72002-04-01: 99.62002-05-01: 952002-06-01: 85.12002-07-01: 87.72002-08-01: 103.82002-09-01: 93.32002-10-01: 96.22002-11-01: 109.62002-12-01: 116.82003-01-01: 120.42003-02-01: 129.72003-03-01: 127.82003-04-01: 130.32003-05-01: 111.32003-06-01: 102.62003-07-01: 101.12003-08-01: 119.92003-09-01: 1002003-10-01: 100.92003-11-01: 108.12003-12-01: 109.52004-01-01: 1242004-02-01: 123.22004-03-01: 128.92004-04-01: 117.32004-05-01: 1102004-06-01: 112.72004-07-01: 107.62004-08-01: 123.82004-09-01: 932004-10-01: 952004-11-01: 107.42004-12-01: 119.12005-01-01: 119.32005-02-01: 122.32005-03-01: 117.72005-04-01: 110.12005-05-01: 105.62005-06-01: 97.12005-07-01: 102.52005-08-01: 116.92005-09-01: 104.62005-10-01: 99.52005-11-01: 105.32005-12-01: 103.12006-01-01: 120.92006-02-01: 113.12006-03-01: 1312006-04-01: 118.82006-05-01: 109.92006-06-01: 99.82006-07-01: 122.82006-08-01: 139.42006-09-01: 100.42006-10-01: 96.92006-11-01: 105.32006-12-01: 114.72007-01-01: 131.32007-02-01: 123.72007-03-01: 130.72007-04-01: 121.12007-05-01: 104.92007-06-01: 113.22007-07-01: 119.12007-08-01: 134.62007-09-01: 99.42007-10-01: 107.52007-11-01: 1042007-12-01: 112.32008-01-01: 130.42008-02-01: 124.52008-03-01: 142.92008-04-01: 121.62008-05-01: 131.82008-06-01: 116.82008-07-01: 121.82008-08-01: 146.42008-09-01: 122.22008-10-01: 124.82008-11-01: 134.32008-12-01: 150.62009-01-01: 169.92009-02-01: 187.22009-03-01: 2022009-04-01: 189.62009-05-01: 168.92009-06-01: 156.52009-07-01: 176.12009-08-01: 202.42009-09-01: 1582009-10-01: 167.72009-11-01: 1682009-12-01: 183.52010-01-01: 191.82010-02-01: 184.82010-03-01: 195.52010-04-01: 182.42010-05-01: 164.22010-06-01: 155.72010-07-01: 180.72010-08-01: 212.22010-09-01: 166.72010-10-01: 172.32010-11-01: 1692010-12-01: 181.72011-01-01: 195.32011-02-01: 208.12011-03-01: 220.62011-04-01: 220.32011-05-01: 186.12011-06-01: 161.42011-07-01: 164.42011-08-01: 202.42011-09-01: 152.82011-10-01: 1532011-11-01: 165.52011-12-01: 190.22012-01-01: 213.42012-02-01: 195.32012-03-01: 194.42012-04-01: 1912012-05-01: 166.52012-06-01: 163.82012-07-01: 167.82012-08-01: 191.22012-09-01: 155.52012-10-01: 1722012-11-01: 173.72012-12-01: 181.52013-01-01: 205.42013-02-01: 209.82013-03-01: 201.72013-04-01: 203.72013-05-01: 174.62013-06-01: 172.82013-07-01: 194.72013-08-01: 209.22013-09-01: 168.62013-10-01: 175.32013-11-01: 183.92013-12-01: 197.32014-01-01: 214.72014-02-01: 217.22014-03-01: 219.32014-04-01: 212.72014-05-01: 193.92014-06-01: 157.22014-07-01: 184.42014-08-01: 2002014-09-01: 155.92014-10-01: 176.22014-11-01: 175.82014-12-01: 182.62015-01-01: 213.82015-02-01: 218.12015-03-01: 2122015-04-01: 2112015-05-01: 193.22015-06-01: 172.12015-07-01: 195.52015-08-01: 2182015-09-01: 163.72015-10-01: 159.72015-11-01: 191.92015-12-01: 1992016-01-01: 230.42016-02-01: 2422016-03-01: 2382016-04-01: 242.52016-05-01: 189.72016-06-01: 181.62016-07-01: 207.32016-08-01: 235.72016-09-01: 177.12016-10-01: 188.12016-11-01: 185.52016-12-01: 220.12017-01-01: 229.92017-02-01: 229.42017-03-01: 230.12017-04-01: 217.22017-05-01: 198.62017-06-01: 177.32017-07-01: 183.72017-08-01: 212.72017-09-01: 163.22017-10-01: 173.22017-11-01: 174.52017-12-01: 1772018-01-01: 2072018-02-01: 199.22018-03-01: 205.22018-04-01: 193.32018-05-01: 161.22018-06-01: 159.92018-07-01: 177.42018-08-01: 214.92018-09-01: 1662018-10-01: 162.62018-11-01: 190.62018-12-01: 169.22019-01-01: 202.22019-02-01: 217.62019-03-01: 226.82019-04-01: 208.82019-05-01: 176.62019-06-01: 159.32019-07-01: 168.62019-08-01: 198.12019-09-01: 164.92019-10-01: 162.92019-11-01: 168.52019-12-01: 172.82020-01-01: 185.72020-02-01: 214.42020-03-01: 268.42020-04-01: 444.42020-05-01: 364.62020-06-01: 308.72020-07-01: 308.92020-08-01: 323.32020-09-01: 2402020-10-01: 2532020-11-01: 2402020-12-01: 271.82021-01-01: 312.42021-02-01: 295.52021-03-01: 275.12021-04-01: 301.92021-05-01: 284.62021-06-01: 256.22021-07-01: 269.12021-08-01: 288.42021-09-01: 227.12021-10-01: 232.92021-11-01: 214.82021-12-01: 203.12022-01-01: 239.62022-02-01: 211.32022-03-01: 211.62022-04-01: 202.82022-05-01: 155.52022-06-01: 1372022-07-01: 161.62022-08-01: 199.62022-09-01: 139.72022-10-01: 143.82022-11-01: 138.52022-12-01: 1392023-01-01: 181.32023-02-01: 156.22023-03-01: 178.72023-04-01: 156.12023-05-01: 142.92023-06-01: 142.32023-07-01: 156.32023-08-01: 197.72023-09-01: 152.42023-10-01: 158.22023-11-01: 151.12023-12-01: 166.52024-01-01: 162.52024-02-01: 176.22024-03-01: 183.42024-04-01: 180.22024-05-01: 165.62024-06-01: 162.22024-07-01: 174.22024-08-01: 217.92024-09-01: 154.32024-10-01: 163.12024-11-01: 1922024-12-01: 185.12025-01-01: 204.82025-02-01: 202.72025-03-01: 213.62025-04-01: 210.92025-05-01: 186.62025-06-01: 166.42025-07-01: 180.32025-08-01: 221.82025-09-01: 178.72025-10-01: 166.32025-11-01: 180.22025-12-01: 186.72026-01-01: 192.22026-02-01: 183.62026-03-01: 188.82026-04-01: 180.42026-05-01: 175.12026-06-01: 169.32026-07-01: 191.52026-08-01: 217.72026-09-01: 187.1
Source: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey via CRED
Shaded areas indicate Canadian recessions (C.D. Howe Institute).
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Notes

Units: Thousands of persons

Frequency: Monthly

Notes: Unemployment, Total, all education levels, 55 to 64 years. From the Labour Force Survey (Statistics Canada), table 14-10-0019-01. Expressed in thousands of persons; published monthly.

Suggested Citation: Statistics Canada, Unemployment, Total, all education levels, ages 55 to 64, Canada SC_14100019_2628604, retrieved from CRED, Canadian Research Economic Data; https://cred.nshipyard.com/series/SC_14100019_2628604, November 2, 2026.

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Source: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey via CRED
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Source: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey via CRED
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Source: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey via CRED
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Labour Force Participation Rate

CREDAverage Hourly Earnings
COVID-19 recession232425262728293031323334201620182020202220242026Dollars per hour2016-09-01: 23.722016-10-01: 24.22016-11-01: 24.232016-12-01: 24.322017-01-01: 24.052017-02-01: 24.322017-03-01: 24.32017-04-01: 24.682017-05-01: 24.22017-06-01: 24.232017-07-01: 23.832017-08-01: 23.82017-09-01: 24.362017-10-01: 24.362017-11-01: 24.462017-12-01: 24.72018-01-01: 24.822018-02-01: 24.972018-03-01: 25.112018-04-01: 24.862018-05-01: 24.772018-06-01: 24.862018-07-01: 24.822018-08-01: 24.932018-09-01: 25.32018-10-01: 25.352018-11-01: 25.442018-12-01: 25.682019-01-01: 25.392019-02-01: 25.772019-03-01: 25.532019-04-01: 25.72019-05-01: 25.732019-06-01: 25.692019-07-01: 25.522019-08-01: 25.552019-09-01: 25.572019-10-01: 26.022019-11-01: 26.022019-12-01: 26.492020-01-01: 26.252020-02-01: 26.382020-03-01: 26.772020-04-01: 27.322020-05-01: 27.312020-06-01: 27.162020-07-01: 26.82020-08-01: 26.992020-09-01: 26.992020-10-01: 27.232020-11-01: 27.132020-12-01: 27.562021-01-01: 27.752021-02-01: 27.932021-03-01: 27.512021-04-01: 27.522021-05-01: 27.652021-06-01: 27.322021-07-01: 27.312021-08-01: 27.412021-09-01: 27.462021-10-01: 27.662021-11-01: 27.832021-12-01: 28.312022-01-01: 28.142022-02-01: 28.192022-03-01: 28.62022-04-01: 28.482022-05-01: 28.412022-06-01: 28.592022-07-01: 28.222022-08-01: 28.422022-09-01: 28.832022-10-01: 28.992022-11-01: 29.192022-12-01: 29.442023-01-01: 29.252023-02-01: 29.42023-03-01: 29.572023-04-01: 29.662023-05-01: 29.722023-06-01: 29.712023-07-01: 29.62023-08-01: 29.462023-09-01: 29.832023-10-01: 30.022023-11-01: 29.892023-12-01: 30.022024-01-01: 30.142024-02-01: 30.542024-03-01: 30.452024-04-01: 30.742024-05-01: 30.762024-06-01: 30.872024-07-01: 30.572024-08-01: 30.912024-09-01: 31.172024-10-01: 32.022024-11-01: 31.152024-12-01: 31.012025-01-01: 31.222025-02-01: 31.432025-03-01: 31.252025-04-01: 31.72025-05-01: 31.82025-06-01: 31.552025-07-01: 31.742025-08-01: 31.732025-09-01: 32.122025-10-01: 32.392025-11-01: 32.512025-12-01: 32.742026-01-01: 32.752026-02-01: 32.992026-03-01: 32.842026-04-01: 32.922026-05-01: 33.012026-06-01: 32.742026-07-01: 32.912026-08-01: 33.1
Source: Statistics Canada, Survey of Employment, Payrolls and Hours via CRED
Shaded areas indicate Canadian recessions (C.D. Howe Institute).
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