Caring for children, ages 25 to 44, Canada

(SC_14100028_2050804)
Observations
Sep 2026: 232.5
Updated: 2026-11-02, 9:11:25 a.m. ET
Units
Thousands of persons,
Frequency
Monthly
Source
Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey
Series ID
SC_14100028_2050804
Table 14-10-0028-01
CREDCaring for children, ages 25 to 44, Canada
COVID-19 recessionGlobal Financial Crisis1802002202402602803001997200020032006200920122015201820212026Thousands of persons1997-01-01: 251.81997-02-01: 261.11997-03-01: 267.31997-04-01: 267.61997-05-01: 2741997-06-01: 271.71997-07-01: 255.81997-08-01: 235.41997-09-01: 253.91997-10-01: 255.91997-11-01: 249.81997-12-01: 247.21998-01-01: 230.51998-02-01: 233.61998-03-01: 226.11998-04-01: 251.61998-05-01: 245.61998-06-01: 246.71998-07-01: 230.31998-08-01: 245.31998-09-01: 2601998-10-01: 254.81998-11-01: 267.51998-12-01: 277.21999-01-01: 260.51999-02-01: 274.11999-03-01: 264.51999-04-01: 255.61999-05-01: 235.81999-06-01: 255.41999-07-01: 2321999-08-01: 245.81999-09-01: 2531999-10-01: 270.71999-11-01: 273.11999-12-01: 255.42000-01-01: 2712000-02-01: 238.92000-03-01: 242.32000-04-01: 251.22000-05-01: 2632000-06-01: 255.12000-07-01: 233.82000-08-01: 239.72000-09-01: 252.62000-10-01: 253.32000-11-01: 246.42000-12-01: 264.32001-01-01: 260.32001-02-01: 253.32001-03-01: 265.42001-04-01: 275.62001-05-01: 268.12001-06-01: 262.92001-07-01: 243.92001-08-01: 234.82001-09-01: 2422001-10-01: 238.72001-11-01: 255.12001-12-01: 248.32002-01-01: 264.82002-02-01: 253.32002-03-01: 251.52002-04-01: 268.32002-05-01: 2622002-06-01: 256.32002-07-01: 250.22002-08-01: 246.32002-09-01: 267.52002-10-01: 250.32002-11-01: 250.72002-12-01: 270.82003-01-01: 250.82003-02-01: 254.82003-03-01: 242.32003-04-01: 242.42003-05-01: 230.72003-06-01: 233.22003-07-01: 219.52003-08-01: 223.82003-09-01: 246.32003-10-01: 244.62003-11-01: 248.42003-12-01: 235.52004-01-01: 2562004-02-01: 259.32004-03-01: 250.92004-04-01: 259.52004-05-01: 249.92004-06-01: 248.62004-07-01: 239.42004-08-01: 231.92004-09-01: 2542004-10-01: 258.52004-11-01: 267.42004-12-01: 259.12005-01-01: 270.62005-02-01: 257.42005-03-01: 267.42005-04-01: 268.12005-05-01: 287.22005-06-01: 278.22005-07-01: 258.62005-08-01: 251.82005-09-01: 268.42005-10-01: 278.32005-11-01: 269.62005-12-01: 248.12006-01-01: 2312006-02-01: 2432006-03-01: 238.32006-04-01: 248.42006-05-01: 247.82006-06-01: 248.92006-07-01: 234.92006-08-01: 213.72006-09-01: 241.32006-10-01: 244.32006-11-01: 251.72006-12-01: 245.12007-01-01: 2602007-02-01: 264.62007-03-01: 250.62007-04-01: 267.32007-05-01: 275.32007-06-01: 256.62007-07-01: 243.52007-08-01: 239.32007-09-01: 243.62007-10-01: 248.12007-11-01: 260.12007-12-01: 252.62008-01-01: 247.32008-02-01: 252.82008-03-01: 239.92008-04-01: 244.72008-05-01: 266.12008-06-01: 256.92008-07-01: 223.82008-08-01: 230.62008-09-01: 257.12008-10-01: 270.32008-11-01: 268.62008-12-01: 254.92009-01-01: 253.42009-02-01: 254.92009-03-01: 253.12009-04-01: 249.32009-05-01: 239.32009-06-01: 225.42009-07-01: 2122009-08-01: 200.62009-09-01: 205.62009-10-01: 218.52009-11-01: 217.22009-12-01: 219.72010-01-01: 226.72010-02-01: 238.62010-03-01: 237.22010-04-01: 243.92010-05-01: 229.12010-06-01: 223.42010-07-01: 218.62010-08-01: 212.32010-09-01: 226.82010-10-01: 233.12010-11-01: 246.52010-12-01: 236.52011-01-01: 235.72011-02-01: 250.52011-03-01: 228.52011-04-01: 226.32011-05-01: 230.52011-06-01: 232.92011-07-01: 192.72011-08-01: 207.42011-09-01: 231.72011-10-01: 232.42011-11-01: 2382011-12-01: 238.42012-01-01: 224.72012-02-01: 240.62012-03-01: 208.92012-04-01: 222.32012-05-01: 222.22012-06-01: 231.62012-07-01: 2052012-08-01: 2062012-09-01: 221.72012-10-01: 232.32012-11-01: 247.52012-12-01: 230.82013-01-01: 217.42013-02-01: 231.92013-03-01: 219.92013-04-01: 224.82013-05-01: 229.62013-06-01: 220.12013-07-01: 195.92013-08-01: 212.12013-09-01: 211.82013-10-01: 230.92013-11-01: 228.22013-12-01: 239.82014-01-01: 217.42014-02-01: 232.72014-03-01: 222.52014-04-01: 241.12014-05-01: 244.32014-06-01: 234.22014-07-01: 216.62014-08-01: 198.92014-09-01: 204.32014-10-01: 211.42014-11-01: 223.22014-12-01: 210.32015-01-01: 208.32015-02-01: 200.32015-03-01: 212.52015-04-01: 232.12015-05-01: 223.62015-06-01: 200.82015-07-01: 1992015-08-01: 203.72015-09-01: 221.92015-10-01: 222.22015-11-01: 222.32015-12-01: 2512016-01-01: 2442016-02-01: 213.12016-03-01: 231.52016-04-01: 237.92016-05-01: 232.92016-06-01: 219.92016-07-01: 230.62016-08-01: 215.42016-09-01: 218.22016-10-01: 230.22016-11-01: 233.22016-12-01: 239.12017-01-01: 245.62017-02-01: 241.22017-03-01: 240.22017-04-01: 243.52017-05-01: 249.82017-06-01: 243.22017-07-01: 231.22017-08-01: 224.82017-09-01: 228.72017-10-01: 225.12017-11-01: 237.52017-12-01: 239.72018-01-01: 233.92018-02-01: 2272018-03-01: 232.92018-04-01: 244.82018-05-01: 238.32018-06-01: 231.52018-07-01: 242.22018-08-01: 226.22018-09-01: 257.82018-10-01: 232.72018-11-01: 244.32018-12-01: 246.22019-01-01: 239.82019-02-01: 2592019-03-01: 2452019-04-01: 250.12019-05-01: 241.62019-06-01: 238.52019-07-01: 218.22019-08-01: 206.92019-09-01: 235.12019-10-01: 247.22019-11-01: 236.52019-12-01: 220.32020-01-01: 226.82020-02-01: 231.92020-03-01: 206.72020-04-01: 173.62020-05-01: 181.22020-06-01: 235.22020-07-01: 188.82020-08-01: 216.72020-09-01: 230.12020-10-01: 205.22020-11-01: 2102020-12-01: 201.92021-01-01: 196.42021-02-01: 200.22021-03-01: 187.82021-04-01: 209.42021-05-01: 214.72021-06-01: 239.72021-07-01: 2292021-08-01: 210.42021-09-01: 238.82021-10-01: 219.62021-11-01: 251.62021-12-01: 228.62022-01-01: 223.32022-02-01: 236.22022-03-01: 249.62022-04-01: 257.12022-05-01: 244.62022-06-01: 237.92022-07-01: 205.42022-08-01: 213.32022-09-01: 247.42022-10-01: 246.82022-11-01: 264.12022-12-01: 229.72023-01-01: 238.52023-02-01: 248.82023-03-01: 224.52023-04-01: 232.12023-05-01: 212.82023-06-01: 207.82023-07-01: 200.72023-08-01: 212.12023-09-01: 219.42023-10-01: 219.92023-11-01: 239.42023-12-01: 2472024-01-01: 229.22024-02-01: 231.42024-03-01: 242.82024-04-01: 238.42024-05-01: 206.42024-06-01: 230.22024-07-01: 208.82024-08-01: 208.72024-09-01: 225.62024-10-01: 221.52024-11-01: 235.12024-12-01: 228.42025-01-01: 227.32025-02-01: 229.42025-03-01: 217.92025-04-01: 220.12025-05-01: 213.32025-06-01: 206.12025-07-01: 201.42025-08-01: 199.32025-09-01: 220.82025-10-01: 220.82025-11-01: 218.12025-12-01: 215.72026-01-01: 218.72026-02-01: 229.22026-03-01: 2202026-04-01: 2082026-05-01: 220.12026-06-01: 215.92026-07-01: 208.82026-08-01: 199.92026-09-01: 232.5
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: Caring for children, 25 to 44 years. Part-time employment by reason, From the Labour Force Survey (Statistics Canada), table 14-10-0028-01. Expressed in thousands of persons; published monthly.

Suggested Citation: Statistics Canada, Caring for children, ages 25 to 44, Canada SC_14100028_2050804, retrieved from CRED, Canadian Research Economic Data; https://cred.nshipyard.com/series/SC_14100028_2050804, November 2, 2026.

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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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