Labour Force Survey: Own illness, ages 55 and over, Canada

(SC_14100028_2050836)
Observations
Sep 2026: 71.7
Updated: 2026-11-02, 9:13:52 a.m. ET
Units
Thousands of persons,
Frequency
Monthly
Source
Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey
Series ID
SC_14100028_2050836
Table 14-10-0028-01
CREDLabour Force Survey: Own illness, ages 55 and over, Canada
COVID-19 recessionGlobal Financial Crisis1020304050607080901997200020032006200920122015201820212026Thousands of persons1997-01-01: 18.51997-02-01: 13.21997-03-01: 11.71997-04-01: 101997-05-01: 8.61997-06-01: 11.91997-07-01: 121997-08-01: 9.21997-09-01: 12.51997-10-01: 14.71997-11-01: 131997-12-01: 9.51998-01-01: 10.11998-02-01: 12.51998-03-01: 13.41998-04-01: 141998-05-01: 15.91998-06-01: 14.11998-07-01: 14.11998-08-01: 14.21998-09-01: 15.21998-10-01: 15.71998-11-01: 15.81998-12-01: 12.11999-01-01: 9.71999-02-01: 9.91999-03-01: 151999-04-01: 15.61999-05-01: 11.61999-06-01: 15.41999-07-01: 12.11999-08-01: 13.51999-09-01: 18.71999-10-01: 16.51999-11-01: 15.41999-12-01: 13.72000-01-01: 18.42000-02-01: 12.52000-03-01: 15.12000-04-01: 12.52000-05-01: 16.42000-06-01: 11.62000-07-01: 18.52000-08-01: 14.92000-09-01: 15.72000-10-01: 17.82000-11-01: 192000-12-01: 20.92001-01-01: 18.62001-02-01: 20.62001-03-01: 17.22001-04-01: 21.52001-05-01: 19.12001-06-01: 20.72001-07-01: 14.82001-08-01: 182001-09-01: 19.42001-10-01: 15.42001-11-01: 21.12001-12-01: 19.42002-01-01: 20.82002-02-01: 252002-03-01: 21.52002-04-01: 21.12002-05-01: 172002-06-01: 21.92002-07-01: 20.82002-08-01: 25.12002-09-01: 27.82002-10-01: 31.92002-11-01: 27.72002-12-01: 25.82003-01-01: 23.42003-02-01: 26.52003-03-01: 20.52003-04-01: 22.32003-05-01: 25.32003-06-01: 25.42003-07-01: 26.72003-08-01: 27.12003-09-01: 26.32003-10-01: 26.12003-11-01: 28.62003-12-01: 29.22004-01-01: 30.52004-02-01: 37.42004-03-01: 292004-04-01: 27.32004-05-01: 28.12004-06-01: 21.62004-07-01: 23.62004-08-01: 27.32004-09-01: 22.72004-10-01: 29.72004-11-01: 28.92004-12-01: 25.92005-01-01: 26.12005-02-01: 292005-03-01: 23.32005-04-01: 302005-05-01: 33.12005-06-01: 27.62005-07-01: 28.42005-08-01: 29.62005-09-01: 302005-10-01: 29.72005-11-01: 32.42005-12-01: 312006-01-01: 37.62006-02-01: 37.72006-03-01: 31.12006-04-01: 37.92006-05-01: 25.92006-06-01: 27.12006-07-01: 252006-08-01: 23.62006-09-01: 28.52006-10-01: 282006-11-01: 32.92006-12-01: 33.12007-01-01: 25.42007-02-01: 31.92007-03-01: 32.42007-04-01: 35.92007-05-01: 362007-06-01: 30.32007-07-01: 34.22007-08-01: 37.62007-09-01: 39.82007-10-01: 44.62007-11-01: 37.72007-12-01: 32.22008-01-01: 34.62008-02-01: 33.22008-03-01: 38.12008-04-01: 39.12008-05-01: 40.92008-06-01: 44.72008-07-01: 41.72008-08-01: 35.22008-09-01: 39.92008-10-01: 41.92008-11-01: 36.62008-12-01: 39.62009-01-01: 41.12009-02-01: 46.12009-03-01: 47.92009-04-01: 40.32009-05-01: 36.92009-06-01: 412009-07-01: 28.92009-08-01: 35.62009-09-01: 37.12009-10-01: 37.92009-11-01: 41.42009-12-01: 45.42010-01-01: 362010-02-01: 44.82010-03-01: 42.22010-04-01: 43.12010-05-01: 52.52010-06-01: 442010-07-01: 45.42010-08-01: 392010-09-01: 41.72010-10-01: 45.32010-11-01: 43.42010-12-01: 46.52011-01-01: 452011-02-01: 50.72011-03-01: 54.72011-04-01: 422011-05-01: 41.52011-06-01: 36.22011-07-01: 40.92011-08-01: 45.12011-09-01: 44.32011-10-01: 38.22011-11-01: 38.72011-12-01: 35.12012-01-01: 34.22012-02-01: 37.92012-03-01: 38.32012-04-01: 46.72012-05-01: 39.22012-06-01: 48.12012-07-01: 49.12012-08-01: 42.42012-09-01: 442012-10-01: 49.22012-11-01: 53.62012-12-01: 50.92013-01-01: 50.82013-02-01: 56.52013-03-01: 52.32013-04-01: 48.52013-05-01: 51.52013-06-01: 50.22013-07-01: 41.62013-08-01: 482013-09-01: 51.52013-10-01: 422013-11-01: 42.42013-12-01: 57.62014-01-01: 47.22014-02-01: 50.32014-03-01: 46.42014-04-01: 46.82014-05-01: 45.62014-06-01: 48.62014-07-01: 46.92014-08-01: 38.52014-09-01: 53.82014-10-01: 51.12014-11-01: 57.22014-12-01: 52.42015-01-01: 57.22015-02-01: 53.72015-03-01: 49.52015-04-01: 49.42015-05-01: 48.12015-06-01: 49.82015-07-01: 46.32015-08-01: 42.92015-09-01: 45.22015-10-01: 51.32015-11-01: 47.32015-12-01: 52.82016-01-01: 48.72016-02-01: 49.52016-03-01: 57.42016-04-01: 47.42016-05-01: 58.32016-06-01: 64.92016-07-01: 52.42016-08-01: 60.22016-09-01: 64.42016-10-01: 66.32016-11-01: 60.82016-12-01: 60.62017-01-01: 63.22017-02-01: 56.32017-03-01: 67.32017-04-01: 53.52017-05-01: 53.82017-06-01: 522017-07-01: 492017-08-01: 56.72017-09-01: 62.32017-10-01: 60.62017-11-01: 63.12017-12-01: 64.22018-01-01: 70.22018-02-01: 62.42018-03-01: 67.12018-04-01: 80.92018-05-01: 71.42018-06-01: 71.82018-07-01: 63.32018-08-01: 71.92018-09-01: 76.42018-10-01: 64.22018-11-01: 70.32018-12-01: 66.92019-01-01: 75.72019-02-01: 62.22019-03-01: 57.22019-04-01: 68.32019-05-01: 65.32019-06-01: 65.62019-07-01: 59.62019-08-01: 542019-09-01: 59.22019-10-01: 68.42019-11-01: 71.12019-12-01: 63.12020-01-01: 642020-02-01: 55.42020-03-01: 52.62020-04-01: 46.42020-05-01: 43.82020-06-01: 51.72020-07-01: 53.42020-08-01: 47.72020-09-01: 47.12020-10-01: 50.42020-11-01: 42.12020-12-01: 39.52021-01-01: 44.32021-02-01: 53.12021-03-01: 55.62021-04-01: 49.62021-05-01: 502021-06-01: 39.92021-07-01: 49.42021-08-01: 52.92021-09-01: 572021-10-01: 56.62021-11-01: 53.92021-12-01: 58.82022-01-01: 532022-02-01: 61.52022-03-01: 662022-04-01: 64.52022-05-01: 56.62022-06-01: 57.72022-07-01: 632022-08-01: 58.62022-09-01: 59.92022-10-01: 58.72022-11-01: 64.52022-12-01: 67.12023-01-01: 60.92023-02-01: 68.62023-03-01: 73.32023-04-01: 742023-05-01: 65.42023-06-01: 722023-07-01: 64.92023-08-01: 69.22023-09-01: 67.42023-10-01: 83.52023-11-01: 79.32023-12-01: 60.92024-01-01: 64.72024-02-01: 67.72024-03-01: 73.32024-04-01: 65.22024-05-01: 682024-06-01: 53.72024-07-01: 60.42024-08-01: 672024-09-01: 74.62024-10-01: 66.22024-11-01: 69.52024-12-01: 66.32025-01-01: 69.32025-02-01: 71.32025-03-01: 74.92025-04-01: 63.82025-05-01: 68.72025-06-01: 76.72025-07-01: 59.22025-08-01: 65.72025-09-01: 66.42025-10-01: 75.82025-11-01: 772025-12-01: 63.22026-01-01: 63.22026-02-01: 63.92026-03-01: 80.62026-04-01: 73.52026-05-01: 61.32026-06-01: 66.92026-07-01: 64.62026-08-01: 69.22026-09-01: 71.7
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: Own illness, 55 years and over. 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, Labour Force Survey: Own illness, ages 55 and over, Canada SC_14100028_2050836, retrieved from CRED, Canadian Research Economic Data; https://cred.nshipyard.com/series/SC_14100028_2050836, 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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