Labour Force Survey: Total employees at work, ages 45 and over, Canada

(SC_14100075_3595860)
Observations
Sep 2026: 6429.5
Updated: 2026-11-02, 9:13:15 a.m. ET
Units
Thousands of persons,
Frequency
Monthly
Source
Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey
Series ID
SC_14100075_3595860
Table 14-10-0075-01
CREDLabour Force Survey: Total employees at work, ages 45 and over, Canada
COVID-19 recessionGlobal Financial Crisis25003000350040004500500055006000650070001997200020032006200920122015201820212026Thousands of persons1997-01-01: 2924.31997-02-01: 2953.41997-03-01: 2829.21997-04-01: 2949.11997-05-01: 3013.41997-06-01: 3002.41997-07-01: 2424.51997-08-01: 25111997-09-01: 30341997-10-01: 3021.41997-11-01: 3053.41997-12-01: 3098.51998-01-01: 2988.41998-02-01: 3032.71998-03-01: 2882.51998-04-01: 3020.31998-05-01: 3123.51998-06-01: 3114.11998-07-01: 2560.31998-08-01: 2604.61998-09-01: 31801998-10-01: 3205.41998-11-01: 3206.51998-12-01: 3195.71999-01-01: 3152.71999-02-01: 3152.51999-03-01: 3022.31999-04-01: 3242.51999-05-01: 3291.21999-06-01: 3280.21999-07-01: 2768.41999-08-01: 2831.61999-09-01: 3336.41999-10-01: 3364.31999-11-01: 3366.21999-12-01: 33872000-01-01: 3345.72000-02-01: 3378.92000-03-01: 3290.52000-04-01: 3503.92000-05-01: 3530.12000-06-01: 3524.52000-07-01: 2985.42000-08-01: 3027.92000-09-01: 3495.82000-10-01: 3526.62000-11-01: 3555.52000-12-01: 3602.42001-01-01: 3532.92001-02-01: 3548.52001-03-01: 3471.12001-04-01: 3555.72001-05-01: 3682.92001-06-01: 36752001-07-01: 29872001-08-01: 3134.22001-09-01: 3741.22001-10-01: 3761.82001-11-01: 3788.72001-12-01: 3831.82002-01-01: 3793.82002-02-01: 3795.52002-03-01: 3697.32002-04-01: 3864.12002-05-01: 3911.52002-06-01: 3927.82002-07-01: 3183.32002-08-01: 3295.52002-09-01: 3957.32002-10-01: 3951.32002-11-01: 4021.42002-12-01: 4035.32003-01-01: 4016.42003-02-01: 4032.32003-03-01: 3946.12003-04-01: 4067.72003-05-01: 4149.22003-06-01: 4139.12003-07-01: 3439.92003-08-01: 3480.12003-09-01: 41892003-10-01: 4169.72003-11-01: 4250.32003-12-01: 4270.22004-01-01: 4216.42004-02-01: 4212.42004-03-01: 4011.12004-04-01: 4160.12004-05-01: 4315.22004-06-01: 4306.92004-07-01: 3645.12004-08-01: 3712.52004-09-01: 4351.32004-10-01: 4374.92004-11-01: 4401.72004-12-01: 4416.72005-01-01: 4321.22005-02-01: 4357.22005-03-01: 4258.72005-04-01: 4422.42005-05-01: 4446.92005-06-01: 4470.62005-07-01: 3852.42005-08-01: 3836.32005-09-01: 4421.32005-10-01: 4463.32005-11-01: 4509.82005-12-01: 4555.72006-01-01: 4476.22006-02-01: 4464.12006-03-01: 4285.92006-04-01: 4478.42006-05-01: 4637.42006-06-01: 4687.92006-07-01: 3982.42006-08-01: 3930.32006-09-01: 46762006-10-01: 4678.42006-11-01: 4722.42006-12-01: 4755.92007-01-01: 4666.92007-02-01: 4632.52007-03-01: 4497.12007-04-01: 4746.82007-05-01: 47732007-06-01: 4802.62007-07-01: 3977.62007-08-01: 4086.32007-09-01: 4849.62007-10-01: 4897.52007-11-01: 4918.12007-12-01: 4923.62008-01-01: 4910.32008-02-01: 4865.32008-03-01: 4725.82008-04-01: 4891.32008-05-01: 4970.92008-06-01: 5001.32008-07-01: 4350.82008-08-01: 41922008-09-01: 5022.72008-10-01: 5077.52008-11-01: 5065.82008-12-01: 5058.72009-01-01: 4952.72009-02-01: 4875.32009-03-01: 4715.92009-04-01: 49332009-05-01: 5058.42009-06-01: 5032.82009-07-01: 4362.12009-08-01: 4203.72009-09-01: 5075.42009-10-01: 5086.92009-11-01: 5123.72009-12-01: 5160.42010-01-01: 5055.92010-02-01: 5026.42010-03-01: 4894.72010-04-01: 5187.42010-05-01: 5266.42010-06-01: 5240.82010-07-01: 4606.12010-08-01: 4544.92010-09-01: 5355.52010-10-01: 5334.12010-11-01: 5384.92010-12-01: 5370.72011-01-01: 5264.92011-02-01: 5212.12011-03-01: 5056.22011-04-01: 52982011-05-01: 5376.32011-06-01: 5368.72011-07-01: 4730.72011-08-01: 4616.82011-09-01: 5336.22011-10-01: 5332.92011-11-01: 5366.92011-12-01: 5401.92012-01-01: 5309.32012-02-01: 5318.32012-03-01: 5124.42012-04-01: 53872012-05-01: 5423.62012-06-01: 5472.62012-07-01: 4790.42012-08-01: 47182012-09-01: 5502.52012-10-01: 5494.32012-11-01: 5580.82012-12-01: 5548.92013-01-01: 5467.32013-02-01: 5448.42013-03-01: 5263.22013-04-01: 5505.92013-05-01: 55612013-06-01: 5552.22013-07-01: 4846.82013-08-01: 4771.82013-09-01: 5592.22013-10-01: 5592.92013-11-01: 56382013-12-01: 5623.82014-01-01: 55302014-02-01: 5541.22014-03-01: 5311.42014-04-01: 5555.32014-05-01: 5585.82014-06-01: 5601.82014-07-01: 4959.82014-08-01: 47722014-09-01: 5634.92014-10-01: 5649.32014-11-01: 5625.62014-12-01: 5642.42015-01-01: 55642015-02-01: 5542.32015-03-01: 53692015-04-01: 5645.52015-05-01: 5713.72015-06-01: 5719.42015-07-01: 5071.32015-08-01: 4877.52015-09-01: 5780.22015-10-01: 5766.92015-11-01: 5799.42015-12-01: 5728.22016-01-01: 5676.72016-02-01: 5621.82016-03-01: 5467.32016-04-01: 5708.52016-05-01: 5761.12016-06-01: 5775.92016-07-01: 5156.72016-08-01: 5014.52016-09-01: 57842016-10-01: 5757.22016-11-01: 5777.12016-12-01: 5777.22017-01-01: 5681.52017-02-01: 5642.32017-03-01: 5466.82017-04-01: 5677.82017-05-01: 5808.32017-06-01: 5822.42017-07-01: 5248.62017-08-01: 5118.82017-09-01: 5899.32017-10-01: 5860.92017-11-01: 5898.52017-12-01: 5944.62018-01-01: 58052018-02-01: 5784.12018-03-01: 5610.62018-04-01: 5804.52018-05-01: 5867.42018-06-01: 5847.52018-07-01: 5165.22018-08-01: 5100.52018-09-01: 5888.92018-10-01: 58832018-11-01: 5953.32018-12-01: 59762019-01-01: 5892.62019-02-01: 5832.52019-03-01: 5710.32019-04-01: 5903.12019-05-01: 6003.82019-06-01: 6050.22019-07-01: 5333.32019-08-01: 5284.22019-09-01: 6082.82019-10-01: 6053.72019-11-01: 6002.12019-12-01: 6091.22020-01-01: 5957.72020-02-01: 5959.12020-03-01: 5075.52020-04-01: 45962020-05-01: 5004.72020-06-01: 54222020-07-01: 5009.52020-08-01: 4921.22020-09-01: 5794.42020-10-01: 5836.92020-11-01: 5915.12020-12-01: 5899.92021-01-01: 57552021-02-01: 5843.22021-03-01: 5934.42021-04-01: 5783.12021-05-01: 5959.62021-06-01: 6020.72021-07-01: 5318.32021-08-01: 5284.82021-09-01: 6043.42021-10-01: 6069.22021-11-01: 6105.72021-12-01: 6133.72022-01-01: 5921.12022-02-01: 6123.82022-03-01: 5918.52022-04-01: 6132.32022-05-01: 6191.72022-06-01: 6215.62022-07-01: 5504.92022-08-01: 5431.52022-09-01: 62062022-10-01: 6183.92022-11-01: 62142022-12-01: 6243.82023-01-01: 6218.52023-02-01: 6228.42023-03-01: 6107.52023-04-01: 6310.92023-05-01: 6361.52023-06-01: 6448.22023-07-01: 5717.62023-08-01: 55812023-09-01: 6354.42023-10-01: 6338.22023-11-01: 6417.32023-12-01: 6398.82024-01-01: 6400.22024-02-01: 6393.72024-03-01: 6232.82024-04-01: 6466.52024-05-01: 6463.62024-06-01: 65002024-07-01: 5726.12024-08-01: 5577.52024-09-01: 6423.92024-10-01: 6361.62024-11-01: 63902024-12-01: 6399.72025-01-01: 6383.72025-02-01: 6348.32025-03-01: 6206.32025-04-01: 6368.82025-05-01: 6449.52025-06-01: 6474.22025-07-01: 5691.42025-08-01: 5585.12025-09-01: 6368.22025-10-01: 6409.82025-11-01: 6422.32025-12-01: 6497.32026-01-01: 6453.52026-02-01: 6359.32026-03-01: 6204.92026-04-01: 6525.62026-05-01: 6571.72026-06-01: 6529.12026-07-01: 5745.82026-08-01: 5626.82026-09-01: 6429.5
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: Total employees at work, 45 years and over. Employees working overtime (weekly) by industry, From the Labour Force Survey (Statistics Canada), table 14-10-0075-01. Expressed in thousands of persons; published monthly.

Suggested Citation: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey: Total employees at work, ages 45 and over, Canada SC_14100075_3595860, retrieved from CRED, Canadian Research Economic Data; https://cred.nshipyard.com/series/SC_14100075_3595860, 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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