Labour Force Survey: Total employees at work, ages 65 and over, Canada

(SC_14100075_3596620)
Observations
Sep 2026: 715.7
Updated: 2026-11-02, 10:10:51 a.m. ET
Units
Thousands of persons,
Frequency
Monthly
Source
Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey
Series ID
SC_14100075_3596620
Table 14-10-0075-01
CREDLabour Force Survey: Total employees at work, ages 65 and over, Canada
COVID-19 recessionGlobal Financial Crisis1002003004005006007008001997200020032006200920122015201820212026Thousands of persons1997-01-01: 77.31997-02-01: 77.31997-03-01: 88.31997-04-01: 82.91997-05-01: 92.41997-06-01: 88.21997-07-01: 78.41997-08-01: 71.21997-09-01: 75.31997-10-01: 75.11997-11-01: 80.21997-12-01: 78.81998-01-01: 77.21998-02-01: 70.61998-03-01: 67.71998-04-01: 76.31998-05-01: 86.11998-06-01: 82.91998-07-01: 66.21998-08-01: 70.51998-09-01: 81.81998-10-01: 86.81998-11-01: 80.61998-12-01: 77.41999-01-01: 80.51999-02-01: 80.71999-03-01: 82.91999-04-01: 78.41999-05-01: 84.71999-06-01: 80.81999-07-01: 70.71999-08-01: 68.81999-09-01: 73.41999-10-01: 74.51999-11-01: 69.61999-12-01: 73.52000-01-01: 67.12000-02-01: 642000-03-01: 732000-04-01: 76.82000-05-01: 75.92000-06-01: 842000-07-01: 68.32000-08-01: 742000-09-01: 82.82000-10-01: 81.32000-11-01: 89.62000-12-01: 812001-01-01: 81.32001-02-01: 832001-03-01: 75.92001-04-01: 74.42001-05-01: 822001-06-01: 84.32001-07-01: 82.82001-08-01: 86.82001-09-01: 96.22001-10-01: 106.92001-11-01: 107.22001-12-01: 104.62002-01-01: 98.62002-02-01: 97.82002-03-01: 1002002-04-01: 95.52002-05-01: 100.92002-06-01: 91.82002-07-01: 83.52002-08-01: 83.22002-09-01: 952002-10-01: 98.62002-11-01: 103.52002-12-01: 110.42003-01-01: 103.92003-02-01: 111.32003-03-01: 110.82003-04-01: 114.12003-05-01: 113.32003-06-01: 117.12003-07-01: 99.22003-08-01: 96.32003-09-01: 1182003-10-01: 121.52003-11-01: 127.92003-12-01: 124.42004-01-01: 115.52004-02-01: 115.62004-03-01: 119.22004-04-01: 119.42004-05-01: 124.62004-06-01: 118.22004-07-01: 1172004-08-01: 1162004-09-01: 122.42004-10-01: 122.32004-11-01: 124.32004-12-01: 124.52005-01-01: 114.42005-02-01: 125.32005-03-01: 133.52005-04-01: 134.72005-05-01: 141.42005-06-01: 136.42005-07-01: 1352005-08-01: 131.52005-09-01: 137.92005-10-01: 145.72005-11-01: 134.82005-12-01: 136.72006-01-01: 131.62006-02-01: 137.52006-03-01: 133.22006-04-01: 128.72006-05-01: 138.82006-06-01: 146.52006-07-01: 128.72006-08-01: 124.82006-09-01: 138.92006-10-01: 147.92006-11-01: 159.92006-12-01: 1562007-01-01: 154.42007-02-01: 162.12007-03-01: 160.72007-04-01: 160.72007-05-01: 160.82007-06-01: 159.52007-07-01: 139.32007-08-01: 1382007-09-01: 1582007-10-01: 174.52007-11-01: 174.12007-12-01: 174.42008-01-01: 184.22008-02-01: 196.22008-03-01: 189.62008-04-01: 190.72008-05-01: 199.72008-06-01: 203.32008-07-01: 189.22008-08-01: 175.82008-09-01: 212.22008-10-01: 225.82008-11-01: 198.52008-12-01: 206.12009-01-01: 1992009-02-01: 212.82009-03-01: 196.72009-04-01: 203.42009-05-01: 2242009-06-01: 224.42009-07-01: 208.22009-08-01: 194.62009-09-01: 218.52009-10-01: 222.12009-11-01: 224.92009-12-01: 228.22010-01-01: 218.92010-02-01: 223.72010-03-01: 221.52010-04-01: 237.52010-05-01: 231.52010-06-01: 239.82010-07-01: 210.92010-08-01: 219.42010-09-01: 242.82010-10-01: 2512010-11-01: 245.42010-12-01: 255.32011-01-01: 257.92011-02-01: 252.42011-03-01: 248.92011-04-01: 261.72011-05-01: 2562011-06-01: 255.32011-07-01: 248.22011-08-01: 240.82011-09-01: 2752011-10-01: 273.12011-11-01: 273.12011-12-01: 267.62012-01-01: 266.62012-02-01: 268.82012-03-01: 271.22012-04-01: 279.42012-05-01: 282.52012-06-01: 293.22012-07-01: 280.12012-08-01: 2762012-09-01: 297.52012-10-01: 309.52012-11-01: 318.32012-12-01: 307.32013-01-01: 318.52013-02-01: 322.12013-03-01: 317.12013-04-01: 319.72013-05-01: 3382013-06-01: 329.82013-07-01: 2942013-08-01: 297.52013-09-01: 345.32013-10-01: 356.52013-11-01: 361.92013-12-01: 355.82014-01-01: 357.52014-02-01: 356.72014-03-01: 349.42014-04-01: 347.22014-05-01: 345.62014-06-01: 356.42014-07-01: 320.52014-08-01: 314.52014-09-01: 365.82014-10-01: 371.52014-11-01: 358.52014-12-01: 3622015-01-01: 366.72015-02-01: 3642015-03-01: 342.42015-04-01: 357.82015-05-01: 368.82015-06-01: 368.52015-07-01: 333.52015-08-01: 346.72015-09-01: 394.82015-10-01: 412.62015-11-01: 409.32015-12-01: 404.52016-01-01: 389.32016-02-01: 400.22016-03-01: 383.72016-04-01: 380.42016-05-01: 395.82016-06-01: 402.52016-07-01: 390.72016-08-01: 374.32016-09-01: 414.42016-10-01: 408.62016-11-01: 413.92016-12-01: 409.62017-01-01: 397.62017-02-01: 412.32017-03-01: 405.42017-04-01: 420.22017-05-01: 439.12017-06-01: 441.42017-07-01: 406.32017-08-01: 406.12017-09-01: 438.72017-10-01: 428.62017-11-01: 424.32017-12-01: 439.22018-01-01: 452.32018-02-01: 434.12018-03-01: 420.92018-04-01: 440.92018-05-01: 454.82018-06-01: 447.32018-07-01: 405.92018-08-01: 3912018-09-01: 442.72018-10-01: 443.22018-11-01: 449.32018-12-01: 4472019-01-01: 472.12019-02-01: 473.82019-03-01: 479.22019-04-01: 481.22019-05-01: 496.92019-06-01: 496.92019-07-01: 453.32019-08-01: 461.52019-09-01: 513.62019-10-01: 527.52019-11-01: 487.82019-12-01: 506.62020-01-01: 506.22020-02-01: 515.62020-03-01: 404.82020-04-01: 350.92020-05-01: 369.52020-06-01: 383.92020-07-01: 373.52020-08-01: 368.12020-09-01: 428.62020-10-01: 456.52020-11-01: 465.92020-12-01: 463.72021-01-01: 452.52021-02-01: 476.62021-03-01: 480.52021-04-01: 473.62021-05-01: 489.62021-06-01: 4952021-07-01: 447.82021-08-01: 458.32021-09-01: 506.92021-10-01: 505.42021-11-01: 505.52021-12-01: 512.92022-01-01: 5012022-02-01: 534.22022-03-01: 519.42022-04-01: 564.22022-05-01: 567.52022-06-01: 572.22022-07-01: 531.52022-08-01: 5392022-09-01: 576.22022-10-01: 580.12022-11-01: 592.72022-12-01: 578.32023-01-01: 585.32023-02-01: 582.12023-03-01: 590.22023-04-01: 617.92023-05-01: 643.42023-06-01: 658.82023-07-01: 598.52023-08-01: 604.22023-09-01: 645.22023-10-01: 652.42023-11-01: 6492023-12-01: 605.62024-01-01: 617.42024-02-01: 610.52024-03-01: 624.32024-04-01: 6332024-05-01: 638.92024-06-01: 679.12024-07-01: 626.72024-08-01: 610.52024-09-01: 655.42024-10-01: 662.12024-11-01: 6752024-12-01: 689.32025-01-01: 6602025-02-01: 669.22025-03-01: 684.12025-04-01: 727.52025-05-01: 724.72025-06-01: 715.42025-07-01: 674.62025-08-01: 6722025-09-01: 7002025-10-01: 700.42025-11-01: 719.92025-12-01: 724.32026-01-01: 718.72026-02-01: 716.82026-03-01: 715.82026-04-01: 732.62026-05-01: 731.92026-06-01: 7322026-07-01: 676.22026-08-01: 659.82026-09-01: 715.7
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: Total employees at work, 65 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 65 and over, Canada SC_14100075_3596620, retrieved from CRED, Canadian Research Economic Data; https://cred.nshipyard.com/series/SC_14100075_3596620, 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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