Employees paid by the hour, Employment, Retail trade, Canada

(SC_14100221_54027196)
Observations
Aug 2026: 1653751
Updated: 2026-11-02, 9:12:06 a.m. ET
Units
Persons,
Frequency
Monthly
Source
Statistics Canada, Survey of Employment, Payrolls and Hours
Series ID
SC_14100221_54027196
Table 14-10-0221-01
CREDEmployees paid by the hour, Employment, Retail trade, Canada
COVID-19 recessionGlobal Financial Crisis1100000120000013000001400000150000016000001700000200120042007201020132016201920222026Persons2001-01-01: 10786212001-02-01: 10831732001-03-01: 10846252001-04-01: 11049112001-05-01: 11030422001-06-01: 11168502001-07-01: 11208752001-08-01: 11020182001-09-01: 11057892001-10-01: 11133162001-11-01: 11154652001-12-01: 11123342002-01-01: 11199112002-02-01: 11215912002-03-01: 11195722002-04-01: 11316512002-05-01: 11301772002-06-01: 11452652002-07-01: 11679812002-08-01: 11564892002-09-01: 11460692002-10-01: 11351442002-11-01: 11456422002-12-01: 11386852003-01-01: 11638502003-02-01: 11599482003-03-01: 11648572003-04-01: 11185892003-05-01: 11438842003-06-01: 11359552003-07-01: 11196802003-08-01: 11450432003-09-01: 11430752003-10-01: 11479222003-11-01: 11059552003-12-01: 11155292004-01-01: 10759922004-02-01: 11006172004-03-01: 10961942004-04-01: 11042862004-05-01: 11375682004-06-01: 10682182004-07-01: 10834412004-08-01: 10725882004-09-01: 12358402004-10-01: 11825282004-11-01: 12326112004-12-01: 12372972005-01-01: 12597622005-02-01: 12546792005-03-01: 12537442005-04-01: 12632852005-05-01: 12593422005-06-01: 12828482005-07-01: 12566802005-08-01: 12211732005-09-01: 12301702005-10-01: 12218202005-11-01: 12110642005-12-01: 12284342006-01-01: 12160262006-02-01: 12264832006-03-01: 12502342006-04-01: 12585112006-05-01: 12774972006-06-01: 12851252006-07-01: 13042272006-08-01: 12916492006-09-01: 12839392006-10-01: 12933072006-11-01: 13152662006-12-01: 13127522007-01-01: 13598042007-02-01: 14002382007-03-01: 13387742007-04-01: 13952762007-05-01: 13939672007-06-01: 13959482007-07-01: 14139452007-08-01: 14473702007-09-01: 14525752007-10-01: 14458882007-11-01: 14419332007-12-01: 14419952008-01-01: 14414032008-02-01: 14358392008-03-01: 14534842008-04-01: 14665272008-05-01: 14742992008-06-01: 14838612008-07-01: 14710392008-08-01: 14768692008-09-01: 14680332008-10-01: 14668912008-11-01: 14768852008-12-01: 15013252009-01-01: 15022862009-02-01: 15006782009-03-01: 15074372009-04-01: 14973062009-05-01: 15037832009-06-01: 14947742009-07-01: 14933222009-08-01: 14775742009-09-01: 14619112009-10-01: 14696462009-11-01: 14936072009-12-01: 14615402010-01-01: 14538192010-02-01: 14665412010-03-01: 14487262010-04-01: 14557782010-05-01: 14516412010-06-01: 14542452010-07-01: 14633152010-08-01: 14675842010-09-01: 14778132010-10-01: 14839482010-11-01: 14742682010-12-01: 14915282011-01-01: 14921952011-02-01: 14887172011-03-01: 14915782011-04-01: 14752832011-05-01: 14644372011-06-01: 14905312011-07-01: 14965792011-08-01: 14905012011-09-01: 14956502011-10-01: 14774242011-11-01: 14772532011-12-01: 14781022012-01-01: 14604622012-02-01: 14801002012-03-01: 14703472012-04-01: 14735552012-05-01: 14849292012-06-01: 15003622012-07-01: 14936592012-08-01: 14673222012-09-01: 14915442012-10-01: 15086392012-11-01: 15356442012-12-01: 14898162013-01-01: 15054812013-02-01: 15019572013-03-01: 15205522013-04-01: 15323672013-05-01: 15275022013-06-01: 15091052013-07-01: 15224052013-08-01: 15394402013-09-01: 15305552013-10-01: 15200632013-11-01: 15151322013-12-01: 15446722014-01-01: 15455522014-02-01: 15029022014-03-01: 15428502014-04-01: 15406032014-05-01: 15426802014-06-01: 15301972014-07-01: 15337232014-08-01: 15316062014-09-01: 15429212014-10-01: 15383242014-11-01: 15336812014-12-01: 15229932015-01-01: 15417892015-02-01: 15400392015-03-01: 15439542015-04-01: 15528602015-05-01: 15622462015-06-01: 15606942015-07-01: 15519902015-08-01: 15800092015-09-01: 15622602015-10-01: 15870492015-11-01: 15749002015-12-01: 15636602016-01-01: 15251052016-02-01: 15668282016-03-01: 15338122016-04-01: 15496412016-05-01: 15335952016-06-01: 15394422016-07-01: 15385972016-08-01: 15178182016-09-01: 15341302016-10-01: 15375832016-11-01: 15756862016-12-01: 15762572017-01-01: 15677022017-02-01: 15567362017-03-01: 15605892017-04-01: 15350422017-05-01: 15297542017-06-01: 15777902017-07-01: 16017852017-08-01: 15891332017-09-01: 15838622017-10-01: 15889112017-11-01: 15436512017-12-01: 15532282018-01-01: 15609272018-02-01: 15353792018-03-01: 15556092018-04-01: 15610382018-05-01: 15922542018-06-01: 15671852018-07-01: 15689292018-08-01: 15773182018-09-01: 15740342018-10-01: 15395822018-11-01: 15908502018-12-01: 15815092019-01-01: 16066662019-02-01: 16423382019-03-01: 16128092019-04-01: 16084152019-05-01: 16177992019-06-01: 16098742019-07-01: 15968092019-08-01: 15975942019-09-01: 16207512019-10-01: 16074932019-11-01: 16098402019-12-01: 16223812020-01-01: 16123572020-02-01: 16406092020-03-01: 15233022020-04-01: 12815702020-05-01: 12572292020-06-01: 13800922020-07-01: 15025312020-08-01: 15489982020-09-01: 15491222020-10-01: 15790282020-11-01: 16019552020-12-01: 15974942021-01-01: 15129222021-02-01: 15220242021-03-01: 16012882021-04-01: 15968082021-05-01: 15521042021-06-01: 15922212021-07-01: 16316882021-08-01: 16192322021-09-01: 16154672021-10-01: 16129812021-11-01: 16093782021-12-01: 16305592022-01-01: 16202942022-02-01: 15904682022-03-01: 16281362022-04-01: 16395742022-05-01: 16368312022-06-01: 16524972022-07-01: 16505012022-08-01: 16354792022-09-01: 16493922022-10-01: 16497162022-11-01: 16414562022-12-01: 16480712023-01-01: 16570072023-02-01: 16746892023-03-01: 16728092023-04-01: 16655392023-05-01: 16796562023-06-01: 16908692023-07-01: 16565132023-08-01: 16563872023-09-01: 16531842023-10-01: 16415542023-11-01: 16602102023-12-01: 16258992024-01-01: 16545352024-02-01: 16658442024-03-01: 16635372024-04-01: 16634062024-05-01: 16489332024-06-01: 16501762024-07-01: 16529642024-08-01: 16614072024-09-01: 16453842024-10-01: 16556792024-11-01: 16445712024-12-01: 16500392025-01-01: 16665512025-02-01: 16382292025-03-01: 16414622025-04-01: 16430652025-05-01: 16471782025-06-01: 16378172025-07-01: 16568922025-08-01: 16506882025-09-01: 16558852025-10-01: 16654242025-11-01: 16368942025-12-01: 16282452026-01-01: 16119352026-02-01: 16234492026-03-01: 16262422026-04-01: 16451682026-05-01: 16564132026-06-01: 16461902026-07-01: 16439352026-08-01: 1653751
Source: Statistics Canada, Survey of Employment, Payrolls and Hours via CRED
Shaded areas indicate Canadian recessions (C.D. Howe Institute).
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Notes

Units: Persons

Frequency: Monthly

Notes: Employees paid by the hour, Employment, Retail trade. From the Survey of Employment, Payrolls and Hours (Statistics Canada), table 14-10-0221-01. Expressed in persons; published monthly.

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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
Shaded areas indicate Canadian recessions (C.D. Howe Institute).
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Source: Statistics Canada, Survey of Employment, Payrolls and Hours via CRED
Shaded areas indicate Canadian recessions (C.D. Howe Institute).
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