Labour Force Survey: Total employees at work, General trades, ages 15 and over, Canada

(SC_14100427_1489749553)
Observations
Sep 2026: 670.5
Updated: 2026-11-02, 9:21:43 a.m. ET
Units
Thousands of persons,
Frequency
Monthly
Source
Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey
Series ID
SC_14100427_1489749553
Table 14-10-0427-01
CREDLabour Force Survey: Total employees at work, General trades, ages 15 and over, Canada
COVID-19 recessionGlobal Financial Crisis3504004505005506006507001997200020032006200920122015201820212026Thousands of persons1997-01-01: 4031997-02-01: 403.21997-03-01: 385.11997-04-01: 397.11997-05-01: 441.21997-06-01: 459.21997-07-01: 415.31997-08-01: 434.31997-09-01: 465.51997-10-01: 454.91997-11-01: 426.71997-12-01: 414.91998-01-01: 378.21998-02-01: 397.81998-03-01: 381.91998-04-01: 390.21998-05-01: 440.51998-06-01: 463.51998-07-01: 424.31998-08-01: 424.51998-09-01: 450.11998-10-01: 455.21998-11-01: 446.31998-12-01: 4231999-01-01: 399.21999-02-01: 406.81999-03-01: 395.51999-04-01: 420.61999-05-01: 461.61999-06-01: 503.31999-07-01: 457.61999-08-01: 4561999-09-01: 486.71999-10-01: 486.31999-11-01: 4771999-12-01: 455.22000-01-01: 427.32000-02-01: 431.52000-03-01: 421.22000-04-01: 445.32000-05-01: 485.92000-06-01: 519.92000-07-01: 469.22000-08-01: 475.12000-09-01: 490.52000-10-01: 489.62000-11-01: 464.62000-12-01: 4462001-01-01: 411.52001-02-01: 433.72001-03-01: 4142001-04-01: 431.12001-05-01: 475.32001-06-01: 490.12001-07-01: 4292001-08-01: 449.22001-09-01: 488.62001-10-01: 4952001-11-01: 470.92001-12-01: 471.52002-01-01: 441.52002-02-01: 450.32002-03-01: 449.42002-04-01: 466.72002-05-01: 503.62002-06-01: 530.42002-07-01: 493.82002-08-01: 511.32002-09-01: 536.32002-10-01: 524.22002-11-01: 515.22002-12-01: 4892003-01-01: 443.12003-02-01: 457.42003-03-01: 461.42003-04-01: 475.12003-05-01: 504.72003-06-01: 541.62003-07-01: 487.22003-08-01: 501.82003-09-01: 546.72003-10-01: 530.52003-11-01: 531.12003-12-01: 519.52004-01-01: 487.82004-02-01: 474.72004-03-01: 461.52004-04-01: 480.22004-05-01: 542.62004-06-01: 551.42004-07-01: 505.22004-08-01: 496.92004-09-01: 539.12004-10-01: 5312004-11-01: 522.42004-12-01: 492.82005-01-01: 462.22005-02-01: 481.32005-03-01: 448.42005-04-01: 469.92005-05-01: 535.12005-06-01: 553.92005-07-01: 512.52005-08-01: 519.22005-09-01: 546.82005-10-01: 5482005-11-01: 551.42005-12-01: 527.82006-01-01: 495.22006-02-01: 500.12006-03-01: 487.72006-04-01: 500.32006-05-01: 544.22006-06-01: 577.72006-07-01: 532.22006-08-01: 527.22006-09-01: 5652006-10-01: 560.22006-11-01: 5492006-12-01: 553.32007-01-01: 522.72007-02-01: 526.82007-03-01: 5072007-04-01: 5382007-05-01: 557.72007-06-01: 607.32007-07-01: 506.12007-08-01: 543.32007-09-01: 5842007-10-01: 579.42007-11-01: 542.82007-12-01: 531.42008-01-01: 500.92008-02-01: 494.32008-03-01: 521.52008-04-01: 534.92008-05-01: 595.32008-06-01: 587.82008-07-01: 583.52008-08-01: 594.82008-09-01: 628.12008-10-01: 601.82008-11-01: 595.52008-12-01: 574.62009-01-01: 511.22009-02-01: 496.82009-03-01: 496.62009-04-01: 501.62009-05-01: 569.52009-06-01: 599.42009-07-01: 546.12009-08-01: 539.42009-09-01: 576.22009-10-01: 572.12009-11-01: 552.82009-12-01: 544.62010-01-01: 503.62010-02-01: 505.32010-03-01: 501.32010-04-01: 526.22010-05-01: 548.62010-06-01: 557.82010-07-01: 523.22010-08-01: 523.42010-09-01: 587.22010-10-01: 600.42010-11-01: 597.92010-12-01: 574.12011-01-01: 532.22011-02-01: 546.72011-03-01: 5322011-04-01: 539.12011-05-01: 603.82011-06-01: 640.92011-07-01: 589.82011-08-01: 568.62011-09-01: 6052011-10-01: 620.72011-11-01: 625.62011-12-01: 598.82012-01-01: 529.32012-02-01: 550.62012-03-01: 525.82012-04-01: 572.82012-05-01: 606.82012-06-01: 608.32012-07-01: 550.72012-08-01: 575.72012-09-01: 628.82012-10-01: 620.42012-11-01: 620.42012-12-01: 580.82013-01-01: 565.72013-02-01: 582.32013-03-01: 541.92013-04-01: 563.92013-05-01: 612.72013-06-01: 627.92013-07-01: 574.42013-08-01: 585.22013-09-01: 6242013-10-01: 621.92013-11-01: 592.82013-12-01: 5742014-01-01: 527.82014-02-01: 544.32014-03-01: 521.72014-04-01: 537.52014-05-01: 593.92014-06-01: 645.52014-07-01: 599.62014-08-01: 602.72014-09-01: 643.32014-10-01: 644.72014-11-01: 631.52014-12-01: 608.82015-01-01: 566.32015-02-01: 557.12015-03-01: 530.62015-04-01: 552.32015-05-01: 592.92015-06-01: 627.22015-07-01: 5682015-08-01: 561.92015-09-01: 6262015-10-01: 622.22015-11-01: 616.82015-12-01: 561.82016-01-01: 4972016-02-01: 500.82016-03-01: 488.52016-04-01: 531.82016-05-01: 575.52016-06-01: 598.42016-07-01: 563.82016-08-01: 573.12016-09-01: 625.12016-10-01: 614.92016-11-01: 588.72016-12-01: 565.92017-01-01: 502.52017-02-01: 497.62017-03-01: 491.22017-04-01: 512.72017-05-01: 574.82017-06-01: 600.22017-07-01: 588.22017-08-01: 548.32017-09-01: 607.12017-10-01: 594.42017-11-01: 567.52017-12-01: 540.72018-01-01: 498.32018-02-01: 523.12018-03-01: 5252018-04-01: 5622018-05-01: 6352018-06-01: 634.72018-07-01: 610.42018-08-01: 598.82018-09-01: 649.42018-10-01: 631.62018-11-01: 637.52018-12-01: 578.62019-01-01: 5362019-02-01: 509.92019-03-01: 533.12019-04-01: 586.92019-05-01: 612.82019-06-01: 636.12019-07-01: 610.42019-08-01: 583.52019-09-01: 633.22019-10-01: 5932019-11-01: 569.72019-12-01: 571.92020-01-01: 507.22020-02-01: 560.52020-03-01: 478.12020-04-01: 351.72020-05-01: 4442020-06-01: 541.22020-07-01: 565.62020-08-01: 560.72020-09-01: 623.42020-10-01: 621.12020-11-01: 599.72020-12-01: 592.92021-01-01: 5272021-02-01: 539.72021-03-01: 547.42021-04-01: 525.72021-05-01: 584.82021-06-01: 597.72021-07-01: 548.62021-08-01: 576.12021-09-01: 605.82021-10-01: 601.72021-11-01: 6142021-12-01: 5662022-01-01: 515.72022-02-01: 562.42022-03-01: 533.22022-04-01: 584.52022-05-01: 582.22022-06-01: 629.82022-07-01: 592.22022-08-01: 597.12022-09-01: 623.72022-10-01: 620.72022-11-01: 583.72022-12-01: 6052023-01-01: 558.32023-02-01: 5712023-03-01: 575.32023-04-01: 587.82023-05-01: 642.62023-06-01: 6602023-07-01: 609.52023-08-01: 604.72023-09-01: 636.32023-10-01: 651.82023-11-01: 620.62023-12-01: 624.52024-01-01: 593.42024-02-01: 597.52024-03-01: 564.32024-04-01: 615.62024-05-01: 629.12024-06-01: 647.32024-07-01: 625.62024-08-01: 612.62024-09-01: 640.12024-10-01: 654.52024-11-01: 626.92024-12-01: 584.42025-01-01: 574.52025-02-01: 582.82025-03-01: 5892025-04-01: 640.12025-05-01: 669.32025-06-01: 684.22025-07-01: 630.22025-08-01: 668.72025-09-01: 6642025-10-01: 690.72025-11-01: 661.82025-12-01: 637.52026-01-01: 636.72026-02-01: 571.92026-03-01: 590.72026-04-01: 594.52026-05-01: 649.12026-06-01: 651.62026-07-01: 614.22026-08-01: 623.22026-09-01: 670.5
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, General trades, 15 years and over. From the Labour Force Survey (Statistics Canada), table 14-10-0427-01. Expressed in thousands of persons; published monthly.

Suggested Citation: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey: Total employees at work, General trades, ages 15 and over, Canada SC_14100427_1489749553, retrieved from CRED, Canadian Research Economic Data; https://cred.nshipyard.com/series/SC_14100427_1489749553, 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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