Labour Force Survey: Total employees at work, all occupations, ages 25 to 54, Canada

(SC_14100427_1489830406)
Observations
Sep 2026: 11486.9
Updated: 2026-11-02, 10:30:49 a.m. ET
Units
Thousands of persons,
Frequency
Monthly
Source
Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey
Series ID
SC_14100427_1489830406
Table 14-10-0427-01
CREDLabour Force Survey: Total employees at work, all occupations, ages 25 to 54, Canada
COVID-19 recessionGlobal Financial Crisis650070007500800085009000950010000105001100011500120001997200020032006200920122015201820212026Thousands of persons1997-01-01: 7900.71997-02-01: 7949.11997-03-01: 7664.81997-04-01: 7983.11997-05-01: 8117.41997-06-01: 8096.51997-07-01: 6860.61997-08-01: 7037.91997-09-01: 8262.61997-10-01: 8233.11997-11-01: 8260.11997-12-01: 8297.81998-01-01: 7979.41998-02-01: 8125.81998-03-01: 7850.11998-04-01: 8137.11998-05-01: 8335.51998-06-01: 82951998-07-01: 7042.41998-08-01: 7158.71998-09-01: 8321.71998-10-01: 8368.11998-11-01: 8338.81998-12-01: 8372.41999-01-01: 82131999-02-01: 8243.91999-03-01: 7920.51999-04-01: 8331.91999-05-01: 8449.21999-06-01: 8467.61999-07-01: 7341.51999-08-01: 7471.31999-09-01: 85461999-10-01: 8582.51999-11-01: 8582.81999-12-01: 8582.72000-01-01: 8407.62000-02-01: 8468.22000-03-01: 8268.32000-04-01: 86312000-05-01: 8700.22000-06-01: 8738.32000-07-01: 7583.22000-08-01: 7643.12000-09-01: 8669.62000-10-01: 87532000-11-01: 8741.32000-12-01: 8768.52001-01-01: 8657.82001-02-01: 8685.32001-03-01: 8411.92001-04-01: 8629.32001-05-01: 8859.82001-06-01: 8855.62001-07-01: 7389.12001-08-01: 7631.12001-09-01: 8806.52001-10-01: 8814.72001-11-01: 8838.62001-12-01: 8789.32002-01-01: 8680.22002-02-01: 8656.62002-03-01: 8483.62002-04-01: 8790.22002-05-01: 8930.72002-06-01: 8978.82002-07-01: 7522.62002-08-01: 7720.42002-09-01: 9019.12002-10-01: 8952.52002-11-01: 9026.92002-12-01: 9002.82003-01-01: 8814.42003-02-01: 8836.42003-03-01: 8550.62003-04-01: 8837.12003-05-01: 8991.32003-06-01: 8958.72003-07-01: 7712.92003-08-01: 7663.42003-09-01: 9047.22003-10-01: 9018.62003-11-01: 90612003-12-01: 9069.82004-01-01: 8908.72004-02-01: 8906.92004-03-01: 8582.82004-04-01: 8883.52004-05-01: 9116.62004-06-01: 9138.62004-07-01: 7934.52004-08-01: 7987.82004-09-01: 9068.12004-10-01: 90622004-11-01: 9047.42004-12-01: 9085.72005-01-01: 8920.52005-02-01: 8875.82005-03-01: 8679.92005-04-01: 9022.32005-05-01: 9053.72005-06-01: 9120.62005-07-01: 7949.52005-08-01: 7947.32005-09-01: 9039.22005-10-01: 8989.22005-11-01: 9093.82005-12-01: 9109.72006-01-01: 8924.92006-02-01: 8900.82006-03-01: 8579.42006-04-01: 9016.72006-05-01: 9203.62006-06-01: 9231.72006-07-01: 8093.82006-08-01: 79792006-09-01: 9154.92006-10-01: 9159.32006-11-01: 9176.12006-12-01: 91962007-01-01: 9069.62007-02-01: 9017.32007-03-01: 8681.12007-04-01: 9115.32007-05-01: 9168.32007-06-01: 9248.62007-07-01: 77962007-08-01: 8010.12007-09-01: 9212.32007-10-01: 9249.42007-11-01: 9302.42007-12-01: 9263.22008-01-01: 91642008-02-01: 9147.32008-03-01: 8848.22008-04-01: 9199.42008-05-01: 9278.62008-06-01: 9325.72008-07-01: 8176.92008-08-01: 7987.12008-09-01: 9293.72008-10-01: 92782008-11-01: 9293.52008-12-01: 9262.22009-01-01: 8977.82009-02-01: 8880.62009-03-01: 8544.12009-04-01: 8883.92009-05-01: 91032009-06-01: 9034.32009-07-01: 8005.12009-08-01: 7759.72009-09-01: 9129.82009-10-01: 9111.12009-11-01: 9160.82009-12-01: 9157.62010-01-01: 8989.72010-02-01: 8952.12010-03-01: 8705.82010-04-01: 9123.42010-05-01: 9302.32010-06-01: 9280.82010-07-01: 82662010-08-01: 8173.62010-09-01: 9351.72010-10-01: 9325.92010-11-01: 9342.42010-12-01: 9313.22011-01-01: 9126.52011-02-01: 9092.62011-03-01: 8824.72011-04-01: 9182.62011-05-01: 9315.12011-06-01: 9364.92011-07-01: 8326.42011-08-01: 8291.72011-09-01: 9359.82011-10-01: 93462011-11-01: 93432011-12-01: 9330.42012-01-01: 91562012-02-01: 9187.12012-03-01: 8808.12012-04-01: 9264.32012-05-01: 9390.92012-06-01: 9463.12012-07-01: 83762012-08-01: 8249.52012-09-01: 9428.72012-10-01: 9418.42012-11-01: 9482.52012-12-01: 9496.62013-01-01: 9303.52013-02-01: 9264.62013-03-01: 8886.12013-04-01: 9336.72013-05-01: 9428.22013-06-01: 94272013-07-01: 8447.62013-08-01: 8314.92013-09-01: 9516.62013-10-01: 9481.32013-11-01: 9517.52013-12-01: 9502.72014-01-01: 9342.92014-02-01: 9279.92014-03-01: 8967.62014-04-01: 9314.12014-05-01: 9476.52014-06-01: 9383.12014-07-01: 84722014-08-01: 8269.62014-09-01: 95372014-10-01: 9517.42014-11-01: 9498.82014-12-01: 9537.12015-01-01: 93252015-02-01: 9240.92015-03-01: 8863.32015-04-01: 9376.32015-05-01: 94732015-06-01: 9554.82015-07-01: 8515.42015-08-01: 8291.92015-09-01: 9507.22015-10-01: 9475.42015-11-01: 9500.22015-12-01: 94472016-01-01: 9318.92016-02-01: 9249.22016-03-01: 8950.52016-04-01: 9369.52016-05-01: 9491.52016-06-01: 9506.22016-07-01: 8588.92016-08-01: 8406.32016-09-01: 9449.52016-10-01: 9481.52016-11-01: 9558.32016-12-01: 95452017-01-01: 94882017-02-01: 9373.42017-03-01: 9107.12017-04-01: 9453.12017-05-01: 9621.42017-06-01: 9653.32017-07-01: 8726.32017-08-01: 8552.22017-09-01: 9620.82017-10-01: 9613.62017-11-01: 9677.42017-12-01: 9700.42018-01-01: 9499.62018-02-01: 9525.92018-03-01: 9254.22018-04-01: 9611.72018-05-01: 9688.32018-06-01: 97272018-07-01: 8787.82018-08-01: 8709.42018-09-01: 9790.92018-10-01: 9833.62018-11-01: 9881.82018-12-01: 9873.82019-01-01: 9718.82019-02-01: 9674.92019-03-01: 94132019-04-01: 9728.12019-05-01: 99102019-06-01: 9930.32019-07-01: 8877.72019-08-01: 8822.32019-09-01: 99542019-10-01: 9907.42019-11-01: 9888.22019-12-01: 9960.52020-01-01: 9781.42020-02-01: 9850.92020-03-01: 84262020-04-01: 7673.72020-05-01: 8282.82020-06-01: 9030.52020-07-01: 8492.62020-08-01: 8444.62020-09-01: 9837.32020-10-01: 9799.32020-11-01: 99532020-12-01: 9858.72021-01-01: 9567.32021-02-01: 97202021-03-01: 9843.22021-04-01: 96872021-05-01: 9934.12021-06-01: 9978.12021-07-01: 9014.92021-08-01: 8945.92021-09-01: 10130.72021-10-01: 10231.52021-11-01: 10292.62021-12-01: 10337.32022-01-01: 9879.22022-02-01: 10310.22022-03-01: 9981.32022-04-01: 10245.22022-05-01: 104212022-06-01: 104952022-07-01: 9483.52022-08-01: 9385.32022-09-01: 105482022-10-01: 105852022-11-01: 106032022-12-01: 10630.72023-01-01: 10627.82023-02-01: 10609.12023-03-01: 10327.52023-04-01: 106152023-05-01: 10858.72023-06-01: 10897.22023-07-01: 9873.32023-08-01: 9785.42023-09-01: 10926.82023-10-01: 10920.92023-11-01: 10961.42023-12-01: 11025.22024-01-01: 109992024-02-01: 11069.22024-03-01: 10770.92024-04-01: 11172.42024-05-01: 11188.52024-06-01: 11231.32024-07-01: 10144.12024-08-01: 10045.92024-09-01: 11263.22024-10-01: 112012024-11-01: 11215.92024-12-01: 11287.62025-01-01: 11277.22025-02-01: 11294.92025-03-01: 10975.52025-04-01: 11258.32025-05-01: 11419.52025-06-01: 11484.52025-07-01: 10394.72025-08-01: 10175.52025-09-01: 11466.52025-10-01: 11373.12025-11-01: 114012025-12-01: 11433.82026-01-01: 113122026-02-01: 11172.82026-03-01: 10867.72026-04-01: 11361.82026-05-01: 11478.12026-06-01: 114832026-07-01: 10512.62026-08-01: 10355.32026-09-01: 11486.9
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, Total employees at work, all occupations, 25 to 54 years. 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, all occupations, ages 25 to 54, Canada SC_14100427_1489830406, retrieved from CRED, Canadian Research Economic Data; https://cred.nshipyard.com/series/SC_14100427_1489830406, 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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