Employment, Canada (seasonally adjusted)

(SC_14100459_1643277918)
Observations
Sep 2026: 21164.2
Updated: 2026-11-02, 9:18:24 a.m. ET
Units
Thousands of persons,
Seasonally adjusted
Frequency
Monthly
Source
Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey
Series ID
SC_14100459_1643277918
Table 14-10-0459-01
CREDEmployment, Canada (seasonally adjusted)
COVID-19 recession165001700017500180001850019000195002000020500210002150020112013201520172019202120232026Thousands of persons2011-01-01: 17131.32011-02-01: 17159.82011-03-01: 17178.62011-04-01: 17190.22011-05-01: 17194.42011-06-01: 17209.52011-07-01: 17220.92011-08-01: 17248.22011-09-01: 17265.92011-10-01: 17266.42011-11-01: 17257.12011-12-01: 17252.52012-01-01: 17256.62012-02-01: 17257.82012-03-01: 17284.62012-04-01: 17333.32012-05-01: 173892012-06-01: 17414.42012-07-01: 17422.22012-08-01: 17446.82012-09-01: 17486.82012-10-01: 17521.22012-11-01: 17547.22012-12-01: 17572.22013-01-01: 17591.42013-02-01: 17628.82013-03-01: 17629.12013-04-01: 17642.62013-05-01: 17648.12013-06-01: 176722013-07-01: 17674.92013-08-01: 176702013-09-01: 17662.52013-10-01: 17667.32013-11-01: 17671.82013-12-01: 17674.92014-01-01: 17675.62014-02-01: 176662014-03-01: 17676.22014-04-01: 17684.52014-05-01: 17692.82014-06-01: 17699.82014-07-01: 17726.72014-08-01: 17738.72014-09-01: 17750.52014-10-01: 177542014-11-01: 17774.22014-12-01: 17796.12015-01-01: 17806.42015-02-01: 17820.72015-03-01: 17831.52015-04-01: 17833.62015-05-01: 17839.12015-06-01: 17833.32015-07-01: 17847.92015-08-01: 178632015-09-01: 17880.82015-10-01: 17892.82015-11-01: 17887.32015-12-01: 17879.72016-01-01: 17870.52016-02-01: 178762016-03-01: 17884.52016-04-01: 17900.52016-05-01: 179202016-06-01: 17940.52016-07-01: 17948.42016-08-01: 179642016-09-01: 179902016-10-01: 180262016-11-01: 18053.32016-12-01: 18077.12017-01-01: 18117.52017-02-01: 18164.42017-03-01: 18210.22017-04-01: 18243.22017-05-01: 18275.32017-06-01: 18318.62017-07-01: 18367.12017-08-01: 18408.22017-09-01: 184322017-10-01: 18451.32017-11-01: 18489.42017-12-01: 18548.52018-01-01: 18582.42018-02-01: 18588.92018-03-01: 18592.42018-04-01: 18604.42018-05-01: 18621.62018-06-01: 18637.42018-07-01: 18687.82018-08-01: 18715.42018-09-01: 18755.42018-10-01: 18772.42018-11-01: 18827.32018-12-01: 188592019-01-01: 18894.22019-02-01: 18926.32019-03-01: 18939.72019-04-01: 18984.12019-05-01: 190182019-06-01: 19066.52019-07-01: 19072.82019-08-01: 190952019-09-01: 19116.42019-10-01: 19135.92019-11-01: 19123.52019-12-01: 19138.12020-01-01: 19162.72020-02-01: 191982020-03-01: 18821.92020-04-01: 17782.32020-05-01: 16851.62020-06-01: 16655.32020-07-01: 17258.52020-08-01: 17831.42020-09-01: 18193.62020-10-01: 18433.92020-11-01: 18607.52020-12-01: 18619.42021-01-01: 18544.62021-02-01: 18538.62021-03-01: 18632.42021-04-01: 18726.22021-05-01: 18723.42021-06-01: 18730.62021-07-01: 18844.82021-08-01: 18997.52021-09-01: 19116.42021-10-01: 192072021-11-01: 19325.52021-12-01: 19411.42022-01-01: 19417.12022-02-01: 19481.12022-03-01: 19527.42022-04-01: 19662.22022-05-01: 19706.92022-06-01: 19741.32022-07-01: 19767.22022-08-01: 19773.22022-09-01: 19788.32022-10-01: 198202022-11-01: 19867.62022-12-01: 199352023-01-01: 20006.62023-02-01: 20079.82023-03-01: 20151.82023-04-01: 202002023-05-01: 20236.92023-06-01: 20273.72023-07-01: 203122023-08-01: 20368.62023-09-01: 20417.92023-10-01: 20466.22023-11-01: 204992023-12-01: 20518.22024-01-01: 20534.92024-02-01: 20558.82024-03-01: 20588.92024-04-01: 20629.82024-05-01: 20667.62024-06-01: 20696.82024-07-01: 20713.52024-08-01: 20731.22024-09-01: 20760.52024-10-01: 20787.12024-11-01: 20814.32024-12-01: 20860.52025-01-01: 20921.22025-02-01: 209692025-03-01: 20978.92025-04-01: 20972.22025-05-01: 20968.42025-06-01: 20993.92025-07-01: 21011.12025-08-01: 21005.22025-09-01: 20994.92025-10-01: 21016.72025-11-01: 21076.52025-12-01: 21121.82026-01-01: 21134.42026-02-01: 21101.52026-03-01: 210702026-04-01: 21040.82026-05-01: 21068.92026-06-01: 21098.32026-07-01: 21158.62026-08-01: 21175.82026-09-01: 21164.2
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, Seasonally adjusted

Frequency: Monthly

Notes: Employment. Labour force characteristics by census metropolitan area, From the Labour Force Survey (Statistics Canada), table 14-10-0459-01. Expressed in thousands of persons; published monthly; seasonally adjusted.

Suggested Citation: Statistics Canada, Employment, Canada (seasonally adjusted) SC_14100459_1643277918, retrieved from CRED, Canadian Research Economic Data; https://cred.nshipyard.com/series/SC_14100459_1643277918, November 2, 2026.

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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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