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Labour Force Survey: Services-producing sector, Canada (thousands of persons)

(SC_14100465_1642736388)
Observations
Sep 2026: 16974.6
Updated: 2026-11-02, 10:11:53 a.m. ET
Units
Thousands of persons,
Frequency
Monthly
Source
Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey
Series ID
SC_14100465_1642736388
Table 14-10-0465-01
CREDLabour Force Survey: Services-producing sector, Canada (thousands of persons)
COVID-19 recession1300013500140001450015000155001600016500170001750020112013201520172019202120232026Thousands of persons2011-03-01: 13233.52011-04-01: 13268.22011-05-01: 13341.72011-06-01: 13476.62011-07-01: 13551.12011-08-01: 13564.32011-09-01: 13486.22011-10-01: 13439.92011-11-01: 13400.92011-12-01: 13408.52012-01-01: 13362.22012-02-01: 13331.22012-03-01: 13308.22012-04-01: 13372.22012-05-01: 13477.72012-06-01: 13600.22012-07-01: 13650.62012-08-01: 13651.42012-09-01: 13592.72012-10-01: 13584.42012-11-01: 13581.92012-12-01: 136182013-01-01: 136012013-02-01: 13604.22013-03-01: 13579.42013-04-01: 13611.22013-05-01: 13689.72013-06-01: 13814.92013-07-01: 13874.72013-08-01: 13865.52013-09-01: 13802.62013-10-01: 13781.32013-11-01: 13754.22013-12-01: 13744.92014-01-01: 13699.42014-02-01: 13664.42014-03-01: 13646.42014-04-01: 13685.52014-05-01: 13782.52014-06-01: 13906.12014-07-01: 13987.92014-08-01: 13978.72014-09-01: 13909.22014-10-01: 13883.42014-11-01: 13868.82014-12-01: 13880.62015-01-01: 13831.62015-02-01: 13819.42015-03-01: 13813.12015-04-01: 13851.12015-05-01: 13937.12015-06-01: 14048.82015-07-01: 14120.92015-08-01: 14120.92015-09-01: 14055.72015-10-01: 14054.92015-11-01: 14019.42015-12-01: 14009.92016-01-01: 13928.52016-02-01: 13896.22016-03-01: 13882.72016-04-01: 13933.32016-05-01: 14051.22016-06-01: 14196.22016-07-01: 14270.32016-08-01: 14255.22016-09-01: 14181.42016-10-01: 14180.52016-11-01: 14192.62016-12-01: 14228.92017-01-01: 14218.42017-02-01: 14214.62017-03-01: 14217.52017-04-01: 14250.82017-05-01: 14364.12017-06-01: 14505.52017-07-01: 14607.12017-08-01: 14611.62017-09-01: 145462017-10-01: 14529.52017-11-01: 14529.82017-12-01: 14571.22018-01-01: 14544.92018-02-01: 14512.42018-03-01: 14480.22018-04-01: 14517.52018-05-01: 14622.32018-06-01: 14752.22018-07-01: 14866.12018-08-01: 14874.72018-09-01: 14824.62018-10-01: 14798.82018-11-01: 14814.22018-12-01: 14856.52019-01-01: 148422019-02-01: 14845.32019-03-01: 14841.62019-04-01: 14906.62019-05-01: 15016.22019-06-01: 15161.42019-07-01: 15223.92019-08-01: 15215.22019-09-01: 151562019-10-01: 15164.32019-11-01: 15150.42019-12-01: 15168.72020-01-01: 15111.22020-02-01: 15087.32020-03-01: 14697.42020-04-01: 13916.82020-05-01: 13227.12020-06-01: 13213.92020-07-01: 13718.22020-08-01: 14171.62020-09-01: 14396.32020-10-01: 14582.32020-11-01: 14709.82020-12-01: 14704.82021-01-01: 14540.92021-02-01: 144862021-03-01: 14537.72021-04-01: 14660.22021-05-01: 14741.12021-06-01: 14881.72021-07-01: 15057.22021-08-01: 15175.72021-09-01: 15197.82021-10-01: 15272.12021-11-01: 15375.72021-12-01: 15453.42022-01-01: 15361.32022-02-01: 15355.22022-03-01: 15342.82022-04-01: 15492.92022-05-01: 156232022-06-01: 157642022-07-01: 15824.62022-08-01: 157642022-09-01: 15687.12022-10-01: 15699.42022-11-01: 15743.92022-12-01: 15799.42023-01-01: 15805.62023-02-01: 15821.62023-03-01: 15859.32023-04-01: 15931.22023-05-01: 16046.72023-06-01: 16182.22023-07-01: 16252.82023-08-01: 16260.42023-09-01: 16222.32023-10-01: 16254.42023-11-01: 16277.42023-12-01: 163042024-01-01: 16281.92024-02-01: 16293.42024-03-01: 16293.62024-04-01: 16363.82024-05-01: 16485.62024-06-01: 16630.72024-07-01: 16668.12024-08-01: 16616.22024-09-01: 16562.42024-10-01: 16580.42024-11-01: 16618.72024-12-01: 16655.72025-01-01: 166422025-02-01: 16642.92025-03-01: 166212025-04-01: 16677.62025-05-01: 16778.12025-06-01: 16941.42025-07-01: 16988.92025-08-01: 16928.32025-09-01: 16813.72025-10-01: 16812.52025-11-01: 168572025-12-01: 16896.52026-01-01: 16844.72026-02-01: 16784.52026-03-01: 16720.42026-04-01: 16749.22026-05-01: 16858.42026-06-01: 17035.92026-07-01: 171252026-08-01: 17094.62026-09-01: 16974.6
Source: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey via CRED
Shaded areas indicate Canadian recessions (C.D. Howe Institute).
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Notes

Source: Statistics Canada

Release: Labour Force Survey

Units: Thousands of persons

Frequency: Monthly

Notes: Services-producing sector. Employment characteristics by economic region, From the Labour Force Survey (Statistics Canada), table 14-10-0465-01. Expressed in thousands of persons; published monthly.

Suggested Citation: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey: Services-producing sector, Canada (thousands of persons) SC_14100465_1642736388, retrieved from CRED, Canadian Research Economic Data; https://cred.nshipyard.com/series/SC_14100465_1642736388, 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, Survey of Employment, Payrolls and Hours via CRED
Shaded areas indicate Canadian recessions (C.D. Howe Institute).
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