The labor force participation rate in Canada fell to 65.6% in July of 2023 from 65.7% in the previous month. source: Statistics Canada

Labor Force Participation Rate in Canada averaged 65.70 percent from 1976 until 2023, reaching an all time high of 67.70 percent in December of 2003 and a record low of 60.10 percent in April of 2020. This page provides the latest reported value for - Canada Labor Force Participation Rate - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Canada Labor Force Participation Rate - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on August of 2023.

Labor Force Participation Rate in Canada is expected to be 65.80 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Canada Labor Force Participation Rate is projected to trend around 66.20 percent in 2024 and 66.50 percent in 2025, according to our econometric models.

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Canada Labor Force Participation Rate



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2023-07-07 12:30 PM Jun 65.7% 65.5% 65.4%
2023-08-04 12:30 PM Jul 65.6% 65.7% 65.6% 65.8%
2023-09-08 12:30 PM Aug 65.6% 65.7%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Unemployment Rate 5.50 5.40 percent Jul 2023
Employed Persons 20166.40 20172.80 Thousand Jul 2023
Unemployed Persons 1166.80 1147.10 Thousand Jul 2023
Full Time Employment 1.70 109.60 Thousand Jul 2023
Part Time Employment -8.10 -49.80 Thousand Jul 2023
Employment Change -6.40 59.90 Thousand Jul 2023
Labor Force Participation Rate 65.60 65.70 percent Jul 2023
Youth Unemployment Rate 10.20 11.50 percent Jul 2023
Labour Costs 130.69 129.05 points Mar 2023
Productivity 106.42 107.06 points Mar 2023
Wages 29.76 29.67 CAD/Hour May 2023
Wages in Manufacturing 31.24 31.49 CAD/Hour May 2023
Minimum Wages 16.65 15.55 CAD/Hour Apr 2023
Population 39.29 38.43 Million Dec 2022
Average Hourly Earnings 34.55 34.20 CAD Jul 2023
Employment Rate 62.00 62.20 percent Jul 2023
Wage Growth 3.60 2.90 percent May 2023
Non Farm Payrolls 17990.00 17860.00 Thousand May 2023
Job Vacancies 781205.00 855890.00 Mar 2023

Canada Labor Force Participation Rate
The labour force participation rates is the number of persons who are employed and unemployed but looking for a job divided by the total working-age population.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
65.60 65.70 67.70 60.10 1976 - 2023 percent Monthly
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