Caring for children, ages 15 to 24, Canada

(SC_14100028_2050782)
Observations
Sep 2026: 3.2
Updated: 2026-11-02, 5:59:19 p.m. ET
Units
Thousands of persons,
Frequency
Monthly
Source
Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey
Series ID
SC_14100028_2050782
Table 14-10-0028-01
CREDCaring for children, ages 15 to 24, Canada
COVID-19 recessionGlobal Financial Crisis24681012141618201997200020032006200920122015201820212026Thousands of persons1997-01-01: 12.91997-02-01: 11.91997-03-01: 14.31997-04-01: 13.91997-05-01: 17.81997-06-01: 12.61997-07-01: 14.91997-08-01: 16.11997-09-01: 15.81997-10-01: 15.31997-11-01: 12.31997-12-01: 14.31998-01-01: 15.41998-02-01: 17.51998-03-01: 15.51998-04-01: 17.51998-05-01: 14.41998-06-01: 17.31998-07-01: 14.11998-08-01: 14.11998-09-01: 151998-10-01: 16.71998-11-01: 16.11998-12-01: 161999-01-01: 13.11999-02-01: 12.41999-03-01: 14.31999-04-01: 15.51999-05-01: 17.41999-06-01: 13.71999-07-01: 151999-08-01: 17.41999-09-01: 15.51999-10-01: 161999-11-01: 16.81999-12-01: 14.62000-01-01: 142000-02-01: 132000-03-01: 10.72000-04-01: 12.62000-05-01: 12.82000-06-01: 11.62000-07-01: 9.82000-08-01: 12.52000-09-01: 12.92000-10-01: 13.92000-11-01: 13.82000-12-01: 13.72001-01-01: 11.52001-02-01: 13.52001-03-01: 10.42001-04-01: 10.42001-05-01: 11.72001-06-01: 12.72001-07-01: 13.32001-08-01: 10.62001-09-01: 13.72001-10-01: 14.82001-11-01: 14.22001-12-01: 11.42002-01-01: 13.82002-02-01: 14.72002-03-01: 12.42002-04-01: 13.32002-05-01: 8.72002-06-01: 10.22002-07-01: 11.92002-08-01: 11.52002-09-01: 9.72002-10-01: 11.72002-11-01: 14.22002-12-01: 13.62003-01-01: 10.72003-02-01: 10.42003-03-01: 11.62003-04-01: 12.82003-05-01: 12.62003-06-01: 12.82003-07-01: 11.92003-08-01: 13.52003-09-01: 12.32003-10-01: 10.82003-11-01: 112003-12-01: 11.52004-01-01: 10.52004-02-01: 13.12004-03-01: 7.42004-04-01: 10.12004-05-01: 11.82004-06-01: 12.12004-07-01: 9.72004-08-01: 11.32004-09-01: 9.72004-10-01: 11.22004-11-01: 12.22004-12-01: 12.52005-01-01: 7.12005-02-01: 8.92005-03-01: 9.92005-04-01: 12.32005-05-01: 7.22005-06-01: 8.52005-07-01: 11.72005-08-01: 12.52005-09-01: 9.62005-10-01: 9.82005-11-01: 7.82005-12-01: 82006-01-01: 8.52006-02-01: 7.62006-03-01: 10.92006-04-01: 7.32006-05-01: 7.12006-06-01: 9.82006-07-01: 11.12006-08-01: 11.42006-09-01: 10.12006-10-01: 10.22006-11-01: 12.12006-12-01: 11.82007-01-01: 10.52007-02-01: 9.82007-03-01: 9.52007-04-01: 8.12007-05-01: 10.72007-06-01: 11.42007-07-01: 9.72007-08-01: 8.72007-09-01: 10.92007-10-01: 9.72007-11-01: 8.42007-12-01: 10.72008-01-01: 9.72008-02-01: 10.82008-03-01: 10.52008-04-01: 10.12008-05-01: 15.42008-06-01: 9.72008-07-01: 8.92008-08-01: 9.22008-09-01: 8.52008-10-01: 13.22008-11-01: 13.62008-12-01: 15.12009-01-01: 12.22009-02-01: 14.12009-03-01: 9.82009-04-01: 10.12009-05-01: 102009-06-01: 10.92009-07-01: 10.32009-08-01: 8.22009-09-01: 8.62009-10-01: 62009-11-01: 7.32009-12-01: 6.42010-01-01: 7.32010-02-01: 6.12010-03-01: 8.42010-04-01: 8.92010-05-01: 5.32010-06-01: 10.92010-07-01: 9.42010-08-01: 9.92010-09-01: 7.22010-10-01: 102010-11-01: 7.42010-12-01: 8.62011-01-01: 82011-02-01: 5.72011-03-01: 6.72011-04-01: 8.12011-05-01: 92011-06-01: 72011-07-01: 8.52011-08-01: 10.12011-09-01: 82011-10-01: 9.62011-11-01: 7.12011-12-01: 7.72012-01-01: 8.92012-02-01: 7.22012-03-01: 7.52012-04-01: 10.92012-05-01: 9.12012-06-01: 10.92012-07-01: 8.12012-08-01: 6.62012-09-01: 6.22012-10-01: 7.52012-11-01: 7.22012-12-01: 5.52013-01-01: 7.92013-02-01: 7.12013-03-01: 6.72013-04-01: 9.42013-05-01: 6.32013-06-01: 6.32013-07-01: 82013-08-01: 6.32013-09-01: 7.82013-10-01: 6.42013-11-01: 7.42013-12-01: 7.42014-01-01: 7.82014-02-01: 82014-03-01: 9.82014-04-01: 8.12014-05-01: 7.72014-06-01: 72014-07-01: 6.42014-08-01: 6.62014-09-01: 9.42014-10-01: 8.82014-11-01: 7.42014-12-01: 7.62015-01-01: 82015-02-01: 62015-03-01: 6.52015-04-01: 9.52015-05-01: 6.82015-06-01: 7.52015-07-01: 7.22015-08-01: 9.52015-09-01: 3.82015-10-01: 3.52015-11-01: 4.32015-12-01: 5.62016-01-01: 42016-02-01: 7.82016-03-01: 8.12016-04-01: 9.12016-05-01: 42016-06-01: 7.62016-07-01: 6.32016-08-01: 5.52016-09-01: 4.92016-10-01: 7.72016-11-01: 10.42016-12-01: 8.92017-01-01: 72017-02-01: 92017-03-01: 102017-04-01: 5.52017-05-01: 2.22017-06-01: 3.92017-07-01: 2.62017-08-01: 3.52017-09-01: 3.22017-10-01: 3.62017-11-01: 3.92017-12-01: 5.42018-01-01: 6.32018-02-01: 8.82018-03-01: 4.72018-04-01: 7.22018-05-01: 5.22018-06-01: 4.22018-07-01: 6.22018-08-01: 7.12018-09-01: 6.82018-10-01: 4.82018-11-01: 3.42018-12-01: 3.52019-01-01: 3.82019-02-01: 52019-03-01: 6.52019-04-01: 6.12019-05-01: 9.32019-06-01: 7.42019-07-01: 52019-08-01: 4.12019-09-01: 5.32019-10-01: 4.62019-11-01: 7.12019-12-01: 5.12020-01-01: 5.22020-02-01: 5.12020-03-01: 3.92020-04-01: 7.22020-05-01: 3.22020-06-01: 6.82020-07-01: 3.22020-08-01: 3.12020-09-01: 6.22020-10-01: 8.12020-11-01: 4.42020-12-01: 3.72021-01-01: 42021-02-01: 5.62021-03-01: 4.12021-04-01: 8.42021-05-01: 6.32021-06-01: 7.62021-07-01: 6.62021-08-01: 2.92021-09-01: 5.92021-10-01: 5.22021-11-01: 7.12021-12-01: 4.72022-01-01: 8.82022-02-01: 2.72022-03-01: 32022-05-01: 1.82022-06-01: 2.92022-07-01: 1.62022-08-01: 6.42022-09-01: 3.62022-10-01: 4.72022-11-01: 52022-12-01: 4.92023-01-01: 3.92023-02-01: 2.52023-03-01: 2.12023-04-01: 2.22023-05-01: 4.12023-06-01: 7.72023-07-01: 6.12023-08-01: 3.12023-09-01: 42023-10-01: 1.82023-11-01: 4.42023-12-01: 2.42024-01-01: 3.12024-02-01: 2.42024-03-01: 3.92024-04-01: 1.72024-05-01: 3.12024-06-01: 32024-07-01: 42024-08-01: 3.92024-09-01: 3.52024-10-01: 32024-12-01: 3.12025-01-01: 3.82025-02-01: 3.82025-03-01: 2.72025-04-01: 4.92025-05-01: 4.52025-06-01: 3.12025-07-01: 1.92025-08-01: 42025-09-01: 1.92025-10-01: 2.92025-11-01: 2.62025-12-01: 4.12026-01-01: 2.52026-02-01: 2.42026-03-01: 2.52026-04-01: 3.22026-05-01: 1.82026-06-01: 2.12026-07-01: 2.12026-08-01: 5.22026-09-01: 3.2
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

Frequency: Monthly

Notes: Caring for children, 15 to 24 years. Part-time employment by reason, From the Labour Force Survey (Statistics Canada), table 14-10-0028-01. Expressed in thousands of persons; published monthly.

Suggested Citation: Statistics Canada, Caring for children, ages 15 to 24, Canada SC_14100028_2050782, retrieved from CRED, Canadian Research Economic Data; https://cred.nshipyard.com/series/SC_14100028_2050782, 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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