Labour Force Survey: Total employees, permanent and temporary, Total employees, all industries, ages 55 and over, Canada

(SC_14100071_3556397)
Observations
Sep 2026: 3420.5
Updated: 2026-11-02, 3:03:09 p.m. ET
Units
Thousands of persons,
Frequency
Monthly
Source
Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey
Series ID
SC_14100071_3556397
Table 14-10-0071-01
CREDLabour Force Survey: Total employees, permanent and temporary, Total employees, all industries, ages 55 and over, Canada
COVID-19 recessionGlobal Financial Crisis1000150020002500300035001997200020032006200920122015201820212026Thousands of persons1997-01-01: 866.21997-02-01: 880.41997-03-01: 890.91997-04-01: 886.61997-05-01: 910.21997-06-01: 924.71997-07-01: 886.21997-08-01: 897.61997-09-01: 900.71997-10-01: 908.61997-11-01: 898.71997-12-01: 898.91998-01-01: 876.51998-02-01: 894.61998-03-01: 896.11998-04-01: 897.71998-05-01: 931.21998-06-01: 947.71998-07-01: 934.21998-08-01: 936.81998-09-01: 976.11998-10-01: 976.61998-11-01: 966.71998-12-01: 937.61999-01-01: 929.21999-02-01: 934.71999-03-01: 937.41999-04-01: 954.41999-05-01: 968.61999-06-01: 969.41999-07-01: 954.31999-08-01: 962.51999-09-01: 998.91999-10-01: 997.61999-11-01: 990.91999-12-01: 10052000-01-01: 994.92000-02-01: 998.32000-03-01: 10132000-04-01: 1036.32000-05-01: 1045.52000-06-01: 10472000-07-01: 1026.72000-08-01: 1064.22000-09-01: 1084.42000-10-01: 1088.42000-11-01: 1096.42000-12-01: 1093.32001-01-01: 1066.92001-02-01: 1073.42001-03-01: 1089.72001-04-01: 1092.72001-05-01: 1106.92001-06-01: 1116.62001-07-01: 1102.42001-08-01: 1119.52001-09-01: 1151.72001-10-01: 11572001-11-01: 1147.52001-12-01: 1173.62002-01-01: 1172.92002-02-01: 1175.32002-03-01: 1183.12002-04-01: 1208.52002-05-01: 1228.52002-06-01: 1230.62002-07-01: 1202.72002-08-01: 1237.22002-09-01: 1270.82002-10-01: 1279.82002-11-01: 1298.22002-12-01: 1309.82003-01-01: 1319.92003-02-01: 1338.12003-03-01: 1353.32003-04-01: 1359.72003-05-01: 1383.62003-06-01: 1389.22003-07-01: 1351.12003-08-01: 1358.82003-09-01: 1419.82003-10-01: 1426.62003-11-01: 1440.82003-12-01: 1438.32004-01-01: 1406.82004-02-01: 14412004-03-01: 1399.22004-04-01: 1435.62004-05-01: 1465.12004-06-01: 1467.52004-07-01: 1450.32004-08-01: 1466.22004-09-01: 1543.32004-10-01: 1541.52004-11-01: 1542.22004-12-01: 1527.42005-01-01: 1513.42005-02-01: 1538.32005-03-01: 1536.82005-04-01: 1562.12005-05-01: 1596.52005-06-01: 1587.82005-07-01: 1583.62005-08-01: 1586.12005-09-01: 16062005-10-01: 1631.12005-11-01: 1599.72005-12-01: 1604.82006-01-01: 1576.42006-02-01: 1594.62006-03-01: 1595.32006-04-01: 1593.22006-05-01: 1661.42006-06-01: 1686.42006-07-01: 1649.92006-08-01: 1653.22006-09-01: 1726.32006-10-01: 1735.62006-11-01: 1736.12006-12-01: 1723.32007-01-01: 1687.32007-02-01: 1717.32007-03-01: 17292007-04-01: 1750.42007-05-01: 1763.72007-06-01: 1764.72007-07-01: 1726.42007-08-01: 1753.22007-09-01: 1839.92007-10-01: 1873.92007-11-01: 1848.72007-12-01: 1847.72008-01-01: 1848.42008-02-01: 1862.62008-03-01: 1867.72008-04-01: 1857.42008-05-01: 19072008-06-01: 1916.62008-07-01: 18722008-08-01: 1853.12008-09-01: 1935.52008-10-01: 1987.52008-11-01: 1930.22008-12-01: 1922.32009-01-01: 1909.62009-02-01: 1917.32009-03-01: 1920.62009-04-01: 1939.12009-05-01: 1992.52009-06-01: 2005.22009-07-01: 1941.72009-08-01: 1953.42009-09-01: 2020.62009-10-01: 2014.52009-11-01: 2020.22009-12-01: 1995.12010-01-01: 1978.82010-02-01: 2007.12010-03-01: 2014.92010-04-01: 2055.52010-05-01: 2078.82010-06-01: 21192010-07-01: 2059.52010-08-01: 2063.42010-09-01: 2184.42010-10-01: 2184.92010-11-01: 2197.62010-12-01: 2181.72011-01-01: 2146.92011-02-01: 2173.52011-03-01: 2140.12011-04-01: 2207.22011-05-01: 2228.32011-06-01: 22362011-07-01: 2178.32011-08-01: 2151.82011-09-01: 2239.42011-10-01: 2227.32011-11-01: 2225.22011-12-01: 2231.22012-01-01: 2220.12012-02-01: 2246.42012-03-01: 2270.42012-04-01: 2304.32012-05-01: 2328.62012-06-01: 2345.52012-07-01: 2294.22012-08-01: 2343.12012-09-01: 2390.82012-10-01: 2398.22012-11-01: 2381.32012-12-01: 2371.52013-01-01: 2369.22013-02-01: 2400.32013-03-01: 2414.62013-04-01: 2427.92013-05-01: 2487.62013-06-01: 2484.52013-07-01: 2399.22013-08-01: 2438.12013-09-01: 2521.42013-10-01: 2531.52013-11-01: 2525.72013-12-01: 2505.72014-01-01: 2502.42014-02-01: 2529.32014-03-01: 2516.92014-04-01: 2533.82014-05-01: 2546.22014-06-01: 2614.62014-07-01: 25202014-08-01: 2510.92014-09-01: 2599.82014-10-01: 2619.82014-11-01: 2579.72014-12-01: 2551.52015-01-01: 2546.32015-02-01: 2590.12015-03-01: 2600.72015-04-01: 26102015-05-01: 26562015-06-01: 2684.22015-07-01: 26102015-08-01: 2629.72015-09-01: 2732.92015-10-01: 2761.22015-11-01: 2738.32015-12-01: 2714.22016-01-01: 2672.12016-02-01: 2707.52016-03-01: 2685.12016-04-01: 27102016-05-01: 2783.12016-06-01: 2790.12016-07-01: 2749.42016-08-01: 2778.12016-09-01: 2873.12016-10-01: 2868.62016-11-01: 28292016-12-01: 2820.52017-01-01: 2773.82017-02-01: 2817.62017-03-01: 28042017-04-01: 2816.22017-05-01: 2889.42017-06-01: 2923.32017-07-01: 2860.72017-08-01: 2900.52017-09-01: 2975.72017-10-01: 2968.52017-11-01: 29582017-12-01: 2967.52018-01-01: 2928.42018-02-01: 2935.82018-03-01: 2930.52018-04-01: 29422018-05-01: 3000.82018-06-01: 3008.72018-07-01: 2948.32018-08-01: 2937.52018-09-01: 3051.62018-10-01: 30482018-11-01: 30532018-12-01: 3046.72019-01-01: 3001.12019-02-01: 3026.22019-03-01: 3050.32019-04-01: 3089.62019-05-01: 3131.22019-06-01: 3177.82019-07-01: 31092019-08-01: 3139.42019-09-01: 3227.22019-10-01: 3250.32019-11-01: 31772019-12-01: 3174.72020-01-01: 3123.22020-02-01: 3141.92020-03-01: 2952.82020-04-01: 2592.52020-05-01: 2742.32020-06-01: 28652020-07-01: 2852.22020-08-01: 2894.92020-09-01: 3033.52020-10-01: 3096.62020-11-01: 30872020-12-01: 3081.52021-01-01: 3024.62021-02-01: 3096.22021-03-01: 3140.72021-04-01: 3104.92021-05-01: 3133.42021-06-01: 3181.12021-07-01: 3103.22021-08-01: 31212021-09-01: 3236.12021-10-01: 32312021-11-01: 3237.72021-12-01: 3225.72022-01-01: 3158.22022-02-01: 3211.32022-03-01: 3244.22022-04-01: 3292.32022-05-01: 3325.22022-06-01: 3291.62022-07-01: 3238.72022-08-01: 32342022-09-01: 3334.82022-10-01: 3319.82022-11-01: 3302.72022-12-01: 3279.12023-01-01: 3272.32023-02-01: 3331.32023-03-01: 3356.92023-04-01: 3400.92023-05-01: 3436.32023-06-01: 3459.32023-07-01: 3383.42023-08-01: 3364.72023-09-01: 3446.42023-10-01: 3457.72023-11-01: 3447.12023-12-01: 3402.52024-01-01: 34102024-02-01: 3385.72024-03-01: 3398.52024-04-01: 3404.52024-05-01: 3454.42024-06-01: 3490.52024-07-01: 3354.22024-08-01: 3359.32024-09-01: 3453.22024-10-01: 3458.42024-11-01: 3431.72024-12-01: 3427.92025-01-01: 3373.92025-02-01: 3362.32025-03-01: 3363.12025-04-01: 3415.92025-05-01: 3453.82025-06-01: 3476.92025-07-01: 3360.12025-08-01: 3386.52025-09-01: 3426.72025-10-01: 3479.92025-11-01: 3462.32025-12-01: 3478.42026-01-01: 3461.32026-02-01: 3484.42026-03-01: 3487.72026-04-01: 3487.62026-05-01: 3528.12026-06-01: 34992026-07-01: 3358.42026-08-01: 33302026-09-01: 3420.5
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, permanent and temporary, Total employees, all industries, 55 years and over. From the Labour Force Survey (Statistics Canada), table 14-10-0071-01. Expressed in thousands of persons; published monthly.

Suggested Citation: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey: Total employees, permanent and temporary, Total employees, all industries, ages 55 and over, Canada SC_14100071_3556397, retrieved from CRED, Canadian Research Economic Data; https://cred.nshipyard.com/series/SC_14100071_3556397, 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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