Labour Force Survey: Total employees at work, ages 55 to 64, Canada

(SC_14100075_3596430)
Observations
Sep 2026: 2359.3
Updated: 2026-11-02, 5:22:07 p.m. ET
Units
Thousands of persons,
Frequency
Monthly
Source
Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey
Series ID
SC_14100075_3596430
Table 14-10-0075-01
CREDLabour Force Survey: Total employees at work, ages 55 to 64, Canada
COVID-19 recessionGlobal Financial Crisis60080010001200140016001800200022002400260028001997200020032006200920122015201820212026Thousands of persons1997-01-01: 730.81997-02-01: 735.31997-03-01: 722.21997-04-01: 740.51997-05-01: 757.11997-06-01: 755.91997-07-01: 6221997-08-01: 656.31997-09-01: 751.21997-10-01: 756.81997-11-01: 755.31997-12-01: 762.61998-01-01: 727.61998-02-01: 753.31998-03-01: 7271998-04-01: 739.81998-05-01: 775.81998-06-01: 784.21998-07-01: 671.21998-08-01: 687.21998-09-01: 806.71998-10-01: 809.21998-11-01: 821.71998-12-01: 798.91999-01-01: 781.11999-02-01: 774.61999-03-01: 759.81999-04-01: 811.41999-05-01: 819.91999-06-01: 812.81999-07-01: 715.31999-08-01: 735.21999-09-01: 840.81999-10-01: 843.31999-11-01: 860.11999-12-01: 873.82000-01-01: 863.22000-02-01: 863.12000-03-01: 851.92000-04-01: 9012000-05-01: 902.72000-06-01: 886.32000-07-01: 783.32000-08-01: 816.52000-09-01: 895.42000-10-01: 917.52000-11-01: 932.82000-12-01: 9472001-01-01: 913.32001-02-01: 918.82001-03-01: 921.32001-04-01: 936.42001-05-01: 9532001-06-01: 947.82001-07-01: 790.32001-08-01: 837.72001-09-01: 9682001-10-01: 962.22001-11-01: 970.82001-12-01: 1006.42002-01-01: 1001.72002-02-01: 991.82002-03-01: 9782002-04-01: 1028.22002-05-01: 1040.72002-06-01: 1047.12002-07-01: 864.32002-08-01: 933.42002-09-01: 1070.52002-10-01: 1077.32002-11-01: 1108.52002-12-01: 1124.42003-01-01: 1134.62003-02-01: 1133.32003-03-01: 1114.82003-04-01: 11502003-05-01: 1175.82003-06-01: 1165.62003-07-01: 984.82003-08-01: 1012.52003-09-01: 1187.62003-10-01: 1193.32003-11-01: 1223.52003-12-01: 12312004-01-01: 1208.32004-02-01: 12192004-03-01: 1138.82004-04-01: 1198.22004-05-01: 12492004-06-01: 1236.82004-07-01: 1058.72004-08-01: 1083.52004-09-01: 1287.12004-10-01: 1300.72004-11-01: 1302.42004-12-01: 1315.12005-01-01: 1293.92005-02-01: 1318.62005-03-01: 1269.22005-04-01: 13242005-05-01: 1338.42005-06-01: 1322.92005-07-01: 1177.92005-08-01: 1188.82005-09-01: 1318.92005-10-01: 1342.32005-11-01: 1352.52005-12-01: 1371.52006-01-01: 1343.12006-02-01: 1327.52006-03-01: 1279.62006-04-01: 1331.92006-05-01: 1396.42006-06-01: 1410.62006-07-01: 1204.62006-08-01: 1199.52006-09-01: 1429.52006-10-01: 1430.22006-11-01: 1449.82006-12-01: 1457.72007-01-01: 14192007-02-01: 1408.22007-03-01: 1392.52007-04-01: 1466.82007-05-01: 1460.62007-06-01: 1459.72007-07-01: 1248.12007-08-01: 1302.52007-09-01: 15152007-10-01: 1523.22007-11-01: 1527.82007-12-01: 15412008-01-01: 1532.32008-02-01: 1506.72008-03-01: 1460.22008-04-01: 1516.42008-05-01: 1539.92008-06-01: 1548.42008-07-01: 1345.92008-08-01: 1317.82008-09-01: 1556.72008-10-01: 1591.92008-11-01: 1593.82008-12-01: 1587.22009-01-01: 1568.92009-02-01: 15332009-03-01: 1512.52009-04-01: 1578.12009-05-01: 1628.92009-06-01: 1623.42009-07-01: 1397.22009-08-01: 1376.32009-09-01: 1621.42009-10-01: 1617.42009-11-01: 1629.52009-12-01: 16522010-01-01: 1618.52010-02-01: 1619.52010-03-01: 1585.92010-04-01: 1679.72010-05-01: 1701.32010-06-01: 1707.62010-07-01: 1519.52010-08-01: 1477.72010-09-01: 17632010-10-01: 1732.12010-11-01: 1804.42010-12-01: 17892011-01-01: 1740.92011-02-01: 1723.82011-03-01: 1670.82011-04-01: 1766.92011-05-01: 1796.62011-06-01: 1791.92011-07-01: 15832011-08-01: 1538.32011-09-01: 1781.92011-10-01: 1765.82011-11-01: 1784.62011-12-01: 1809.52012-01-01: 1793.52012-02-01: 17962012-03-01: 1755.12012-04-01: 1849.92012-05-01: 1857.32012-06-01: 1882.22012-07-01: 1652.22012-08-01: 1632.32012-09-01: 18962012-10-01: 1874.72012-11-01: 1898.92012-12-01: 1907.72013-01-01: 1882.42013-02-01: 1898.42013-03-01: 1870.32013-04-01: 19392013-05-01: 19592013-06-01: 1957.52013-07-01: 1704.32013-08-01: 1675.42013-09-01: 19572013-10-01: 1953.12013-11-01: 1971.92013-12-01: 1982.42014-01-01: 19592014-02-01: 1982.22014-03-01: 1902.62014-04-01: 1977.52014-05-01: 1988.22014-06-01: 2027.72014-07-01: 1810.72014-08-01: 1724.52014-09-01: 2012.12014-10-01: 2021.52014-11-01: 20192014-12-01: 2020.92015-01-01: 19882015-02-01: 2006.92015-03-01: 1986.22015-04-01: 2058.22015-05-01: 2095.22015-06-01: 2095.92015-07-01: 1888.72015-08-01: 1804.42015-09-01: 2129.72015-10-01: 2119.22015-11-01: 2145.32015-12-01: 2136.12016-01-01: 2101.42016-02-01: 2072.42016-03-01: 2040.82016-04-01: 2133.62016-05-01: 2185.42016-06-01: 2177.12016-07-01: 1948.72016-08-01: 1922.32016-09-01: 2218.22016-10-01: 2204.52016-11-01: 2189.62016-12-01: 2196.42017-01-01: 2155.12017-02-01: 2153.72017-03-01: 2100.72017-04-01: 2176.12017-05-01: 2231.12017-06-01: 2234.82017-07-01: 2048.22017-08-01: 2011.92017-09-01: 2304.62017-10-01: 2299.12017-11-01: 2309.22017-12-01: 2328.32018-01-01: 22532018-02-01: 2246.92018-03-01: 2221.42018-04-01: 2279.92018-05-01: 2324.82018-06-01: 2324.72018-07-01: 2043.12018-08-01: 20472018-09-01: 2336.52018-10-01: 2320.72018-11-01: 23812018-12-01: 2390.92019-01-01: 2307.12019-02-01: 2293.12019-03-01: 2279.72019-04-01: 2353.82019-05-01: 2405.82019-06-01: 24372019-07-01: 2180.22019-08-01: 2147.92019-09-01: 24172019-10-01: 2460.62019-11-01: 24522019-12-01: 2483.72020-01-01: 2389.42020-02-01: 2395.72020-03-01: 2064.62020-04-01: 1786.22020-05-01: 1983.72020-06-01: 2159.92020-07-01: 2041.12020-08-01: 2000.62020-09-01: 2298.32020-10-01: 2333.72020-11-01: 2356.42020-12-01: 2386.12021-01-01: 2318.42021-02-01: 2357.22021-03-01: 2415.22021-04-01: 2330.42021-05-01: 2392.42021-06-01: 2413.42021-07-01: 2165.42021-08-01: 2152.22021-09-01: 24132021-10-01: 2444.42021-11-01: 2465.82021-12-01: 24762022-01-01: 2364.72022-02-01: 2433.72022-03-01: 2400.32022-04-01: 2434.72022-05-01: 2457.42022-06-01: 2438.62022-07-01: 2197.32022-08-01: 2173.12022-09-01: 2421.52022-10-01: 2414.42022-11-01: 2439.22022-12-01: 2444.12023-01-01: 2427.72023-02-01: 2444.32023-03-01: 2447.82023-04-01: 2497.82023-05-01: 2477.62023-06-01: 2511.62023-07-01: 2300.22023-08-01: 2218.42023-09-01: 2487.72023-10-01: 24732023-11-01: 2530.62023-12-01: 2550.82024-01-01: 2533.82024-02-01: 2499.42024-03-01: 2458.72024-04-01: 2506.92024-05-01: 2519.62024-06-01: 2502.42024-07-01: 2243.32024-08-01: 2183.32024-09-01: 2465.32024-10-01: 2453.32024-11-01: 2451.72024-12-01: 2441.22025-01-01: 2439.42025-02-01: 2414.62025-03-01: 2368.72025-04-01: 2407.82025-05-01: 24432025-06-01: 2478.52025-07-01: 2182.92025-08-01: 2182.52025-09-01: 2396.72025-10-01: 2455.62025-11-01: 2429.42025-12-01: 2482.12026-01-01: 2476.42026-02-01: 2424.72026-03-01: 24132026-04-01: 2484.92026-05-01: 2505.82026-06-01: 2454.82026-07-01: 2169.52026-08-01: 2102.42026-09-01: 2359.3
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 at work, 55 to 64 years. Employees working overtime (weekly) by industry, From the Labour Force Survey (Statistics Canada), table 14-10-0075-01. Expressed in thousands of persons; published monthly.

Suggested Citation: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey: Total employees at work, ages 55 to 64, Canada SC_14100075_3596430, retrieved from CRED, Canadian Research Economic Data; https://cred.nshipyard.com/series/SC_14100075_3596430, 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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