Labour Force Survey: Total population, Total, all education levels, Not in labour force, ages 15 and over, Canada

(SC_14100086_53073056)
Observations
Sep 2026: 12023.5
Updated: 2026-11-02, 12:31:54 p.m. ET
Units
Thousands of persons,
Frequency
Monthly
Source
Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey
Series ID
SC_14100086_53073056
Table 14-10-0086-01
CREDLabour Force Survey: Total population, Total, all education levels, Not in labour force, ages 15 and over, Canada
COVID-19 recessionGlobal Financial Crisis80008500900095001000010500110001150012000125002006200920122015201820212026Thousands of persons2006-03-01: 8775.82006-04-01: 8755.12006-05-01: 8606.92006-06-01: 84532006-07-01: 8258.12006-08-01: 82122006-09-01: 8332.52006-10-01: 8514.42006-11-01: 8678.42006-12-01: 8718.92007-01-01: 8776.32007-02-01: 8823.32007-03-01: 8829.82007-04-01: 8807.42007-05-01: 8676.92007-06-01: 8529.32007-07-01: 83412007-08-01: 8272.22007-09-01: 8384.82007-10-01: 8532.62007-11-01: 86782007-12-01: 8708.22008-01-01: 87892008-02-01: 8852.82008-03-01: 8870.52008-04-01: 8843.22008-05-01: 8712.32008-06-01: 8565.52008-07-01: 8413.92008-08-01: 8375.12008-09-01: 8500.92008-10-01: 8628.42008-11-01: 8788.22008-12-01: 8839.52009-01-01: 8959.52009-02-01: 9025.52009-03-01: 9053.72009-04-01: 9012.52009-05-01: 8876.22009-06-01: 8737.52009-07-01: 8592.12009-08-01: 8566.82009-09-01: 87212009-10-01: 8898.62009-11-01: 9058.82009-12-01: 9101.72010-01-01: 9179.62010-02-01: 9272.52010-03-01: 9303.22010-04-01: 92612010-05-01: 91112010-06-01: 8940.72010-07-01: 8770.22010-08-01: 8695.42010-09-01: 8820.52010-10-01: 9001.52010-11-01: 9208.32010-12-01: 9278.92011-01-01: 9341.12011-02-01: 9385.82011-03-01: 9398.22011-04-01: 9362.22011-05-01: 9242.22011-06-01: 90922011-07-01: 8955.72011-08-01: 8907.22011-09-01: 9047.42011-10-01: 9218.42011-11-01: 9409.32011-12-01: 9482.52012-01-01: 9570.22012-02-01: 9642.12012-03-01: 9656.42012-04-01: 95882012-05-01: 9409.82012-06-01: 9245.42012-07-01: 91222012-08-01: 9072.72012-09-01: 9174.82012-10-01: 92962012-11-01: 9465.42012-12-01: 95142013-01-01: 9598.52013-02-01: 9644.82013-03-01: 9668.92013-04-01: 9629.82013-05-01: 9499.62013-06-01: 9349.92013-07-01: 9212.42013-08-01: 9172.22013-09-01: 9309.12013-10-01: 9460.52013-11-01: 9649.62013-12-01: 9706.42014-01-01: 9801.72014-02-01: 98702014-03-01: 9900.12014-04-01: 9881.32014-05-01: 9748.42014-06-01: 9600.92014-07-01: 9444.52014-08-01: 9419.42014-09-01: 9549.22014-10-01: 97052014-11-01: 9873.52014-12-01: 9941.22015-01-01: 10032.72015-02-01: 10072.42015-03-01: 10067.92015-04-01: 10023.32015-05-01: 9884.82015-06-01: 9743.62015-07-01: 9590.52015-08-01: 9532.92015-09-01: 9639.22015-10-01: 9770.12015-11-01: 9956.32015-12-01: 10019.72016-01-01: 10118.42016-02-01: 10168.52016-03-01: 10190.92016-04-01: 10158.12016-05-01: 10041.92016-06-01: 9914.72016-07-01: 9796.22016-08-01: 9768.62016-09-01: 9885.42016-10-01: 10007.42016-11-01: 101662016-12-01: 10208.52017-01-01: 10263.52017-02-01: 103002017-03-01: 10302.22017-04-01: 10300.22017-05-01: 10154.62017-06-01: 9999.82017-07-01: 9827.62017-08-01: 9792.52017-09-01: 9938.82017-10-01: 10079.42017-11-01: 10234.82017-12-01: 10253.52018-01-01: 10355.92018-02-01: 10445.52018-03-01: 10503.32018-04-01: 10497.32018-05-01: 10377.62018-06-01: 10231.92018-07-01: 10069.42018-08-01: 10015.72018-09-01: 10142.92018-10-01: 10286.32018-11-01: 10435.92018-12-01: 10474.22019-01-01: 105392019-02-01: 105792019-03-01: 10585.42019-04-01: 10525.42019-05-01: 10393.52019-06-01: 10242.92019-07-01: 10131.82019-08-01: 10087.82019-09-01: 10211.62019-10-01: 10346.72019-11-01: 10534.22019-12-01: 10612.52020-01-01: 10725.42020-02-01: 10792.72020-03-01: 11039.52020-04-01: 11577.82020-05-01: 11876.12020-06-01: 11677.92020-07-01: 11079.62020-08-01: 10691.42020-09-01: 10680.82020-10-01: 10720.22020-11-01: 10837.82020-12-01: 10901.32021-01-01: 11034.62021-02-01: 110982021-03-01: 11077.52021-04-01: 11019.92021-05-01: 10905.62021-06-01: 10755.82021-07-01: 10573.42021-08-01: 10476.82021-09-01: 10565.52021-10-01: 106932021-11-01: 10830.52021-12-01: 10897.52022-01-01: 11016.62022-02-01: 11082.42022-03-01: 11110.42022-04-01: 11036.92022-05-01: 109052022-06-01: 10785.62022-07-01: 10700.42022-08-01: 10718.22022-09-01: 10868.42022-10-01: 10984.92022-11-01: 11131.62022-12-01: 11166.62023-01-01: 11218.22023-02-01: 11251.22023-03-01: 11246.52023-04-01: 11244.52023-05-01: 11135.32023-06-01: 10996.62023-07-01: 10868.72023-08-01: 10857.52023-09-01: 11024.62023-10-01: 11179.72023-11-01: 11353.52023-12-01: 11439.12024-01-01: 11569.32024-02-01: 11662.32024-03-01: 11686.52024-04-01: 11656.42024-05-01: 11545.32024-06-01: 11447.32024-07-01: 11398.42024-08-01: 114202024-09-01: 116052024-10-01: 11770.32024-11-01: 11945.72024-12-01: 119992025-01-01: 12041.92025-02-01: 121022025-03-01: 12110.32025-04-01: 120942025-05-01: 11962.62025-06-01: 11810.12025-07-01: 11711.92025-08-01: 117092025-09-01: 11875.32025-10-01: 120092025-11-01: 12173.12025-12-01: 12211.52026-01-01: 12301.22026-02-01: 12368.12026-03-01: 12411.52026-04-01: 12348.72026-05-01: 121882026-06-01: 12011.72026-07-01: 11886.92026-08-01: 11858.52026-09-01: 12023.5
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 population, Total, all education levels, Not in labour force, 15 years and over. From the Labour Force Survey (Statistics Canada), table 14-10-0086-01. Expressed in thousands of persons; published monthly.

Suggested Citation: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey: Total population, Total, all education levels, Not in labour force, ages 15 and over, Canada SC_14100086_53073056, retrieved from CRED, Canadian Research Economic Data; https://cred.nshipyard.com/series/SC_14100086_53073056, November 2, 2026.

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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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