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Labour Force Survey: Total not in the labour force, ages 15 and over, Canada

(SC_14100127_54534487)
Observations
Sep 2026: 12349.5
Updated: 2026-11-02, 2:11:01 p.m. ET
Units
Thousands of persons,
Frequency
Monthly
Source
Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey
Series ID
SC_14100127_54534487
Table 14-10-0127-01
CREDLabour Force Survey: Total not in the labour force, ages 15 and over, Canada
COVID-19 recessionGlobal Financial Crisis75008000850090009500100001050011000115001200012500130001997200020032006200920122015201820212026Thousands of persons1997-01-01: 8454.91997-02-01: 8408.71997-03-01: 8393.31997-04-01: 8373.81997-05-01: 8040.51997-06-01: 7839.31997-07-01: 77351997-08-01: 7742.31997-09-01: 8166.81997-10-01: 8185.81997-11-01: 8253.61997-12-01: 8398.91998-01-01: 8502.41998-02-01: 84521998-03-01: 8435.31998-04-01: 8390.11998-05-01: 8097.11998-06-01: 7916.81998-07-01: 7757.41998-08-01: 7813.81998-09-01: 8185.41998-10-01: 8234.71998-11-01: 8273.41998-12-01: 8352.41999-01-01: 8468.21999-02-01: 8431.41999-03-01: 8419.41999-04-01: 8289.71999-05-01: 8015.11999-06-01: 7925.31999-07-01: 7740.41999-08-01: 78221999-09-01: 8224.31999-10-01: 8266.91999-11-01: 83541999-12-01: 8416.12000-01-01: 8551.92000-02-01: 84672000-03-01: 8440.22000-04-01: 8410.52000-05-01: 8098.92000-06-01: 8001.12000-07-01: 7845.72000-08-01: 7859.12000-09-01: 8273.62000-10-01: 8279.12000-11-01: 8333.62000-12-01: 8412.62001-01-01: 8547.62001-02-01: 8532.52001-03-01: 8488.42001-04-01: 8439.92001-05-01: 81472001-06-01: 8073.92001-07-01: 7947.72001-08-01: 7961.82001-09-01: 8405.52001-10-01: 8420.12001-11-01: 8449.12001-12-01: 8490.12002-01-01: 8545.72002-02-01: 8541.32002-03-01: 8461.32002-04-01: 8426.12002-05-01: 8066.22002-06-01: 7972.22002-07-01: 77862002-08-01: 77662002-09-01: 8193.62002-10-01: 8221.62002-11-01: 82372002-12-01: 8277.62003-01-01: 8417.62003-02-01: 8346.32003-03-01: 8338.22003-04-01: 8303.72003-05-01: 7972.62003-06-01: 7858.42003-07-01: 7732.12003-08-01: 7741.52003-09-01: 8171.22003-10-01: 8204.52003-11-01: 8232.42003-12-01: 8310.72004-01-01: 8469.82004-02-01: 8457.52004-03-01: 84452004-04-01: 83992004-05-01: 8075.42004-06-01: 7949.22004-07-01: 78602004-08-01: 7925.22004-09-01: 8355.82004-10-01: 8353.72004-11-01: 8370.42004-12-01: 8470.52005-01-01: 8663.12005-02-01: 86102005-03-01: 8636.52005-04-01: 8619.92005-05-01: 82502005-06-01: 8184.42005-07-01: 8063.22005-08-01: 8082.22005-09-01: 85572005-10-01: 8540.62005-11-01: 8635.62005-12-01: 8707.82006-01-01: 8779.22006-02-01: 87932006-03-01: 8755.22006-04-01: 8717.12006-05-01: 8348.32006-06-01: 8293.52006-07-01: 8132.52006-08-01: 82102006-09-01: 8655.12006-10-01: 8678.12006-11-01: 87022006-12-01: 8776.52007-01-01: 8850.42007-02-01: 8843.12007-03-01: 8795.82007-04-01: 8783.22007-05-01: 8451.62007-06-01: 8353.22007-07-01: 8218.12007-08-01: 8245.42007-09-01: 86912007-10-01: 8661.52007-11-01: 8681.62007-12-01: 8781.62008-01-01: 8903.82008-02-01: 8873.12008-03-01: 8834.72008-04-01: 8821.72008-05-01: 8480.52008-06-01: 8394.42008-07-01: 8366.92008-08-01: 83642008-09-01: 8771.72008-10-01: 8749.42008-11-01: 8843.62008-12-01: 8925.72009-01-01: 9109.12009-02-01: 9041.62009-03-01: 9010.42009-04-01: 8985.62009-05-01: 8632.72009-06-01: 8594.42009-07-01: 8549.22009-08-01: 85572009-09-01: 9056.72009-10-01: 9082.12009-11-01: 9037.62009-12-01: 9185.42010-01-01: 9315.92010-02-01: 9316.12010-03-01: 9277.42010-04-01: 9189.52010-05-01: 8866.22010-06-01: 8766.52010-07-01: 86782010-08-01: 8641.62010-09-01: 9141.92010-10-01: 9220.92010-11-01: 92622010-12-01: 9353.82011-01-01: 9407.62011-02-01: 9395.92011-03-01: 93912011-04-01: 9299.82011-05-01: 9035.72011-06-01: 8940.52011-07-01: 88912011-08-01: 8890.12011-09-01: 9361.22011-10-01: 94042011-11-01: 9462.62011-12-01: 95812012-01-01: 9666.92012-02-01: 9678.42012-03-01: 9623.92012-04-01: 9461.82012-05-01: 9143.62012-06-01: 9130.72012-07-01: 9091.72012-08-01: 8995.82012-09-01: 94372012-10-01: 9455.22012-11-01: 95042012-12-01: 9582.92013-01-01: 9708.52013-02-01: 96432013-03-01: 9655.32013-04-01: 9591.22013-05-01: 9252.32013-06-01: 9206.32013-07-01: 9178.72013-08-01: 9131.72013-09-01: 9616.92013-10-01: 9632.92013-11-01: 9698.92013-12-01: 9787.32014-01-01: 99192014-02-01: 9903.82014-03-01: 9877.42014-04-01: 9862.72014-05-01: 95052014-06-01: 94352014-07-01: 9393.52014-08-01: 9429.62014-09-01: 9824.62014-10-01: 9860.72014-11-01: 9935.32014-12-01: 10027.62015-01-01: 10135.12015-02-01: 10054.52015-03-01: 10014.22015-04-01: 10001.12015-05-01: 9639.12015-06-01: 9590.82015-07-01: 9541.52015-08-01: 9466.42015-09-01: 9909.82015-10-01: 9934.22015-11-01: 10024.82015-12-01: 101002016-01-01: 10230.32016-02-01: 10175.22016-03-01: 10167.32016-04-01: 10131.92016-05-01: 9826.42016-06-01: 9785.72016-07-01: 9776.32016-08-01: 9743.92016-09-01: 101362016-10-01: 10142.32016-11-01: 10219.72016-12-01: 10263.42017-01-01: 10307.32017-02-01: 10329.42017-03-01: 10270.12017-04-01: 10301.12017-05-01: 9892.52017-06-01: 9805.92017-07-01: 9784.42017-08-01: 9787.32017-09-01: 10244.82017-10-01: 10206.22017-11-01: 10253.42017-12-01: 10300.92018-01-01: 10513.32018-02-01: 10522.32018-03-01: 10474.32018-04-01: 10495.42018-05-01: 10163.22018-06-01: 10036.92018-07-01: 10008.12018-08-01: 10002.12018-09-01: 10418.52018-10-01: 10438.42018-11-01: 10450.92018-12-01: 10533.32019-01-01: 10632.82019-02-01: 10570.72019-03-01: 10552.72019-04-01: 10452.92019-05-01: 10174.92019-06-01: 10100.92019-07-01: 10119.52019-08-01: 10042.92019-09-01: 10472.42019-10-01: 10524.82019-11-01: 10605.42019-12-01: 10707.32020-01-01: 10863.62020-02-01: 10807.12020-03-01: 11447.92020-04-01: 12478.32020-05-01: 11702.12020-06-01: 10853.22020-07-01: 10683.62020-08-01: 10537.42020-09-01: 10821.32020-10-01: 10801.92020-11-01: 10890.22020-12-01: 11011.82021-01-01: 11201.82021-02-01: 11080.52021-03-01: 10950.22021-04-01: 110292021-05-01: 10737.62021-06-01: 10500.92021-07-01: 10481.62021-08-01: 10447.92021-09-01: 107672021-10-01: 10864.22021-11-01: 10860.42021-12-01: 109682022-01-01: 11221.52022-02-01: 11057.92022-03-01: 110522022-04-01: 11000.82022-05-01: 10662.12022-06-01: 106942022-07-01: 107452022-08-01: 10715.52022-09-01: 11144.72022-10-01: 11094.62022-11-01: 11155.52022-12-01: 11249.52023-01-01: 11249.52023-02-01: 11254.52023-03-01: 11235.62023-04-01: 11243.42023-05-01: 10926.92023-06-01: 10819.52023-07-01: 10859.72023-08-01: 10893.42023-09-01: 11320.92023-10-01: 11324.72023-11-01: 11414.92023-12-01: 11577.62024-01-01: 11715.32024-02-01: 11693.92024-03-01: 11650.42024-04-01: 116252024-05-01: 11360.42024-06-01: 11356.42024-07-01: 11478.32024-08-01: 11425.22024-09-01: 11911.62024-10-01: 11974.22024-11-01: 11951.32024-12-01: 12071.72025-01-01: 12102.82025-02-01: 12131.42025-03-01: 12096.82025-04-01: 12053.72025-05-01: 11737.22025-06-01: 11639.42025-07-01: 11759.12025-08-01: 11728.52025-09-01: 12138.32025-10-01: 12160.42025-11-01: 12220.82025-12-01: 12253.32026-01-01: 12429.52026-02-01: 12421.62026-03-01: 12383.32026-04-01: 12241.42026-05-01: 11939.42026-06-01: 11854.32026-07-01: 118672026-08-01: 11854.12026-09-01: 12349.5
Source: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey via CRED
Shaded areas indicate Canadian recessions (C.D. Howe Institute).
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Notes

Source: Statistics Canada

Release: Labour Force Survey

Units: Thousands of persons

Frequency: Monthly

Notes: Total not in the labour force, 15 years and over. Reason for not looking for work, From the Labour Force Survey (Statistics Canada), table 14-10-0127-01. Expressed in thousands of persons; published monthly.

Suggested Citation: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey: Total not in the labour force, ages 15 and over, Canada SC_14100127_54534487, retrieved from CRED, Canadian Research Economic Data; https://cred.nshipyard.com/series/SC_14100127_54534487, 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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