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Labour Force Survey: Total not in the labour force, ages 55 and over, Canada

(SC_14100127_54534491)
Observations
Sep 2026: 8457.1
Updated: 2026-11-02, 9:12:52 a.m. ET
Units
Thousands of persons,
Frequency
Monthly
Source
Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey
Series ID
SC_14100127_54534491
Table 14-10-0127-01
CREDLabour Force Survey: Total not in the labour force, ages 55 and over, Canada
COVID-19 recessionGlobal Financial Crisis45005000550060006500700075008000850090001997200020032006200920122015201820212026Thousands of persons1997-01-01: 4505.81997-02-01: 4472.51997-03-01: 4472.91997-04-01: 4481.21997-05-01: 4458.71997-06-01: 4467.61997-07-01: 4502.11997-08-01: 4502.71997-09-01: 4503.11997-10-01: 4499.91997-11-01: 45141997-12-01: 4538.41998-01-01: 4563.31998-02-01: 4539.51998-03-01: 4551.71998-04-01: 4569.11998-05-01: 4567.41998-06-01: 4559.71998-07-01: 4579.11998-08-01: 45741998-09-01: 4556.41998-10-01: 4564.71998-11-01: 4580.31998-12-01: 4613.51999-01-01: 46281999-02-01: 4620.91999-03-01: 4626.11999-04-01: 4611.61999-05-01: 46211999-06-01: 4633.41999-07-01: 4655.51999-08-01: 4645.91999-09-01: 4645.41999-10-01: 4656.91999-11-01: 4680.71999-12-01: 4675.82000-01-01: 4676.32000-02-01: 4679.52000-03-01: 4690.52000-04-01: 4684.42000-05-01: 4690.12000-06-01: 4696.12000-07-01: 4746.62000-08-01: 4711.82000-09-01: 4727.72000-10-01: 4737.52000-11-01: 4745.92000-12-01: 4758.52001-01-01: 4794.82001-02-01: 4799.92001-03-01: 4772.32001-04-01: 4795.12001-05-01: 4800.62001-06-01: 4792.62001-07-01: 4830.62001-08-01: 4815.62001-09-01: 4812.62001-10-01: 4817.12001-11-01: 4836.82001-12-01: 4824.12002-01-01: 4839.32002-02-01: 4848.92002-03-01: 4848.32002-04-01: 4856.32002-05-01: 4858.62002-06-01: 4872.22002-07-01: 4918.42002-08-01: 4879.42002-09-01: 4871.32002-10-01: 4860.92002-11-01: 4838.62002-12-01: 4830.92003-01-01: 4846.12003-02-01: 4838.12003-03-01: 4831.72003-04-01: 4836.52003-05-01: 48602003-06-01: 4861.72003-07-01: 4924.62003-08-01: 4905.22003-09-01: 4873.42003-10-01: 4881.42003-11-01: 4878.22003-12-01: 4888.82004-01-01: 4926.92004-02-01: 4918.42004-03-01: 4946.92004-04-01: 4952.72004-05-01: 4946.92004-06-01: 4983.52004-07-01: 50162004-08-01: 5014.42004-09-01: 49932004-10-01: 4994.62004-11-01: 4979.42004-12-01: 4999.32005-01-01: 5050.52005-02-01: 5033.82005-03-01: 5043.92005-04-01: 5033.92005-05-01: 5022.82005-06-01: 5049.62005-07-01: 5077.92005-08-01: 5087.12005-09-01: 50862005-10-01: 5089.12005-11-01: 5109.92005-12-01: 5142.72006-01-01: 5175.42006-02-01: 5167.32006-03-01: 5161.42006-04-01: 5186.42006-05-01: 5177.42006-06-01: 5199.92006-07-01: 52202006-08-01: 5234.72006-09-01: 5232.22006-10-01: 5240.92006-11-01: 5239.32006-12-01: 5267.52007-01-01: 5299.72007-02-01: 5277.32007-03-01: 52692007-04-01: 5271.82007-05-01: 5297.72007-06-01: 5303.52007-07-01: 5354.12007-08-01: 5321.52007-09-01: 5313.12007-10-01: 5283.32007-11-01: 5309.52007-12-01: 5338.72008-01-01: 5349.72008-02-01: 5352.32008-03-01: 5325.72008-04-01: 5371.12008-05-01: 5350.42008-06-01: 5378.22008-07-01: 5443.52008-08-01: 5450.72008-09-01: 5408.62008-10-01: 5392.52008-11-01: 5457.12008-12-01: 5453.92009-01-01: 5472.62009-02-01: 5458.52009-03-01: 5449.52009-04-01: 5452.62009-05-01: 5443.22009-06-01: 5462.52009-07-01: 5511.12009-08-01: 55062009-09-01: 5507.82009-10-01: 5507.92009-11-01: 5534.12009-12-01: 5557.92010-01-01: 56022010-02-01: 5604.12010-03-01: 5604.72010-04-01: 5605.62010-05-01: 5606.12010-06-01: 5610.92010-07-01: 5640.42010-08-01: 5626.82010-09-01: 5591.52010-10-01: 5592.12010-11-01: 5618.12010-12-01: 5646.82011-01-01: 5673.12011-02-01: 5670.82011-03-01: 5698.32011-04-01: 5678.82011-05-01: 5711.42011-06-01: 57342011-07-01: 5812.32011-08-01: 5825.92011-09-01: 5823.12011-10-01: 5836.52011-11-01: 5852.52011-12-01: 58442012-01-01: 5865.42012-02-01: 5875.82012-03-01: 5849.52012-04-01: 58452012-05-01: 5862.52012-06-01: 5885.52012-07-01: 5982.52012-08-01: 5934.22012-09-01: 5924.92012-10-01: 5918.62012-11-01: 5959.92012-12-01: 5998.22013-01-01: 5990.62013-02-01: 5970.42013-03-01: 5980.42013-04-01: 5984.82013-05-01: 5987.52013-06-01: 6031.12013-07-01: 6102.62013-08-01: 6067.42013-09-01: 6061.72013-10-01: 6066.82013-11-01: 60942013-12-01: 61162014-01-01: 6142.42014-02-01: 6135.82014-03-01: 6148.72014-04-01: 6137.62014-05-01: 6154.72014-06-01: 6159.32014-07-01: 6248.42014-08-01: 6280.12014-09-01: 6272.62014-10-01: 6280.42014-11-01: 6339.72014-12-01: 63782015-01-01: 6370.42015-02-01: 63432015-03-01: 6341.32015-04-01: 63502015-05-01: 6357.32015-06-01: 6376.22015-07-01: 6456.52015-08-01: 6426.32015-09-01: 6417.52015-10-01: 6411.32015-11-01: 6431.42015-12-01: 6466.42016-01-01: 6505.42016-02-01: 6461.82016-03-01: 6507.42016-04-01: 6515.42016-05-01: 6524.72016-06-01: 6538.82016-07-01: 66022016-08-01: 6580.82016-09-01: 6537.22016-10-01: 65592016-11-01: 6637.92016-12-01: 6640.52017-01-01: 6685.22017-02-01: 6669.72017-03-01: 6705.12017-04-01: 67212017-05-01: 6711.52017-06-01: 6705.42017-07-01: 6779.52017-08-01: 6731.32017-09-01: 6714.52017-10-01: 6716.92017-11-01: 6737.62017-12-01: 6732.72018-01-01: 6807.82018-02-01: 6833.12018-03-01: 68392018-04-01: 6877.92018-05-01: 6873.82018-06-01: 6884.32018-07-01: 6962.52018-08-01: 69682018-09-01: 6922.62018-10-01: 6942.42018-11-01: 6922.72018-12-01: 69762019-01-01: 7028.62019-02-01: 7005.12019-03-01: 6991.62019-04-01: 6996.42019-05-01: 7011.42019-06-01: 7033.62019-07-01: 7125.32019-08-01: 70772019-09-01: 7055.22019-10-01: 7049.22019-11-01: 7116.92019-12-01: 7147.22020-01-01: 71902020-02-01: 7173.32020-03-01: 7325.62020-04-01: 7516.62020-05-01: 7484.32020-06-01: 7424.52020-07-01: 7451.82020-08-01: 7389.12020-09-01: 73582020-10-01: 73342020-11-01: 7354.82020-12-01: 7363.72021-01-01: 7397.62021-02-01: 7374.82021-03-01: 7348.52021-04-01: 7387.82021-05-01: 7385.92021-06-01: 7380.72021-07-01: 7488.42021-08-01: 7463.82021-09-01: 74582021-10-01: 7490.42021-11-01: 7516.12021-12-01: 7597.62022-01-01: 7641.52022-02-01: 7615.52022-03-01: 7613.62022-04-01: 7615.72022-05-01: 7647.32022-06-01: 7712.52022-07-01: 7776.32022-08-01: 77492022-09-01: 7710.92022-10-01: 7704.52022-11-01: 7747.92022-12-01: 77882023-01-01: 7777.82023-02-01: 7768.92023-03-01: 7757.72023-04-01: 7757.92023-05-01: 7766.42023-06-01: 7786.62023-07-01: 7868.52023-08-01: 7858.52023-09-01: 7823.22023-10-01: 7809.52023-11-01: 78272023-12-01: 7882.52024-01-01: 7926.12024-02-01: 7941.52024-03-01: 7930.32024-04-01: 7950.22024-05-01: 7927.72024-06-01: 7938.92024-07-01: 8107.12024-08-01: 8077.72024-09-01: 8067.52024-10-01: 8067.32024-11-01: 8089.32024-12-01: 8086.42025-01-01: 8144.52025-02-01: 8171.22025-03-01: 8160.32025-04-01: 8124.52025-05-01: 81402025-06-01: 8171.72025-07-01: 8306.42025-08-01: 82602025-09-01: 82652025-10-01: 8273.22025-11-01: 8297.92025-12-01: 8297.22026-01-01: 8322.12026-02-01: 8331.32026-03-01: 8368.12026-04-01: 8353.62026-05-01: 8335.32026-06-01: 8401.52026-07-01: 8514.32026-08-01: 8501.52026-09-01: 8457.1
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, 55 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 55 and over, Canada SC_14100127_54534491, retrieved from CRED, Canadian Research Economic Data; https://cred.nshipyard.com/series/SC_14100127_54534491, 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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