Labour Force Survey: Total not in the labour force, ages 55 to 64, Canada

(SC_14100127_54534492)
Observations
Sep 2026: 1593.8
Updated: 2026-11-02, 11:25:21 a.m. ET
Units
Thousands of persons,
Frequency
Monthly
Source
Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey
Series ID
SC_14100127_54534492
Table 14-10-0127-01
CREDLabour Force Survey: Total not in the labour force, ages 55 to 64, Canada
COVID-19 recessionGlobal Financial Crisis130014001500160017001800190020001997200020032006200920122015201820212026Thousands of persons1997-01-01: 1343.51997-02-01: 1316.81997-03-01: 1311.91997-04-01: 1315.21997-05-01: 1305.91997-06-01: 1304.71997-07-01: 13231997-08-01: 1314.11997-09-01: 1315.41997-10-01: 1310.31997-11-01: 1312.31997-12-01: 1335.91998-01-01: 1349.21998-02-01: 1325.61998-03-01: 1331.41998-04-01: 1352.91998-05-01: 1358.71998-06-01: 1338.31998-07-01: 1343.41998-08-01: 1332.71998-09-01: 1316.61998-10-01: 13241998-11-01: 1330.71998-12-01: 1351.21999-01-01: 1356.81999-02-01: 1361.31999-03-01: 1353.91999-04-01: 1331.11999-05-01: 1345.41999-06-01: 1352.11999-07-01: 1366.61999-08-01: 1344.31999-09-01: 1337.61999-10-01: 1344.91999-11-01: 1351.91999-12-01: 1348.52000-01-01: 1351.12000-02-01: 13482000-03-01: 1363.32000-04-01: 1351.92000-05-01: 13532000-06-01: 1353.52000-07-01: 1380.82000-08-01: 1342.72000-09-01: 1361.12000-10-01: 1358.12000-11-01: 13662000-12-01: 1369.22001-01-01: 1400.92001-02-01: 1399.52001-03-01: 1373.32001-04-01: 1390.92001-05-01: 1397.92001-06-01: 1390.12001-07-01: 1424.52001-08-01: 1412.12001-09-01: 1409.22001-10-01: 1417.42001-11-01: 1425.32001-12-01: 1404.92002-01-01: 1408.52002-02-01: 1421.72002-03-01: 1425.22002-04-01: 1427.72002-05-01: 1427.52002-06-01: 1429.92002-07-01: 14622002-08-01: 1425.72002-09-01: 1413.92002-10-01: 1399.22002-11-01: 1382.62002-12-01: 13782003-01-01: 13862003-02-01: 1376.92003-03-01: 1379.82003-04-01: 1378.22003-05-01: 1385.32003-06-01: 1392.72003-07-01: 1429.42003-08-01: 1400.62003-09-01: 1383.62003-10-01: 1385.22003-11-01: 1382.12003-12-01: 13842004-01-01: 1408.52004-02-01: 14042004-03-01: 1433.12004-04-01: 1422.52004-05-01: 1410.82004-06-01: 1429.92004-07-01: 1473.62004-08-01: 1452.52004-09-01: 1432.52004-10-01: 1424.22004-11-01: 1415.32004-12-01: 1437.82005-01-01: 1457.62005-02-01: 1452.92005-03-01: 1461.72005-04-01: 1457.32005-05-01: 1442.32005-06-01: 1459.62005-07-01: 1493.72005-08-01: 1476.32005-09-01: 1466.12005-10-01: 1467.42005-11-01: 1490.22005-12-01: 1506.92006-01-01: 1524.12006-02-01: 1520.62006-03-01: 1504.52006-04-01: 15152006-05-01: 1495.42006-06-01: 1511.12006-07-01: 1518.52006-08-01: 1516.42006-09-01: 1507.32006-10-01: 1517.32006-11-01: 1521.72006-12-01: 1524.52007-01-01: 1550.62007-02-01: 15332007-03-01: 1521.92007-04-01: 1502.82007-05-01: 1520.92007-06-01: 1529.42007-07-01: 15632007-08-01: 1529.12007-09-01: 1522.32007-10-01: 1499.32007-11-01: 1533.22007-12-01: 1539.52008-01-01: 1544.32008-02-01: 1556.22008-03-01: 1520.42008-04-01: 1552.62008-05-01: 1534.22008-06-01: 1550.72008-07-01: 1603.22008-08-01: 1596.32008-09-01: 1561.92008-10-01: 1542.42008-11-01: 1568.32008-12-01: 1572.62009-01-01: 15652009-02-01: 1568.32009-03-01: 1544.92009-04-01: 1532.22009-05-01: 1541.32009-06-01: 15442009-07-01: 1572.62009-08-01: 1559.22009-09-01: 15622009-10-01: 15622009-11-01: 1580.62009-12-01: 1600.52010-01-01: 1632.82010-02-01: 1621.62010-03-01: 16252010-04-01: 1615.62010-05-01: 1607.62010-06-01: 1599.72010-07-01: 1616.62010-08-01: 1603.62010-09-01: 1560.62010-10-01: 15542010-11-01: 1560.32010-12-01: 1582.72011-01-01: 1605.52011-02-01: 1596.72011-03-01: 1613.42011-04-01: 1582.92011-05-01: 1601.52011-06-01: 1625.12011-07-01: 16832011-08-01: 16622011-09-01: 16582011-10-01: 1670.32011-11-01: 1679.52011-12-01: 16422012-01-01: 1660.62012-02-01: 16602012-03-01: 1629.72012-04-01: 1614.42012-05-01: 1623.12012-06-01: 1641.72012-07-01: 1699.22012-08-01: 1636.32012-09-01: 1624.92012-10-01: 1624.32012-11-01: 16462012-12-01: 1639.42013-01-01: 1640.32013-02-01: 1615.72013-03-01: 1627.32013-04-01: 1608.42013-05-01: 16022013-06-01: 1629.12013-07-01: 1670.92013-08-01: 1635.52013-09-01: 16372013-10-01: 1633.42013-11-01: 1649.32013-12-01: 16612014-01-01: 1677.12014-02-01: 1656.32014-03-01: 1658.82014-04-01: 1631.22014-05-01: 1633.42014-06-01: 1630.92014-07-01: 1683.72014-08-01: 1707.22014-09-01: 1690.92014-10-01: 1683.72014-11-01: 1718.22014-12-01: 1741.42015-01-01: 1734.12015-02-01: 1689.82015-03-01: 16762015-04-01: 1682.22015-05-01: 1675.42015-06-01: 1677.32015-07-01: 1721.92015-08-01: 1704.12015-09-01: 1704.22015-10-01: 1709.12015-11-01: 1714.82015-12-01: 17122016-01-01: 17302016-02-01: 1693.32016-03-01: 1704.32016-04-01: 1682.52016-05-01: 1675.72016-06-01: 1697.32016-07-01: 1739.92016-08-01: 1694.12016-09-01: 1667.42016-10-01: 1662.62016-11-01: 1720.92016-12-01: 1713.82017-01-01: 1731.82017-02-01: 1718.52017-03-01: 1736.62017-04-01: 1734.92017-05-01: 1733.22017-06-01: 1723.32017-07-01: 1772.62017-08-01: 17112017-09-01: 1708.32017-10-01: 1693.52017-11-01: 16952017-12-01: 1693.92018-01-01: 1750.82018-02-01: 1747.22018-03-01: 1732.62018-04-01: 1753.92018-05-01: 17372018-06-01: 1717.32018-07-01: 1750.62018-08-01: 1711.72018-09-01: 1680.62018-10-01: 1688.82018-11-01: 16732018-12-01: 1725.92019-01-01: 1782.82019-02-01: 1769.62019-03-01: 1746.82019-04-01: 17272019-05-01: 1723.62019-06-01: 1704.22019-07-01: 1752.42019-08-01: 1716.82019-09-01: 1680.52019-10-01: 1679.22019-11-01: 1701.62019-12-01: 1731.92020-01-01: 1751.32020-02-01: 1716.22020-03-01: 1803.72020-04-01: 1940.12020-05-01: 1903.52020-06-01: 1832.92020-07-01: 1814.92020-08-01: 1749.82020-09-01: 1738.22020-10-01: 1683.72020-11-01: 1713.72020-12-01: 1692.72021-01-01: 1715.22021-02-01: 1697.12021-03-01: 1657.52021-04-01: 1670.92021-05-01: 16642021-06-01: 1641.92021-07-01: 1689.22021-08-01: 1648.52021-09-01: 16382021-10-01: 1647.62021-11-01: 16682021-12-01: 1719.12022-01-01: 1742.22022-02-01: 1725.52022-03-01: 1711.12022-04-01: 1708.92022-05-01: 17172022-06-01: 1765.72022-07-01: 1773.22022-08-01: 1750.22022-09-01: 1698.72022-10-01: 1688.92022-11-01: 1711.42022-12-01: 1720.82023-01-01: 1699.82023-02-01: 1660.32023-03-01: 1640.42023-04-01: 1639.92023-05-01: 16392023-06-01: 1649.92023-07-01: 1678.62023-08-01: 1680.92023-09-01: 1647.22023-10-01: 1620.82023-11-01: 16232023-12-01: 1624.32024-01-01: 1659.62024-02-01: 1629.42024-03-01: 1618.82024-04-01: 1617.72024-05-01: 1596.32024-06-01: 1614.82024-07-01: 1713.72024-08-01: 1667.82024-09-01: 1644.32024-10-01: 1617.92024-11-01: 1623.82024-12-01: 1637.62025-01-01: 1636.62025-02-01: 1663.52025-03-01: 1643.72025-04-01: 1642.32025-05-01: 1619.32025-06-01: 1624.22025-07-01: 1721.22025-08-01: 1659.72025-09-01: 1636.12025-10-01: 1599.92025-11-01: 1622.42025-12-01: 1595.52026-01-01: 1595.42026-02-01: 1589.52026-03-01: 1595.52026-04-01: 1583.92026-05-01: 15412026-06-01: 1595.62026-07-01: 1657.82026-08-01: 1626.62026-09-01: 1593.8
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 not in the labour force, 55 to 64 years. 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 to 64, Canada SC_14100127_54534492, retrieved from CRED, Canadian Research Economic Data; https://cred.nshipyard.com/series/SC_14100127_54534492, 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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