Labour Force Survey: Public sector employees, Canada (seasonally adjusted)

(SC_14100288_2066969)
Observations
Sep 2026: 4447.9
Updated: 2026-11-02, 4:11:39 p.m. ET
Units
Thousands of persons,
Seasonally adjusted
Frequency
Monthly
Source
Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey
Series ID
SC_14100288_2066969
Table 14-10-0288-01
CREDLabour Force Survey: Public sector employees, Canada (seasonally adjusted)
COVID-19 recessionGlobal Financial CrisisEarly 1990s recessionEarly 1980s recession22002400260028003000320034003600380040004200440046004800197619821988199420002006201220182026Thousands of persons1976-01-01: 2273.11976-02-01: 2285.91976-03-01: 2301.41976-04-01: 2309.81976-05-01: 2312.21976-06-01: 2336.91976-07-01: 2272.31976-08-01: 2278.81976-09-01: 2310.81976-10-01: 2335.51976-11-01: 2330.21976-12-01: 2343.31977-01-01: 2333.71977-02-01: 2337.71977-03-01: 2350.81977-04-01: 2370.21977-05-01: 2386.21977-06-01: 2373.51977-07-01: 2380.71977-08-01: 2384.81977-09-01: 2363.71977-10-01: 2364.51977-11-01: 2352.41977-12-01: 2375.71978-01-01: 2391.71978-02-01: 2401.31978-03-01: 2392.61978-04-01: 23831978-05-01: 2373.21978-06-01: 2377.21978-07-01: 2394.71978-08-01: 2397.51978-09-01: 2397.11978-10-01: 2399.51978-11-01: 2408.31978-12-01: 2415.61979-01-01: 24011979-02-01: 2390.51979-03-01: 2371.41979-04-01: 2370.11979-05-01: 2372.11979-06-01: 2386.91979-07-01: 2384.61979-08-01: 23911979-09-01: 2401.51979-10-01: 2401.41979-11-01: 2402.61979-12-01: 2410.61980-01-01: 2413.81980-02-01: 24321980-03-01: 2429.91980-04-01: 2446.91980-05-01: 2456.61980-06-01: 2449.41980-07-01: 2473.51980-08-01: 2487.71980-09-01: 24811980-10-01: 24921980-11-01: 2502.21980-12-01: 2500.21981-01-01: 2512.71981-02-01: 2526.21981-03-01: 2519.71981-04-01: 2518.41981-05-01: 2515.41981-06-01: 2530.61981-07-01: 2511.71981-08-01: 2507.81981-09-01: 24861981-10-01: 2496.31981-11-01: 2480.81981-12-01: 2484.51982-01-01: 2483.81982-02-01: 2503.11982-03-01: 2497.71982-04-01: 25041982-05-01: 2486.31982-06-01: 2473.11982-07-01: 2464.71982-08-01: 2474.81982-09-01: 2491.41982-10-01: 2494.81982-11-01: 2505.51982-12-01: 2512.31983-01-01: 2510.41983-02-01: 2497.41983-03-01: 2514.71983-04-01: 25271983-05-01: 2532.21983-06-01: 2542.91983-07-01: 2533.71983-08-01: 2539.91983-09-01: 2562.61983-10-01: 2560.41983-11-01: 25371983-12-01: 2535.21984-01-01: 2546.51984-02-01: 2547.61984-03-01: 2549.31984-04-01: 2524.41984-05-01: 2552.81984-06-01: 2536.81984-07-01: 2560.91984-08-01: 2558.21984-09-01: 2517.31984-10-01: 2526.31984-11-01: 2542.11984-12-01: 25491985-01-01: 25411985-02-01: 2547.71985-03-01: 2545.71985-04-01: 2553.41985-05-01: 2548.31985-06-01: 2546.31985-07-01: 2558.61985-08-01: 2570.71985-09-01: 2556.91985-10-01: 2555.41985-11-01: 2562.31985-12-01: 2553.11986-01-01: 2563.91986-02-01: 2560.51986-03-01: 2554.11986-04-01: 2582.51986-05-01: 2594.21986-06-01: 2619.51986-07-01: 2616.41986-08-01: 2626.81986-09-01: 2645.31986-10-01: 2630.31986-11-01: 2625.91986-12-01: 2600.91987-01-01: 2614.61987-02-01: 2619.51987-03-01: 2597.21987-04-01: 26071987-05-01: 2605.81987-06-01: 2604.81987-07-01: 2617.61987-08-01: 2620.71987-09-01: 2631.41987-10-01: 2653.81987-11-01: 2653.31987-12-01: 2680.11988-01-01: 2691.31988-02-01: 2695.91988-03-01: 2705.91988-04-01: 2693.71988-05-01: 2691.11988-06-01: 26981988-07-01: 2693.61988-08-01: 2675.31988-09-01: 2643.41988-10-01: 2656.21988-11-01: 2655.41988-12-01: 2668.91989-01-01: 2672.51989-02-01: 2671.91989-03-01: 2689.91989-04-01: 2679.31989-05-01: 26891989-06-01: 2699.11989-07-01: 2697.11989-08-01: 2723.21989-09-01: 27421989-10-01: 2731.41989-11-01: 2728.61989-12-01: 2740.61990-01-01: 2737.91990-02-01: 27311990-03-01: 2739.61990-04-01: 2757.41990-05-01: 2758.91990-06-01: 2765.21990-07-01: 2766.31990-08-01: 2760.91990-09-01: 2750.21990-10-01: 2765.21990-11-01: 2751.31990-12-01: 2757.71991-01-01: 2761.61991-02-01: 2758.61991-03-01: 2749.91991-04-01: 2745.61991-05-01: 2761.51991-06-01: 2776.51991-07-01: 2777.81991-08-01: 2798.11991-09-01: 28031991-10-01: 2823.51991-11-01: 2813.81991-12-01: 2806.41992-01-01: 2820.71992-02-01: 2818.91992-03-01: 2816.61992-04-01: 2806.61992-05-01: 2813.41992-06-01: 2805.81992-07-01: 2815.51992-08-01: 2819.31992-09-01: 2809.21992-10-01: 2816.21992-11-01: 2822.11992-12-01: 2815.61993-01-01: 2839.41993-02-01: 2844.51993-03-01: 2829.21993-04-01: 2827.21993-05-01: 2807.71993-06-01: 2806.21993-07-01: 2798.21993-08-01: 2796.51993-09-01: 2801.41993-10-01: 2803.61993-11-01: 2796.71993-12-01: 2780.51994-01-01: 27821994-02-01: 2784.21994-03-01: 2780.61994-04-01: 27791994-05-01: 2790.21994-06-01: 2785.51994-07-01: 2798.21994-08-01: 2820.71994-09-01: 2810.11994-10-01: 2795.11994-11-01: 2804.81994-12-01: 27971995-01-01: 2785.81995-02-01: 27931995-03-01: 2787.51995-04-01: 2767.71995-05-01: 27391995-06-01: 2743.81995-07-01: 2727.51995-08-01: 2730.31995-09-01: 2737.41995-10-01: 2723.81995-11-01: 2726.31995-12-01: 2736.61996-01-01: 2736.31996-02-01: 2736.81996-03-01: 2731.61996-04-01: 2721.81996-05-01: 2732.51996-06-01: 2703.21996-07-01: 2699.61996-08-01: 2688.71996-09-01: 2656.61996-10-01: 2648.91996-11-01: 2647.91996-12-01: 2643.71997-01-01: 2656.71997-02-01: 2664.71997-03-01: 2654.81997-04-01: 2654.21997-05-01: 2655.51997-06-01: 26381997-07-01: 2651.51997-08-01: 2659.11997-09-01: 2632.81997-10-01: 26431997-11-01: 2651.31997-12-01: 2646.61998-01-01: 2640.51998-02-01: 2638.91998-03-01: 2630.71998-04-01: 2630.11998-05-01: 2635.91998-06-01: 2671.51998-07-01: 26501998-08-01: 2659.81998-09-01: 2676.91998-10-01: 26691998-11-01: 2658.71998-12-01: 2646.71999-01-01: 2655.11999-02-01: 2658.71999-03-01: 2673.71999-04-01: 2690.71999-05-01: 2705.51999-06-01: 2711.61999-07-01: 2715.91999-08-01: 2704.71999-09-01: 2713.91999-10-01: 2726.61999-11-01: 2745.41999-12-01: 2755.12000-01-01: 2758.72000-02-01: 2757.42000-03-01: 2784.52000-04-01: 2782.42000-05-01: 2768.32000-06-01: 2792.42000-07-01: 2803.82000-08-01: 2802.42000-09-01: 28272000-10-01: 2835.72000-11-01: 2832.72000-12-01: 2842.92001-01-01: 2833.22001-02-01: 2847.12001-03-01: 2833.72001-04-01: 2836.62001-05-01: 2848.92001-06-01: 2832.42001-07-01: 2845.12001-08-01: 2847.62001-09-01: 2847.62001-10-01: 2844.72001-11-01: 2843.32001-12-01: 2863.12002-01-01: 2880.62002-02-01: 2870.22002-03-01: 28782002-04-01: 2877.62002-05-01: 2892.82002-06-01: 2886.42002-07-01: 2906.32002-08-01: 2937.22002-09-01: 2924.72002-10-01: 2906.42002-11-01: 2909.22002-12-01: 2911.32003-01-01: 2933.92003-02-01: 29422003-03-01: 29402003-04-01: 2932.32003-05-01: 2916.72003-06-01: 2922.82003-07-01: 2923.82003-08-01: 2912.62003-09-01: 2945.82003-10-01: 2963.12003-11-01: 2984.62003-12-01: 2993.32004-01-01: 2984.72004-02-01: 3003.22004-03-01: 2999.72004-04-01: 3016.32004-05-01: 3045.42004-06-01: 3086.82004-07-01: 3056.52004-08-01: 3035.32004-09-01: 3050.62004-10-01: 3050.12004-11-01: 30682004-12-01: 3082.42005-01-01: 30742005-02-01: 3100.92005-03-01: 31032005-04-01: 3133.22005-05-01: 3103.12005-06-01: 3107.92005-07-01: 3123.22005-08-01: 3137.42005-09-01: 3119.72005-10-01: 3113.42005-11-01: 3120.52005-12-01: 3136.22006-01-01: 31362006-02-01: 3108.92006-03-01: 3114.52006-04-01: 3107.22006-05-01: 3150.32006-06-01: 3135.42006-07-01: 3163.42006-08-01: 3165.62006-09-01: 3147.92006-10-01: 31472006-11-01: 3142.42006-12-01: 3134.72007-01-01: 3150.62007-02-01: 31542007-03-01: 3172.62007-04-01: 3176.72007-05-01: 3170.12007-06-01: 31912007-07-01: 3193.32007-08-01: 3227.92007-09-01: 3251.72007-10-01: 3265.62007-11-01: 3275.42007-12-01: 3280.42008-01-01: 3276.52008-02-01: 3293.12008-03-01: 3299.62008-04-01: 3288.72008-05-01: 3298.52008-06-01: 3294.52008-07-01: 3301.12008-08-01: 3281.62008-09-01: 3279.22008-10-01: 3324.62008-11-01: 3293.22008-12-01: 3307.92009-01-01: 3303.72009-02-01: 3293.42009-03-01: 33122009-04-01: 33332009-05-01: 3363.42009-06-01: 3347.12009-07-01: 3363.52009-08-01: 3346.92009-09-01: 3376.82009-10-01: 3363.82009-11-01: 33902009-12-01: 3388.42010-01-01: 3386.22010-02-01: 3386.12010-03-01: 3395.32010-04-01: 3397.72010-05-01: 3388.52010-06-01: 3398.32010-07-01: 3396.62010-08-01: 3418.22010-09-01: 3418.32010-10-01: 3385.82010-11-01: 3397.12010-12-01: 3389.52011-01-01: 3423.62011-02-01: 3435.82011-03-01: 3416.22011-04-01: 3424.62011-05-01: 33972011-06-01: 3408.32011-07-01: 3397.62011-08-01: 33982011-09-01: 33852011-10-01: 3389.62011-11-01: 3393.72011-12-01: 3387.52012-01-01: 3393.62012-02-01: 3346.92012-03-01: 3367.62012-04-01: 3377.72012-05-01: 3388.22012-06-01: 33962012-07-01: 34192012-08-01: 34322012-09-01: 3430.22012-10-01: 3454.12012-11-01: 3451.52012-12-01: 3452.82013-01-01: 3444.22013-02-01: 3462.62013-03-01: 3456.92013-04-01: 3467.52013-05-01: 3467.32013-06-01: 3456.42013-07-01: 3426.92013-08-01: 3424.32013-09-01: 3443.72013-10-01: 34382013-11-01: 3448.52013-12-01: 3446.42014-01-01: 3444.32014-02-01: 3436.52014-03-01: 3449.62014-04-01: 3437.92014-05-01: 3443.52014-06-01: 3432.52014-07-01: 3462.12014-08-01: 3454.52014-09-01: 3481.22014-10-01: 3468.52014-11-01: 3484.22014-12-01: 3494.72015-01-01: 3494.62015-02-01: 3510.52015-03-01: 35312015-04-01: 3515.42015-05-01: 3507.42015-06-01: 3519.52015-07-01: 35342015-08-01: 3532.12015-09-01: 3506.22015-10-01: 3525.42015-11-01: 3493.52015-12-01: 3509.72016-01-01: 3516.52016-02-01: 35132016-03-01: 3499.12016-04-01: 3504.42016-05-01: 3525.72016-06-01: 3497.22016-07-01: 34892016-08-01: 3515.12016-09-01: 3506.42016-10-01: 3526.62016-11-01: 3544.32016-12-01: 3540.92017-01-01: 3540.22017-02-01: 3528.42017-03-01: 3529.32017-04-01: 3568.52017-05-01: 3582.12017-06-01: 3597.62017-07-01: 36032017-08-01: 3586.12017-09-01: 3615.12017-10-01: 3597.52017-11-01: 3607.62017-12-01: 3618.12018-01-01: 3613.72018-02-01: 3628.82018-03-01: 3632.22018-04-01: 3609.92018-05-01: 3629.32018-06-01: 3644.92018-07-01: 3718.92018-08-01: 3690.72018-09-01: 3681.82018-10-01: 3663.92018-11-01: 3675.52018-12-01: 3680.72019-01-01: 3688.52019-02-01: 3695.22019-03-01: 3692.12019-04-01: 3725.82019-05-01: 3707.52019-06-01: 3710.72019-07-01: 37512019-08-01: 3767.52019-09-01: 3756.62019-10-01: 3765.92019-11-01: 3756.12019-12-01: 3747.52020-01-01: 3764.32020-02-01: 3771.52020-03-01: 3607.72020-04-01: 3548.72020-05-01: 3582.32020-06-01: 3643.22020-07-01: 3680.12020-08-01: 3718.12020-09-01: 3819.42020-10-01: 38642020-11-01: 3871.22020-12-01: 3896.92021-01-01: 3916.92021-02-01: 3948.22021-03-01: 3996.92021-04-01: 3959.92021-05-01: 39822021-06-01: 40272021-07-01: 4027.92021-08-01: 40322021-09-01: 4128.92021-10-01: 4092.62021-11-01: 4135.22021-12-01: 4157.22022-01-01: 4138.52022-02-01: 4149.32022-03-01: 4157.72022-04-01: 4165.72022-05-01: 4219.32022-06-01: 4227.32022-07-01: 4208.52022-08-01: 4211.92022-09-01: 4247.12022-10-01: 4262.42022-11-01: 4258.42022-12-01: 4234.42023-01-01: 4244.82023-02-01: 4240.42023-03-01: 4257.72023-04-01: 4264.22023-05-01: 4269.32023-06-01: 4283.52023-07-01: 4298.32023-08-01: 4321.72023-09-01: 4354.82023-10-01: 4368.12023-11-01: 4359.92023-12-01: 4370.22024-01-01: 4412.72024-02-01: 4428.52024-03-01: 4438.82024-04-01: 4434.22024-05-01: 4447.12024-06-01: 4442.32024-07-01: 4490.82024-08-01: 4491.62024-09-01: 4464.32024-10-01: 4451.92024-11-01: 4499.12024-12-01: 4531.32025-01-01: 4522.92025-02-01: 45302025-03-01: 4529.32025-04-01: 4544.42025-05-01: 4528.82025-06-01: 4551.12025-07-01: 4554.92025-08-01: 45372025-09-01: 4566.62025-10-01: 4567.22025-11-01: 4583.82025-12-01: 4583.72026-01-01: 45972026-02-01: 4579.92026-03-01: 4584.52026-04-01: 45752026-05-01: 4595.42026-06-01: 4564.92026-07-01: 4537.92026-08-01: 4517.92026-09-01: 4447.9
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, Seasonally adjusted

Frequency: Monthly

Notes: Public sector employees. Employment by class of worker, From the Labour Force Survey (Statistics Canada), table 14-10-0288-01. Expressed in thousands of persons; published monthly; seasonally adjusted.

Suggested Citation: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey: Public sector employees, Canada (seasonally adjusted) SC_14100288_2066969, retrieved from CRED, Canadian Research Economic Data; https://cred.nshipyard.com/series/SC_14100288_2066969, November 2, 2026.

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Source: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey via CRED
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Unemployment Rate

CREDEmployment
COVID-19 recession160001650017000175001800018500190001950020000205002100021500201620182020202220242026Thousands of persons2016-10-01: 18051.22016-11-01: 180762016-12-01: 181042017-01-01: 18172.52017-02-01: 18216.62017-03-01: 18241.52017-04-01: 18271.62017-05-01: 18312.92017-06-01: 18371.42017-07-01: 18416.92017-08-01: 18436.42017-09-01: 18442.52017-10-01: 18475.12017-11-01: 18550.52017-12-01: 18619.72018-01-01: 18576.82018-02-01: 18570.32018-03-01: 18630.12018-04-01: 186132018-05-01: 18621.72018-06-01: 18677.62018-07-01: 18763.92018-08-01: 18704.72018-09-01: 18797.52018-10-01: 18814.92018-11-01: 18869.42018-12-01: 18892.82019-01-01: 18920.52019-02-01: 18965.72019-03-01: 18932.92019-04-01: 19053.72019-05-01: 19067.32019-06-01: 19078.62019-07-01: 19072.42019-08-01: 19133.92019-09-01: 19142.82019-10-01: 19130.92019-11-01: 19096.82019-12-01: 19186.52020-01-01: 19204.72020-02-01: 19202.92020-03-01: 18058.22020-04-01: 16085.82020-05-01: 16410.72020-06-01: 17469.42020-07-01: 17895.52020-08-01: 18129.32020-09-01: 18555.92020-10-01: 18616.42020-11-01: 186502020-12-01: 18591.72021-01-01: 18392.12021-02-01: 186322021-03-01: 188732021-04-01: 18673.82021-05-01: 18623.62021-06-01: 18894.42021-07-01: 19016.52021-08-01: 19081.72021-09-01: 19251.12021-10-01: 19288.12021-11-01: 19437.32021-12-01: 19508.82022-01-01: 19305.42022-02-01: 196292022-03-01: 19647.82022-04-01: 19709.72022-05-01: 19763.42022-06-01: 19750.82022-07-01: 19787.52022-08-01: 19781.22022-09-01: 19796.12022-10-01: 19882.82022-11-01: 19923.82022-12-01: 19998.52023-01-01: 20097.52023-02-01: 20143.32023-03-01: 20214.72023-04-01: 20242.12023-05-01: 20253.92023-06-01: 20325.12023-07-01: 20356.92023-08-01: 20423.72023-09-01: 20473.12023-10-01: 20501.82023-11-01: 20522.22023-12-01: 20530.62024-01-01: 20552.12024-02-01: 20593.82024-03-01: 20620.82024-04-01: 20674.92024-05-01: 20707.22024-06-01: 20708.12024-07-01: 20725.12024-08-01: 20760.42024-09-01: 207962024-10-01: 20804.92024-11-01: 208422024-12-01: 20934.72025-01-01: 20986.92025-02-01: 20985.52025-03-01: 20964.32025-04-01: 20966.72025-05-01: 20974.42025-06-01: 21040.72025-07-01: 21018.32025-08-01: 20956.62025-09-01: 21009.92025-10-01: 21083.62025-11-01: 21135.92025-12-01: 211462026-01-01: 21121.22026-02-01: 21037.32026-03-01: 21051.42026-04-01: 21033.72026-05-01: 21121.52026-06-01: 21139.72026-07-01: 21214.82026-08-01: 21173.12026-09-01: 21104.8
Source: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey via CRED
Shaded areas indicate Canadian recessions (C.D. Howe Institute).
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Employment

CREDLabour Force Participation Rate
COVID-19 recession6061626364656667201620182020202220242026Percent2016-10-01: 65.82016-11-01: 65.72016-12-01: 65.82017-01-01: 662017-02-01: 65.92017-03-01: 662017-04-01: 65.92017-05-01: 662017-06-01: 66.12017-07-01: 662017-08-01: 65.92017-09-01: 65.92017-10-01: 662017-11-01: 66.12017-12-01: 66.22018-01-01: 65.82018-02-01: 65.82018-03-01: 65.82018-04-01: 65.62018-05-01: 65.62018-06-01: 65.82018-07-01: 65.92018-08-01: 65.72018-09-01: 65.82018-10-01: 65.72018-11-01: 65.92018-12-01: 65.92019-01-01: 662019-02-01: 66.12019-03-01: 662019-04-01: 66.22019-05-01: 662019-06-01: 662019-07-01: 662019-08-01: 66.12019-09-01: 662019-10-01: 65.82019-11-01: 65.82019-12-01: 65.82020-01-01: 65.82020-02-01: 65.92020-03-01: 63.72020-04-01: 60.12020-05-01: 61.62020-06-01: 64.32020-07-01: 64.62020-08-01: 64.82020-09-01: 65.52020-10-01: 65.62020-11-01: 65.42020-12-01: 65.42021-01-01: 64.92021-02-01: 65.22021-03-01: 65.52021-04-01: 65.12021-05-01: 652021-06-01: 65.62021-07-01: 65.62021-08-01: 65.52021-09-01: 662021-10-01: 65.62021-11-01: 65.82021-12-01: 65.82022-01-01: 65.42022-02-01: 65.72022-03-01: 65.62022-04-01: 65.72022-05-01: 65.72022-06-01: 65.42022-07-01: 65.32022-08-01: 65.42022-09-01: 65.32022-10-01: 65.52022-11-01: 65.52022-12-01: 65.62023-01-01: 65.82023-02-01: 65.82023-03-01: 65.82023-04-01: 65.72023-05-01: 65.72023-06-01: 65.92023-07-01: 65.82023-08-01: 65.82023-09-01: 65.82023-10-01: 65.92023-11-01: 65.82023-12-01: 65.72024-01-01: 65.52024-02-01: 65.62024-03-01: 65.62024-04-01: 65.62024-05-01: 65.62024-06-01: 65.52024-07-01: 65.32024-08-01: 65.42024-09-01: 65.22024-10-01: 65.22024-11-01: 65.52024-12-01: 65.42025-01-01: 65.52025-02-01: 65.32025-03-01: 65.32025-04-01: 65.32025-05-01: 65.32025-06-01: 65.32025-07-01: 65.22025-08-01: 65.12025-09-01: 65.22025-10-01: 65.22025-11-01: 65.22025-12-01: 65.42026-01-01: 652026-02-01: 64.92026-03-01: 64.92026-04-01: 652026-05-01: 652026-06-01: 652026-07-01: 65.12026-08-01: 652026-09-01: 64.8
Source: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey via CRED
Shaded areas indicate Canadian recessions (C.D. Howe Institute).
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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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