Unemployment, Utilities, Canada

(SC_14100291_13682096)
Observations
Sep 2026: 1.6
Updated: 2026-11-02, 1:26:22 p.m. ET
Units
Thousands of persons,
Frequency
Monthly
Source
Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey
Series ID
SC_14100291_13682096
Table 14-10-0291-01
CREDUnemployment, Utilities, Canada
COVID-19 recessionGlobal Financial CrisisEarly 1990s recession1234567891987199119951999200320072011201520192026Thousands of persons1987-01-01: 3.51987-02-01: 31987-03-01: 2.41987-04-01: 2.81987-05-01: 2.51987-06-01: 1.91987-07-01: 2.61987-08-01: 2.61987-09-01: 2.51987-10-01: 2.41987-11-01: 2.61987-12-01: 2.91988-01-01: 2.91988-02-01: 3.21988-03-01: 41988-04-01: 4.21988-05-01: 41988-06-01: 1.91988-07-01: 2.81988-08-01: 1.61988-09-01: 3.81988-10-01: 3.21988-11-01: 2.71988-12-01: 3.11989-01-01: 2.41989-02-01: 3.91989-03-01: 3.21989-04-01: 2.71989-05-01: 2.51989-06-01: 2.61989-07-01: 1.51989-08-01: 2.91989-09-01: 2.51989-10-01: 3.11989-11-01: 3.11989-12-01: 2.41990-01-01: 3.51990-02-01: 3.31990-03-01: 2.41990-04-01: 2.61990-05-01: 2.71990-06-01: 2.81990-07-01: 3.21990-08-01: 3.81990-09-01: 3.71990-10-01: 2.41990-11-01: 4.11990-12-01: 4.51991-01-01: 5.11991-02-01: 3.81991-03-01: 4.61991-04-01: 4.21991-05-01: 4.61991-06-01: 4.71991-07-01: 5.51991-08-01: 4.51991-09-01: 4.91991-10-01: 4.61991-11-01: 71991-12-01: 5.21992-01-01: 41992-02-01: 4.81992-03-01: 4.31992-04-01: 4.91992-05-01: 7.71992-06-01: 6.91992-07-01: 4.51992-08-01: 4.31992-09-01: 5.81992-10-01: 7.11992-11-01: 4.81992-12-01: 5.81993-01-01: 4.41993-02-01: 4.71993-03-01: 5.11993-04-01: 4.91993-05-01: 4.71993-06-01: 4.51993-07-01: 5.11993-08-01: 4.51993-09-01: 2.31993-10-01: 4.51993-11-01: 5.91993-12-01: 5.51994-01-01: 6.81994-02-01: 6.41994-03-01: 8.11994-04-01: 7.51994-05-01: 5.91994-06-01: 5.51994-07-01: 5.61994-08-01: 41994-09-01: 4.51994-10-01: 3.61994-11-01: 3.91994-12-01: 3.31995-01-01: 3.51995-02-01: 4.41995-03-01: 4.21995-04-01: 3.91995-05-01: 4.71995-06-01: 4.71995-07-01: 4.81995-08-01: 6.11995-09-01: 4.91995-10-01: 4.81995-11-01: 4.41995-12-01: 4.21996-01-01: 4.21996-02-01: 3.81996-03-01: 2.81996-04-01: 2.81996-05-01: 2.71996-06-01: 2.81996-07-01: 51996-08-01: 2.91996-09-01: 2.61996-10-01: 3.31996-11-01: 2.71996-12-01: 2.41997-02-01: 21997-03-01: 2.51997-04-01: 3.71997-05-01: 6.81997-06-01: 3.41997-07-01: 31997-08-01: 2.91997-09-01: 3.71997-10-01: 2.61997-11-01: 4.51997-12-01: 31998-01-01: 3.91998-02-01: 31998-03-01: 3.11998-04-01: 41998-05-01: 31998-06-01: 2.91998-07-01: 4.21998-08-01: 3.41998-09-01: 2.41998-10-01: 2.81998-11-01: 2.61998-12-01: 2.91999-01-01: 4.41999-02-01: 3.41999-03-01: 2.41999-04-01: 2.21999-05-01: 21999-06-01: 2.41999-07-01: 1.91999-08-01: 1.61999-09-01: 2.41999-10-01: 3.31999-11-01: 2.41999-12-01: 2.92000-02-01: 1.62000-03-01: 2.22000-04-01: 2.22000-05-01: 3.42000-06-01: 32000-07-01: 2.82000-08-01: 3.82000-09-01: 3.82000-10-01: 2.62000-11-01: 2.52000-12-01: 2.72001-01-01: 2.42001-02-01: 4.12001-03-01: 3.52001-04-01: 1.92001-05-01: 2.12001-06-01: 2.22001-07-01: 1.92001-08-01: 2.22001-10-01: 2.32001-11-01: 6.12001-12-01: 3.22002-01-01: 3.42002-02-01: 2.52002-03-01: 4.12002-04-01: 3.42002-05-01: 5.12002-06-01: 4.62002-07-01: 3.92002-08-01: 3.12002-09-01: 2.22002-10-01: 2.92002-11-01: 1.92003-01-01: 3.22003-02-01: 2.82003-03-01: 2.12003-04-01: 3.82003-06-01: 2.22003-07-01: 2.52003-08-01: 32003-09-01: 5.32003-10-01: 42003-11-01: 3.82003-12-01: 4.52004-01-01: 2.42004-02-01: 2.62004-03-01: 3.32004-04-01: 2.92004-05-01: 2.12004-06-01: 1.62004-07-01: 2.82004-08-01: 32004-09-01: 32004-10-01: 2.32004-11-01: 1.62004-12-01: 3.32005-01-01: 2.22005-02-01: 3.52005-03-01: 2.62005-05-01: 3.72005-06-01: 3.62005-07-01: 2.32005-08-01: 2.62005-09-01: 1.62005-10-01: 1.72005-11-01: 3.12005-12-01: 1.62006-01-01: 22006-02-01: 1.62006-03-01: 2.12006-04-01: 22006-05-01: 2.72006-06-01: 2.52006-07-01: 2.12006-08-01: 2.32006-09-01: 2.12006-10-01: 2.42006-11-01: 22007-01-01: 22007-02-01: 22007-04-01: 1.82007-05-01: 1.72007-06-01: 1.62007-07-01: 1.82007-09-01: 1.92007-10-01: 32007-11-01: 2.62007-12-01: 3.72008-01-01: 3.52008-02-01: 2.92008-03-01: 2.62008-06-01: 22008-07-01: 2.62008-08-01: 3.12008-09-01: 2.62008-10-01: 1.82008-11-01: 2.42008-12-01: 2.82009-01-01: 2.92009-02-01: 1.82009-03-01: 32009-04-01: 4.92009-05-01: 4.12009-06-01: 8.82009-07-01: 3.62009-08-01: 3.32009-09-01: 3.92009-10-01: 2.72009-11-01: 42009-12-01: 3.52010-01-01: 3.92010-02-01: 5.62010-03-01: 5.32010-04-01: 4.72010-05-01: 4.52010-06-01: 2.52010-07-01: 3.52010-08-01: 2.52010-09-01: 2.62010-10-01: 4.32010-11-01: 22010-12-01: 2.42011-01-01: 2.62011-02-01: 2.12011-03-01: 1.72011-04-01: 2.42011-06-01: 32011-07-01: 3.52011-08-01: 4.22011-09-01: 4.22011-10-01: 3.12011-11-01: 6.92011-12-01: 3.62012-01-01: 2.72012-02-01: 3.92012-03-01: 3.12012-04-01: 4.22012-05-01: 5.92012-06-01: 5.12012-07-01: 3.32012-08-01: 3.22012-09-01: 2.42012-10-01: 2.32012-12-01: 2.12013-01-01: 2.52013-03-01: 3.22013-05-01: 22013-06-01: 1.52013-07-01: 3.12013-08-01: 5.32013-09-01: 2.42013-10-01: 2.82013-11-01: 2.52013-12-01: 2.32014-02-01: 1.52014-04-01: 2.62014-06-01: 3.82014-07-01: 2.52014-08-01: 1.92014-10-01: 32014-11-01: 3.12014-12-01: 32015-01-01: 72015-02-01: 3.72015-03-01: 5.32015-04-01: 3.52015-05-01: 4.22015-06-01: 22015-07-01: 1.92015-09-01: 3.82015-10-01: 2.42015-11-01: 32015-12-01: 4.32016-01-01: 5.82016-02-01: 4.52016-03-01: 2.42016-04-01: 3.72016-05-01: 4.32016-06-01: 1.52016-07-01: 2.22016-08-01: 2.22016-09-01: 3.32016-10-01: 3.72016-11-01: 2.32016-12-01: 2.42017-01-01: 3.22017-02-01: 22017-04-01: 1.62017-05-01: 1.52017-06-01: 3.82017-07-01: 3.62017-08-01: 3.82017-09-01: 42017-10-01: 3.32017-11-01: 3.62017-12-01: 1.72018-01-01: 2.42018-02-01: 2.62018-03-01: 2.12018-04-01: 2.22018-05-01: 1.62018-06-01: 2.72018-07-01: 2.82018-08-01: 4.82018-09-01: 3.12018-10-01: 2.52018-11-01: 2.32018-12-01: 2.92019-01-01: 1.82019-03-01: 4.32019-04-01: 2.32019-05-01: 2.42019-06-01: 2.22019-07-01: 3.72019-08-01: 2.22019-09-01: 1.62019-10-01: 2.72019-11-01: 3.32019-12-01: 2.72020-01-01: 22020-02-01: 42020-03-01: 1.92020-04-01: 4.12020-05-01: 3.12020-06-01: 3.12020-07-01: 2.42020-08-01: 2.32020-09-01: 2.42020-10-01: 2.12020-11-01: 2.42020-12-01: 3.12021-01-01: 2.12021-02-01: 2.72021-03-01: 3.32021-04-01: 1.72021-05-01: 3.52021-06-01: 4.22021-07-01: 2.22021-08-01: 1.92021-09-01: 1.62021-11-01: 3.42022-01-01: 2.42022-03-01: 2.52022-04-01: 1.72022-05-01: 2.22022-07-01: 1.82022-08-01: 2.22022-09-01: 3.32022-10-01: 2.92022-11-01: 3.32022-12-01: 3.72023-01-01: 3.22023-02-01: 42023-03-01: 2.42023-04-01: 2.42023-05-01: 1.92023-07-01: 1.92023-09-01: 1.62023-10-01: 2.72023-11-01: 1.72023-12-01: 22024-01-01: 1.72024-03-01: 1.82024-04-01: 2.52024-06-01: 1.72024-07-01: 2.32024-08-01: 3.52024-09-01: 2.82024-10-01: 2.32024-11-01: 4.12025-01-01: 22025-02-01: 2.42025-03-01: 1.52025-04-01: 2.62025-05-01: 3.12025-06-01: 4.62025-07-01: 4.32025-08-01: 4.62025-09-01: 3.32025-10-01: 2.62026-03-01: 1.72026-05-01: 1.72026-09-01: 1.6
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: Unemployment, Utilities. Labour force characteristics by industry, From the Labour Force Survey (Statistics Canada), table 14-10-0291-01. Expressed in thousands of persons; published monthly.

Suggested Citation: Statistics Canada, Unemployment, Utilities, Canada SC_14100291_13682096, retrieved from CRED, Canadian Research Economic Data; https://cred.nshipyard.com/series/SC_14100291_13682096, November 2, 2026.

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Source: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey via CRED
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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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