Temporary employees, Employees, total number, Canada

(SC_14100320_105812722)
Observations
Sep 2026: 2224.2
Updated: 2026-11-02, 12:41:35 p.m. ET
Units
Thousands of persons,
Frequency
Monthly
Source
Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey
Series ID
SC_14100320_105812722
Table 14-10-0320-01
CREDTemporary employees, Employees, total number, Canada
COVID-19 recessionGlobal Financial Crisis14001600180020002200240026002800200120042007201020132016201920222026Thousands of persons2001-01-01: 1402.22001-02-01: 1403.22001-03-01: 1413.52001-04-01: 1462.72001-05-01: 1706.62001-06-01: 1866.52001-07-01: 2038.32001-08-01: 1973.42001-09-01: 15972001-10-01: 1586.52001-11-01: 14902001-12-01: 14662002-01-01: 1396.62002-02-01: 1429.92002-03-01: 1450.52002-04-01: 1488.12002-05-01: 1752.82002-06-01: 1940.32002-07-01: 2123.72002-08-01: 2094.12002-09-01: 1712.52002-10-01: 1650.12002-11-01: 1568.22002-12-01: 1503.62003-01-01: 1397.72003-02-01: 1437.12003-03-01: 1440.92003-04-01: 14482003-05-01: 1717.62003-06-01: 1936.22003-07-01: 2074.52003-08-01: 2025.32003-09-01: 1621.62003-10-01: 1602.42003-11-01: 1534.12003-12-01: 1523.12004-01-01: 1439.82004-02-01: 1443.32004-03-01: 1426.72004-04-01: 1510.42004-05-01: 1776.72004-06-01: 2023.92004-07-01: 2126.72004-08-01: 2075.32004-09-01: 17432004-10-01: 1714.72004-11-01: 1671.42004-12-01: 16412005-01-01: 1464.92005-02-01: 1503.92005-03-01: 1560.42005-04-01: 1624.82005-05-01: 1907.22005-06-01: 2120.82005-07-01: 2248.32005-08-01: 2138.92005-09-01: 1764.62005-10-01: 1777.92005-11-01: 1695.52005-12-01: 1710.22006-01-01: 1530.62006-02-01: 1535.12006-03-01: 15422006-04-01: 1587.72006-05-01: 1964.32006-06-01: 2129.32006-07-01: 22692006-08-01: 2142.72006-09-01: 1804.62006-10-01: 1768.22006-11-01: 1703.62006-12-01: 1633.62007-01-01: 1561.72007-02-01: 16032007-03-01: 1595.92007-04-01: 1679.12007-05-01: 1952.62007-06-01: 2107.82007-07-01: 22492007-08-01: 2149.32007-09-01: 1800.92007-10-01: 1820.22007-11-01: 1690.82007-12-01: 16392008-01-01: 1479.72008-02-01: 1519.72008-03-01: 15792008-04-01: 15762008-05-01: 1847.42008-06-01: 2001.12008-07-01: 2148.62008-08-01: 2101.22008-09-01: 1794.32008-10-01: 1811.32008-11-01: 16642008-12-01: 1638.52009-01-01: 1475.32009-02-01: 1493.22009-03-01: 1480.72009-04-01: 1549.72009-05-01: 1838.62009-06-01: 2048.12009-07-01: 2129.22009-08-01: 21172009-09-01: 1853.12009-10-01: 1812.82009-11-01: 1784.52009-12-01: 1688.42010-01-01: 1593.72010-02-01: 1645.32010-03-01: 1691.22010-04-01: 1768.92010-05-01: 1997.72010-06-01: 2285.82010-07-01: 2356.62010-08-01: 2284.72010-09-01: 1969.82010-10-01: 1886.52010-11-01: 18572010-12-01: 1818.82011-01-01: 1641.82011-02-01: 17242011-03-01: 1743.62011-04-01: 18222011-05-01: 2176.82011-06-01: 2364.42011-07-01: 2432.62011-08-01: 2352.82011-09-01: 2000.42011-10-01: 1986.72011-11-01: 1915.92011-12-01: 1877.12012-01-01: 1747.42012-02-01: 1775.82012-03-01: 1787.42012-04-01: 1888.42012-05-01: 2167.32012-06-01: 2322.62012-07-01: 24462012-08-01: 2353.62012-09-01: 2022.72012-10-01: 2007.52012-11-01: 1952.22012-12-01: 1955.92013-01-01: 1781.42013-02-01: 17992013-03-01: 1836.22013-04-01: 1847.72013-05-01: 2143.12013-06-01: 2286.42013-07-01: 23972013-08-01: 2364.62013-09-01: 20772013-10-01: 2043.32013-11-01: 1956.72013-12-01: 1850.52014-01-01: 1743.72014-02-01: 1776.72014-03-01: 1805.72014-04-01: 1821.32014-05-01: 2149.12014-06-01: 2307.82014-07-01: 2421.22014-08-01: 2355.52014-09-01: 2063.82014-10-01: 2048.32014-11-01: 1969.82014-12-01: 1928.32015-01-01: 1816.72015-02-01: 1818.12015-03-01: 1843.12015-04-01: 1864.52015-05-01: 2148.22015-06-01: 2331.82015-07-01: 2408.32015-08-01: 2370.92015-09-01: 2099.22015-10-01: 2098.12015-11-01: 1968.52015-12-01: 1920.72016-01-01: 1744.42016-02-01: 1777.42016-03-01: 1773.12016-04-01: 1834.32016-05-01: 21812016-06-01: 23242016-07-01: 2335.52016-08-01: 2313.82016-09-01: 2075.52016-10-01: 2084.52016-11-01: 2035.52016-12-01: 1964.22017-01-01: 1880.82017-02-01: 18372017-03-01: 1877.52017-04-01: 1929.82017-05-01: 2328.92017-06-01: 2476.92017-07-01: 2525.82017-08-01: 2466.32017-09-01: 21822017-10-01: 2162.72017-11-01: 2046.92017-12-01: 2068.22018-01-01: 18542018-02-01: 18762018-03-01: 1888.52018-04-01: 1942.72018-05-01: 2293.12018-06-01: 2473.62018-07-01: 2544.92018-08-01: 2466.22018-09-01: 2168.92018-10-01: 2116.82018-11-01: 2008.62018-12-01: 1948.82019-01-01: 1786.22019-02-01: 1849.62019-03-01: 1812.32019-04-01: 1899.52019-05-01: 2176.22019-06-01: 2321.82019-07-01: 24332019-08-01: 2423.32019-09-01: 2110.32019-10-01: 2093.52019-11-01: 1957.82019-12-01: 1975.12020-01-01: 1816.12020-02-01: 19002020-03-01: 1603.42020-04-01: 1317.12020-05-01: 1498.22020-06-01: 17882020-07-01: 1915.52020-08-01: 1993.12020-09-01: 1865.42020-10-01: 18392020-11-01: 1792.12020-12-01: 17342021-01-01: 1590.12021-02-01: 17152021-03-01: 1772.52021-04-01: 1785.32021-05-01: 1977.42021-06-01: 2189.72021-07-01: 2289.32021-08-01: 21992021-09-01: 2016.52021-10-01: 19942021-11-01: 1980.82021-12-01: 1929.32022-01-01: 1742.72022-02-01: 1839.52022-03-01: 18842022-04-01: 1900.92022-05-01: 2207.52022-06-01: 2380.62022-07-01: 2380.22022-08-01: 2256.92022-09-01: 2021.92022-10-01: 1992.62022-11-01: 1910.32022-12-01: 1854.82023-01-01: 1770.32023-02-01: 18222023-03-01: 1849.12023-04-01: 1885.42023-05-01: 2179.62023-06-01: 2268.32023-07-01: 2397.22023-08-01: 2328.92023-09-01: 2125.42023-10-01: 2048.52023-11-01: 1967.52023-12-01: 1904.92024-01-01: 1764.72024-02-01: 1789.92024-03-01: 1823.32024-04-01: 1890.62024-05-01: 2213.92024-06-01: 2342.72024-07-01: 2395.32024-08-01: 2284.12024-09-01: 2008.42024-10-01: 2028.22024-11-01: 1877.52024-12-01: 1934.82025-01-01: 1837.42025-02-01: 1893.82025-03-01: 1921.22025-04-01: 2021.72025-05-01: 2270.22025-06-01: 2462.42025-07-01: 2483.82025-08-01: 2484.42025-09-01: 2219.52025-10-01: 2207.92025-11-01: 2158.72025-12-01: 2074.12026-01-01: 19412026-02-01: 1957.62026-03-01: 19902026-04-01: 2040.42026-05-01: 2327.82026-06-01: 25302026-07-01: 2620.42026-08-01: 2552.82026-09-01: 2224.2
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: Temporary employees, Employees, total number. Average usual hours and wages by selected characteristics, From the Labour Force Survey (Statistics Canada), table 14-10-0320-01. Expressed in thousands of persons; published monthly.

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Source: Statistics Canada, Survey of Employment, Payrolls and Hours via CRED
Shaded areas indicate Canadian recessions (C.D. Howe Institute).
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