Labour Force Survey: Private sector employees, Canada

(SC_14100465_1642736460)
Observations
Sep 2026: 14133.8
Updated: 2026-11-02, 10:54:59 a.m. ET
Units
Thousands of persons,
Frequency
Monthly
Source
Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey
Series ID
SC_14100465_1642736460
Table 14-10-0465-01
CREDLabour Force Survey: Private sector employees, Canada
COVID-19 recession10500110001150012000125001300013500140001450020112013201520172019202120232026Thousands of persons2011-03-01: 10785.52011-04-01: 108332011-05-01: 10998.82011-06-01: 11223.82011-07-01: 11453.32011-08-01: 11559.22011-09-01: 11506.32011-10-01: 11382.12011-11-01: 11247.32011-12-01: 11185.12012-01-01: 11070.42012-02-01: 10996.72012-03-01: 10960.22012-04-01: 11061.22012-05-01: 11226.22012-06-01: 11421.92012-07-01: 11611.32012-08-01: 11713.82012-09-01: 11666.32012-10-01: 115522012-11-01: 11433.72012-12-01: 11422.22013-01-01: 11336.72013-02-01: 11270.42013-03-01: 11179.82013-04-01: 11213.22013-05-01: 113462013-06-01: 11549.72013-07-01: 11768.92013-08-01: 11871.72013-09-01: 11828.22013-10-01: 11725.82013-11-01: 11606.42013-12-01: 11561.32014-01-01: 11447.62014-02-01: 11355.22014-03-01: 11299.52014-04-01: 11341.72014-05-01: 11486.22014-06-01: 11682.62014-07-01: 11903.22014-08-01: 11996.42014-09-01: 11937.92014-10-01: 11826.82014-11-01: 11702.72014-12-01: 11639.62015-01-01: 11501.72015-02-01: 11406.22015-03-01: 11341.82015-04-01: 11375.32015-05-01: 11522.72015-06-01: 11718.72015-07-01: 11937.12015-08-01: 12031.72015-09-01: 11974.82015-10-01: 118732015-11-01: 11751.12015-12-01: 116862016-01-01: 11552.32016-02-01: 11448.42016-03-01: 11401.42016-04-01: 11452.72016-05-01: 11612.82016-06-01: 11801.72016-07-01: 12010.62016-08-01: 12103.82016-09-01: 12063.82016-10-01: 11978.52016-11-01: 11879.72016-12-01: 11859.42017-01-01: 11778.32017-02-01: 11724.32017-03-01: 11702.22017-04-01: 11743.82017-05-01: 11898.52017-06-01: 12077.52017-07-01: 12305.12017-08-01: 12391.32017-09-01: 12325.82017-10-01: 12219.32017-11-01: 121222017-12-01: 12130.22018-01-01: 12031.62018-02-01: 11935.72018-03-01: 11870.22018-04-01: 11920.22018-05-01: 12083.82018-06-01: 12261.72018-07-01: 12465.92018-08-01: 12543.92018-09-01: 124982018-10-01: 12418.22018-11-01: 12347.12018-12-01: 12334.82019-01-01: 12254.52019-02-01: 121942019-03-01: 12158.92019-04-01: 122282019-05-01: 12404.82019-06-01: 12605.82019-07-01: 12787.42019-08-01: 12849.32019-09-01: 12789.82019-10-01: 12698.82019-11-01: 12568.52019-12-01: 12542.42020-01-01: 12434.72020-02-01: 12382.62020-03-01: 12011.92020-04-01: 11132.32020-05-01: 10434.42020-06-01: 10413.82020-07-01: 11136.72020-08-01: 11726.52020-09-01: 11967.62020-10-01: 12059.82020-11-01: 12075.12020-12-01: 12030.12021-01-01: 11824.92021-02-01: 11718.22021-03-01: 11719.42021-04-01: 11853.42021-05-01: 11973.42021-06-01: 12148.62021-07-01: 124172021-08-01: 12623.42021-09-01: 12641.42021-10-01: 12618.22021-11-01: 125882021-12-01: 12624.42022-01-01: 12494.92022-02-01: 12468.12022-03-01: 12462.32022-04-01: 12640.52022-05-01: 128082022-06-01: 12984.62022-07-01: 13169.82022-08-01: 13236.52022-09-01: 13165.62022-10-01: 13065.32022-11-01: 129702022-12-01: 12992.42023-01-01: 12956.12023-02-01: 12965.62023-03-01: 129902023-04-01: 13069.82023-05-01: 13239.22023-06-01: 13437.52023-07-01: 13658.52023-08-01: 13738.42023-09-01: 13654.62023-10-01: 13534.72023-11-01: 13433.22023-12-01: 13431.62024-01-01: 133532024-02-01: 13290.92024-03-01: 13253.22024-04-01: 13331.82024-05-01: 13493.72024-06-01: 13672.92024-07-01: 13833.12024-08-01: 13894.32024-09-01: 13831.52024-10-01: 13745.52024-11-01: 13631.62024-12-01: 13607.52025-01-01: 13530.62025-02-01: 13499.72025-03-01: 13465.12025-04-01: 13500.42025-05-01: 13635.52025-06-01: 13839.62025-07-01: 14023.32025-08-01: 14077.32025-09-01: 13964.12025-10-01: 13878.32025-11-01: 13798.32025-12-01: 13806.52026-01-01: 13704.92026-02-01: 13592.62026-03-01: 13503.52026-04-01: 13531.42026-05-01: 13699.42026-06-01: 139242026-07-01: 14144.12026-08-01: 14221.32026-09-01: 14133.8
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: Private sector employees. Employment characteristics by economic region, From the Labour Force Survey (Statistics Canada), table 14-10-0465-01. Expressed in thousands of persons; published monthly.

Suggested Citation: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey: Private sector employees, Canada SC_14100465_1642736460, retrieved from CRED, Canadian Research Economic Data; https://cred.nshipyard.com/series/SC_14100465_1642736460, November 2, 2026.

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Source: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey via CRED
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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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