Work & Labour in Canada

88 indicators covering work & labour for Canada.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 63.2% 2025 down 3.6% 19th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 62.9% 2025 down 3.8% 30th
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 64.5% 2025 down 2.1% 69th
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 68.9% 2025 down 2.8% 105th
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 87.3% 2025 up 1.6% 42nd
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 63.1% 2025 down 3.7% 18th
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 76.7% 2025 up 3.2% 23rd
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 83.2% 2025 up 1.3% 36th
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 80.0% 2025 up 2.2% 24th
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 60.2% 2025 down 1.3% 50th
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) 87.1% 2025 up 2.5% 32nd
Employment in services, male (% of male employment) 70.6% 2025 up 4.6% 22nd
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) 89.8% 2025 up 1.5% 38th
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) 84.7% 2025 up 3.4% 27th
Employment in services, female (% of female employment) 90.7% 2025 up 0.4% 30th
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) 0.1% 2025 down 14.3% 172nd
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) 0.1% 2025 down 36.1% 184th
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) 0.1% 2025 down 22.3% 182nd
Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) 8.6% 2025 down 0.3% 116th
Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) 27.9% 2025 down 7.8% 72nd
Employment in industry (% of total employment) 18.7% 2025 down 6.5% 99th
Employment in services (% of total employment) 80.1% 2025 up 2.3% 18th
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) 12.9% 2025 down 13.9% 155th
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) 15.3% 2025 down 15.4% 160th
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) 10.2% 2025 down 11.2% 149th
Employers, total (% of total employment) 3.4% 2025 down 25.9% 97th
Employers, male (% of male employment) 4.7% 2025 down 25.2% 85th
Employers, female (% of female employment) 1.9% 2025 down 27.4% 101st
Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) 12.1% 2025 up 12.5% 103rd
Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) 15.4% 2025 up 5.6% 72nd
Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) 13.8% 2025 up 8.2% 88th
GDP per person employed 113,563 constant 2021 PPP $ 2025 up 4.8% 27th
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 6.8% 2025 down 2.4% 67th
Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 7.1% 2025 down 5.5% 52nd
Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 6.5% 2025 up 1.8% 85th
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 69.5% 2025 down 2.0% 113th
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 61.1% 2025 down 0.3% 52nd
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 65.3% 2025 down 1.2% 73rd
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 62.8% 2025 down 4.2% 13th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 63.2% 2025 down 3.1% 26th
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 87.8% 2025 up 1.7% 46th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 63.0% 2025 down 3.6% 14th
Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) 13.8% 2025 up 8.0% 77th
Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) 14.7% 2025 up 0.3% 62nd
Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) 12.8% 2025 up 18.7% 90th
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of 11.9% 2025 down 6.0% 141st
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of ma 14.1% 2025 up 1.8% 95th
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of y 13.0% 2025 down 1.9% 129th
Productivity: output per hour worked 61.96 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 2023 up 1.1% 21st
Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) 56.3% 2025 down 1.5% 49th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) 60.1% 2025 down 2.0% 72nd
Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) 64.0% 2025 down 2.5% 106th
Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) 8.4% 2025 down 6.6% 146th
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) 55.6% 2025 down 5.1% 19th
Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) 10.6% 2025 down 10.2% 154th
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) 53.2% 2025 down 4.7% 37th
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) 54.3% 2025 down 4.9% 21st
Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) 9.6% 2025 down 8.8% 153rd
Unemployment with basic education 15.1% 2025 up 7.1% 15th
Unemployment with basic education, male 14.7% 2025 up 3.1% 16th