Work & Labour in Canada 439 indicators covering work & labour for Canada. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Employment in services, female (% of female employment) 90.7% 2025 up 0.4% 31st Employment in industry (% of total employment) 18.7% 2025 down 6.5% 99th Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) 27.9% 2025 down 7.8% 72nd Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) 8.6% 2025 down 0.3% 116th Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) 0.1% 2025 down 22.3% 183rd Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) 0.1% 2025 down 36.1% 185th Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) 0.1% 2025 down 14.3% 172nd Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) 87.1% 2025 up 2.5% 33rd Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) 84.7% 2025 up 3.4% 28th Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) 89.8% 2025 up 1.5% 39th 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% 98th Employers, male (% of male employment) 4.7% 2025 down 25.2% 86th Employers, female (% of female employment) 1.9% 2025 down 27.4% 102nd Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per capita 0.0005 units per person 2025 down 4.9% 47th Employment (ILO modelled estimates), per capita 0.0005 units per person 2025 down 4.9% 47th Share of workers in vulnerable employment 9.6% 2025 down 8.8% 153rd GDP per person employed 113,563 constant 2021 PPP $ 2025 up 4.8% 27th Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 25.6% 164th Employment (ILO modelled estimates), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 25.6% 164th Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.178 % change on previous year 2025 down 78.0% 139th Employment (ILO modelled estimates), annual growth rate 0.178 % change on previous year 2025 down 78.0% 139th GDP per employed person 113,563 constant 2021 PPP $ 2025 up 4.8% 27th Women can take the same jobs as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st SDG indicator 8.2.1: Annual growth rate of output per worker, GDP 1.4 2027 up 75.2% 128th SDG indicator 8.2.1: Annual growth rate of output per worker, GDP 1.4 2027 up 75.2% 128th Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per 0.0013 units per square kilometre 2023 up 19.0% 179th Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per square kilometre 0.0025 units per square kilometre 2023 up 12.9% 177th CPI: National consumer price index, base year 2017 = 100 164.18 2025 up 29.7% 46th Employment in agriculture vs. urban population 1.3% 2023 down 29.5% 172nd CPI: National consumer price index, percentage change from previous 2.07 2025 up 83.2% 129th Female labor force participation rates slopes, gaps filled 61.07 2025 down 0.3% 52nd Fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled 61.07 2025 down 0.3% 52nd Female labor force participation rates latest vs 1980, gaps filled 61.07 2025 down 0.3% 52nd Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per square kilometre 0.0023 units per square kilometre 2023 up 15.0% 177th Employment (ILO modelled estimates), per square kilometre 0.0023 units per square kilometre 2023 up 15.0% 177th Employment in agri vs urban pop, annual growth rate -2.68 % change on previous year 2023 down 159.2% 149th Labour force participation rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 65.28 2025 down 1.2% 76th Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 6.8% 2025 down 2.4% 69th Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 7.1% 2025 down 5.5% 54th Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 6.5% 2025 up 1.8% 87th SDG indicator 10.4.1: Labour income share as a percent of GDP 58.6 2026 down 3.8% 21st Labour income share as a percent of GDP 58.6 2026 down 3.8% 21st LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 8.67 2027 up 6.4% 110th LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 8.67 2027 up 6.4% 110th Total weekly hours worked of employed persons 657,287 2027 up 7.5% 38th Ratio of total weekly hours worked to population aged 15-64 25.16 2027 up 1.6% 103rd Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person 31.86 2027 down 1.0% 163rd Time-related underemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 1.45 2027 down 21.5% 154th Time-related underemployment (ILO modelled estimates) 299.15 2027 down 14.7% 66th Full-time equivalent employment (ILO modelled estimates) 16,432 2027 up 7.5% 38th NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training 13.07 2027 up 8.2% 131st NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training 608.69 2027 up 11.1% 66th 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) 61.1% 2025 down 0.3% 52nd Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 65.3% 2025 down 1.2% 73rd Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2024 61.1% 2025 down 0.3% 52nd Fertility rate versus female labor force participation rate 61.1% 2025 down 0.3% 52nd ← Previous Page 2 of 8 Next →