Work & Labour in Canada 439 indicators covering work & labour for Canada. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Incidence of involuntary part time employment — Involuntary part-time 3.36 Percentage of employment 2025 down 33.1% 12th STAN Database for Structural Analysis, 2025 edition — Total employment 35,903 Hours 2024 up 15.6% 7th Average usual weekly hours worked on the main job 0 Hours per week per person 2025 — 37th Employment by permanency of the job - Incidence — Permanent employment 88.16 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2025 up 2.0% 20th Employment by permanency of the job - Incidence — Temporary employment 11.84 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2025 down 12.5% 18th Share of women in temporary employment by permanency of the job 51.95 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2025 up 2.3% 17th Involuntary part time employment — Involuntary part-time employment 705.9 Persons 2025 down 21.3% 11th Public sector employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 4,549 2025 up 29.4% 10th LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 8.21 2025 down 4.5% 57th Time-related underemployment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 312.77 2025 up 1.2% 28th Time-related underemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 1.49 2025 down 14.0% 70th Discouraged jobseekers (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 33.5 2025 up 21.1% 42nd Labor market, S1 - Additional requirements for collective dismissal 0.8501 2014 unchanged 48th Labor market, S1 - Firing costs 0.939 2014 unchanged 4th Labor market, Overall 0.8586 2014 unchanged 10th Labor market, S1 - Procedural inconvenience 1 2014 unchanged 1st Labor market, S1 - Redress measures 0.7136 2014 unchanged 30th Labor market, S1 - Valid grounds 0.8087 2014 unchanged 27th LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force 7.48 2025 down 1.7% 50th Potential labour force (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 160.31 2025 up 25.3% 36th Employment-to-population ratio (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 61.3 2024 down 0.2% 26th Labour force (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 22,135 2024 up 15.7% 14th Real effective exchange rate (REER), Index (2010=100) Adjusted by 77.93 2025 down 4.1% 21st Non-fatal occupational injuries per 100'000 workers 1,348 2023 up 17.3% 29th Persons outside the labour force (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 11,684 2024 up 18.6% 14th Female employment vs. public spending on family benefits 1.6% 2022 up 27.3% 32nd Strictness of employment protection — Individual and collective 0.5873 0-6 scale 2025 unchanged 40th Strictness of employment protection — Individual dismissals 0.5873 0-6 scale 2025 unchanged 40th Strictness of employment protection — Temporary contracts 0.25 0-6 scale 2025 unchanged 40th Labour force participation rate 65.28 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup 2025 down 1.2% 8th Employment by job tenure intervals - frequency — Dependent employment 8.59 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2025 down 22.1% 10th Population outside the labour force — Persons outside the labour force 12,002 Persons 2025 up 21.6% 12th Unemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 6.34 2024 down 8.2% 31st Unemployment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 1,404 2024 up 6.2% 13th Employment by job tenure intervals - frequency — Employment tenure 7.98 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2025 down 20.2% 10th Labour indicators levels - Regions — Employment 20.17 million Persons 2023 up 13.9% 12th Labour indicators levels - Regions — Unemployment 1.15 million Persons 2023 down 15.2% 14th Labour indicators levels - Regions — Labour force 21.33 million Persons 2023 up 11.8% 13th Average hourly earnings of employees 40.1 2025 up 43.8% 40th Fatal occupational injuries per 100'000 workers 5.2 2023 up 154.8% 16th Employment rates of adults, by educational attainment, age group and 82.13 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2025 up 2.5% 14th Labour force participation rates of adults, by educational 88.38 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2025 up 2.9% 12th Unemployment rates of adults, by educational attainment, age group 7.08 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup 2025 up 5.7% 14th Physiotherapists — Health and social employment 0.72 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2024 up 26.3% 25th Labour indicators rates - Regions — Employment to population ratio -7.5 Percentage points 2024 up 8.5% 9th Labour statistics - Regions (for 'Developer API') — Employment to -7.5 Percentage points 2024 up 8.5% 9th SDG indicator 8.8.1: Non-fatal occupational injuries per 100'000 1,348 2023 up 11.8% 23rd SDG indicator 8.8.1: Fatal occupational injuries per 100'000 workers 5.2 2023 up 154.8% 19th Labour indicators rates - Regions — Labour force participation rate -8.5 Percentage points 2024 up 10.5% 9th Labour statistics - Regions (for 'Developer API') — Labour force -8.5 Percentage points 2024 up 10.5% 9th Labour indicators rates - Regions — Long-term unemployment rate -0.7 Percentage points 2024 up 22.2% 34th Labour statistics - Regions (for 'Developer API') — Long-term -0.7 Percentage points 2024 up 22.2% 34th LU4: Composite rate of labour underutilization (previous ILO) 8.85 2025 down 3.8% 54th Labour indicators by urban-rural territorial typology — Population 5.71 million Persons 2025 up 19.4% 10th Average weekly hours actually worked per person in the public sector 29.81 2025 down 0.9% 70th Workers in the reference group 20,335 2023 up 14.7% 11th Average weekly hours actually worked per employee in the public sector 29.81 2025 down 0.9% 69th Ageing healthcare workforce - Regions — Active physicians 2.41 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2024 up 6.6% 41st Annual employment by subsector of general government, domestic 4,377 Persons 2024 up 25.4% 5th Part-time employment - Regions 3.63 million Persons 2023 up 6.7% 7th ← Previous Page 6 of 8 Next →