Work & Labour in Canada 439 indicators covering work & labour for Canada. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Dentists — Health and social employment 0.65 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2024 up 4.8% 22nd Decile ratios of gross earnings — Interdecile ratio of gross earnings 1.79 Factor of decile 1 2025 down 10.0% 7th Public sector employees 4,549 2025 up 29.4% 9th Average monthly earnings of public sector employees 6,560 2025 up 30.8% 43rd Average monthly earnings of public sector employees 6,560 2025 up 30.8% 42nd Hospital employment 17.39 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2024 up 0.7% 11th Gender wage gap 9.31 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile 2025 down 37.2% 17th Pharmacists — Health and social employment 1.17 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2024 up 9.3% 15th Annual working hours per person employed 1,703 Hours 2016 down 2.4% 23rd Average hourly earnings of employees 40.1 2025 up 43.8% 35th Average hourly earnings of employees 40.1 2025 up 43.8% 35th Gini index of hourly earnings of employees 0.329 2025 down 1.8% 40th Median hourly earnings of employees 32 2025 up 42.2% 33rd Median hourly earnings of employees 32 2025 up 42.2% 33rd Median hourly earnings of employees 32 2025 up 42.2% 33rd Proportion of adults (15 years and older) active in labor force with 98.6% 2024 down 0.2% 20th Proportion of adults (15 years and older) out of labor force with an 97.9% 2024 down 1.9% 11th SDG indicator 8.5.2: Unemployment rate (current ILO definition) 6.82 2025 down 2.4% 25th Unemployment rate (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 6.82 2025 down 2.4% 25th Nurses — Health and social employment 12.08 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2024 up 5.2% 15th SDG indicator 9.2.2: Manufacturing employment as a proportion of 8.78 2025 down 9.6% 49th Unemployment (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 1,539 2025 up 14.7% 11th Employment-to-population ratio (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 60.83 2025 down 1.0% 22nd Employment (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 21,029 2025 up 17.8% 12th Average hourly earnings of public sector employees 47.83 2025 up 32.4% 35th Average hourly earnings of public sector employees 47.83 2025 up 32.4% 35th Persons outside the labour force (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 12,002 2025 up 21.6% 13th Labour force participation rate (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 65.28 2025 down 1.2% 17th Labour force (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 22,568 2025 up 17.5% 13th Days not worked per 1000 workers due to strikes and lockouts 375.87 2023 up 275.9% 4th Number of labour inspection visits 2,708 2024 up 91.5% 61st Employment by job tenure intervals - persons — Dependent employment 18,317 Persons 2025 up 20.6% 10th Wage gap by age — Senior to prime-age wage gap 0.109 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 2025 up 109.2% 9th Number of labour inspectors 230 2024 up 39.4% 36th Employment by job tenure intervals - persons — Employment tenure 21,028 Persons 2025 up 17.8% 11th Labour market outcomes of immigrants - Employment, unemployment, and 7.98 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup 2024 up 0.1% 11th Trade union density rate 29.39 2020 up 0.2% 20th NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training 13.27 2025 down 0.2% 27th Wage gap by age — Youth to prime-age wage gap 39.72 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 2025 down 4.2% 11th NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training 664.8 2025 up 14.2% 13th Labour inspection visits per inspector 11.77 2024 up 36.5% 64th Caring personnel (personal care workers) — Health and social 7.32 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2024 up 30.9% 14th Average hourly labour cost per employee - Discontinued 45.95 2024 up 35.7% 25th LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force 7.48 2025 down 1.7% 39th Share of persons outside the labour force due to care responsibilities 1.12 2025 down 21.7% 47th [ILO] Proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash 47.4% 2022 up 13.4% 33rd Potential labour force (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 160.31 2025 up 25.3% 20th Share of persons outside the labour force due to care responsibilities 1.12 2025 down 21.7% 44th LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 8.21 2025 down 4.5% 38th Inspectors per 10'000 employed persons 0.11 2024 up 22.2% 59th Time-related underemployment (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 312.77 2025 up 1.2% 15th Time-related underemployment rate (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 1.49 2025 down 14.0% 45th STAN Database for Structural Analysis, 2020 edition — Total employment 32,797 Hours 2019 up 12.9% 6th Temporary employees - Regions — Fixed-term employment contracts 10.4 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup 2023 down 22.4% 10th LU4: Composite rate of labour underutilization (current ILO) 8.85 2025 down 3.8% 41st Capital intensity vs. labor productivity 194 2015 up 25.2% 12th Midwives — Health and social employment 5.38 Per 1 000 live births 2023 up 74.7% 23rd Long-term care resources and utilisation - workers — Formal long-term 3.6 Per 100 inhabitants aged 65 years or over 2024 down 5.3% 14th Average monthly earnings of employees 1,290 2024 up 5,164.4% 38th Fatal occupational injuries among employees, by sex and migrant status 5.2 2023 up 154.9% 18th ← Previous Page 7 of 8 Next →