All occupations in Canada — labour force record
This is the total across all occupation groups in Canada.
Every year on file
39 years, 1987 to 2025. A dash is a year Statistics Canada did not publish.
| Year | Labour force | Employed | Unemployed | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 22,567.6 | 21,028.7 | 1,538.9 | 6.8 |
| 2024 | 22,134.8 | 20,730.5 | 1,404.2 | 6.3 |
| 2023 | 21,493 | 20,334.8 | 1,158.3 | 5.4 |
| 2022 | 20,838.3 | 19,739.5 | 1,098.8 | 5.3 |
| 2021 | 20,505.6 | 18,964.1 | 1,541.5 | 7.5 |
| 2020 | 19,999.8 | 18,068.5 | 1,931.3 | 9.7 |
| 2019 | 20,221.1 | 19,070.8 | 1,150.3 | 5.7 |
| 2018 | 19,867.3 | 18,706.6 | 1,160.7 | 5.8 |
| 2017 | 19,637.7 | 18,372.2 | 1,265.5 | 6.4 |
| 2016 | 19,333.3 | 17,966.9 | 1,366.4 | 7.1 |
| 2015 | 19,198.5 | 17,857.2 | 1,341.3 | 7.0 |
| 2014 | 19,083.8 | 17,738.5 | 1,345.3 | 7.0 |
| 2013 | 19,033.9 | 17,667.7 | 1,366.2 | 7.2 |
| 2012 | 18,830.6 | 17,431.6 | 1,399 | 7.4 |
| 2011 | 18,647.8 | 17,219.6 | 1,428.2 | 7.7 |
| 2010 | 18,490.3 | 16,978.2 | 1,512.1 | 8.2 |
| 2009 | 18,303.9 | 16,755.4 | 1,548.5 | 8.5 |
| 2008 | 18,136.5 | 16,996.8 | 1,139.7 | 6.3 |
| 2007 | 17,856.1 | 16,756.8 | 1,099.3 | 6.2 |
| 2006 | 17,551.7 | 16,413.7 | 1,137.9 | 6.5 |
| 2005 | 17,292.1 | 16,123.5 | 1,168.6 | 6.8 |
| 2004 | 17,147.1 | 15,915 | 1,232.1 | 7.2 |
| 2003 | 16,944.2 | 15,660.8 | 1,283.3 | 7.6 |
| 2002 | 16,560.7 | 15,291.3 | 1,269.3 | 7.7 |
| 2001 | 16,094.1 | 14,932.3 | 1,161.8 | 7.2 |
| 2000 | 15,841.9 | 14,760.1 | 1,081.8 | 6.8 |
| 1999 | 15,583.7 | 14,402 | 1,181.7 | 7.6 |
| 1998 | 15,314.8 | 14,047 | 1,267.8 | 8.3 |
| 1997 | 15,080.6 | 13,708.2 | 1,372.4 | 9.1 |
| 1996 | 14,848.5 | 13,420.1 | 1,428.4 | 9.6 |
| 1995 | 14,689.2 | 13,295.4 | 1,393.8 | 9.5 |
| 1994 | 14,573.7 | 13,058.7 | 1,515 | 10.4 |
| 1993 | 14,435 | 12,792.7 | 1,642.3 | 11.4 |
| 1992 | 14,336.1 | 12,730.9 | 1,605.2 | 11.2 |
| 1991 | 14,336.3 | 12,857.4 | 1,479 | 10.3 |
| 1990 | 14,244.6 | 13,086.4 | 1,158.3 | 8.1 |
| 1989 | 14,057 | 12,996.2 | 1,060.8 | 7.5 |
| 1988 | 13,779.1 | 12,709.6 | 1,069.5 | 7.8 |
| 1987 | 13,526 | 12,333 | 1,193 | 8.8 |
Total, all across every province · Every occupation group in Canada
Employment and labour force over time
A broken line is an unpublished year — not a fall to zero.
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Source: Statistics Canada — Labour force characteristics by occupation, annual (Table 14-10-0416).
Employment by gender
Where Statistics Canada publishes both figures.
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Source: Statistics Canada — Labour force characteristics by occupation, annual (Table 14-10-0416).
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How many people work in each occupation group in each province, and how that has changed every year since 1987 — labour force, employment, unemployment and the unemployment rate, by occupation, province and gender.
Source: Statistics Canada — Labour force characteristics by occupation, annual (Table 14-10-0416) — Statistics Canada Open Licence. Data refreshes annual. Every page links the row it came from.
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