The labor force participation rate in Canada rose to a 5-month high of 65.2 percent in March of 2021 from 64.7 percent in the previous month. source: Statistics Canada

Labor Force Participation Rate in Canada averaged 65.63 percent from 1976 until 2021, reaching an all time high of 67.70 percent in December of 2003 and a record low of 60 percent in April of 2020. This page provides the latest reported value for - Canada Labor Force Participation Rate - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Canada Labor Force Participation Rate - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on April of 2021.

Labor Force Participation Rate in Canada is expected to be 65.40 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. Looking forward, we estimate Labor Force Participation Rate in Canada to stand at 65.20 in 12 months time. In the long-term, the Canada Labor Force Participation Rate is projected to trend around 65.60 percent in 2022 and 66.00 percent in 2023, according to our econometric models.

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Canada Labor Force Participation Rate

Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
65.20 64.70 67.70 60.00 1976 - 2021 percent Monthly
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Calendar GMT Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2021-01-08 01:30 PM Dec 64.9% 65.1% 65%
2021-02-05 01:30 PM Jan 64.7% 65% 64.9%
2021-03-12 01:30 PM Feb 64.7% 64.7% 64.7%
2021-04-09 12:30 PM Mar 65.2% 64.7% 64.7%
2021-05-07 12:30 PM Apr 65.2%
2021-06-04 12:30 PM May
2021-07-09 12:30 PM Jun
2021-08-06 12:30 PM Jul
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Canada Labour Last Previous Highest Lowest Unit
Unemployment Rate 7.50 8.20 13.70 2.90 percent [+]
Employed Persons 18834.30 18531.20 19130.30 9636.70 Thousand [+]
Unemployed Persons 1516.70 1665.10 2609.80 691.50 Thousand [+]
Part Time Employment 127.80 171.00 443.80 -527.20 Thousand [+]
Full Time Employment 175.40 88.20 497.90 -1479.60 Thousand [+]
Employment Change 303.10 259.20 952.90 -1993.80 Thousand [+]
Labor Force Participation Rate 65.20 64.70 67.70 60.00 percent [+]
Youth Unemployment Rate 14.00 17.10 29.10 10.20 percent [+]
Productivity 112.08 114.35 127.97 67.26 points [+]
Labour Costs 115.01 115.02 116.31 44.07 points [+]
Wages 27.67 27.44 27.67 13.73 CAD/Hour [+]
Wages in Manufacturing 28.39 28.31 28.39 14.96 CAD/Hour [+]
Minimum Wages 14.25 14.00 14.25 1.00 CAD/Hour [+]
Population 37.78 37.31 37.78 17.91 Million [+]
Retirement Age Women 65.00 65.00 65.00 65.00 [+]
Retirement Age Men 65.00 65.00 65.00 65.00 [+]
Non Farm Payrolls 15980.00 15921.70 17080.90 10863.80 Thousand [+]
Wage Growth 8.30 6.90 10.30 -0.40 percent [+]
Job Vacancies 560215.00 512760.00 581595.00 330215.00 [+]
Adp Employment Change -100.80 -65.80 338.20 -2951.40 Thousand [+]
Average Hourly Earnings 30.52 30.58 31.25 15.88 CAD [+]
Employment Rate 60.30 59.40 63.50 52.10 percent [+]


Canada Labor Force Participation Rate
The labour force participation rates is the number of persons who are employed and unemployed but looking for a job divided by the total working-age population.