Canada's unemployment fell from 9.6 % in 1996 to 6.9 % in 2025.
Canada · Employment & wages
Unemployment, participation, employment, youth, wages and hours.
19 indicators · 14 with data
Canada's youth unemployment fell from 15.4 % in 1996 to 13.8 % in 2025.
Canada's participation rose from 64.2 % in 1996 to 64.5 % in 2025.
Labour force participation rate, female (ages 15+)
% of female population ages 15+
49th of 182 · 1st in N. America
Canada's labour force participation rate, female (ages 15+) rose from 56.8 % in 1996 to 60.2 % in 2025.
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- Employment to population ratio (ages 15+)down −0.6 pts71st of 182
- Labour force, totalup +0.8 %32nd of 182
- Self-employed (% of total employment)down −0.1 pts150th of 182
- Vulnerable employment (% of total employment)down −0.1 pts35th of 182
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- Average wageup +0.2 %13th of 34
- Hours workeddown −0.6 %17th of 41
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- Employment in agriculture (% of total employment)down −0.0 pts171st of 182
- Employment in industry (% of total employment)down −0.2 pts96th of 182
- Employment in services (% of total employment)up +0.2 pts19th of 182
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- GDP per person employed (constant 2021 PPP $)up +1.6 %26th of 168
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