Canada: Employment

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The most recent value is 20.76 million employed people as of March 2025, a decline compared to the previous value of 20.77 million employed people. Historically, the average for Canada from January 1976 to March 2025 is 14.88 million employed people. The minimum of 9.27 million employed people was recorded in January 1976, while the maximum of 21.05 million employed people was reached in June 2024. Click on the following link to see the values of: Employment around the world.
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Recent values Canada: Employment, million people
2025  Mar 20.76
2025  Feb 20.77
2025  Jan 20.67
2024  Dec 20.84
2024  Nov 20.83
2024  Oct 20.86
2024  Sep 20.84
2024  Aug 20.89


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Definition: The number of people, in millions, engaged in the economy as paid employees or as self-employed.

 Related indicators Latest Reference Measure
 Labor force 22.14 2023 million people
 Unemployment rate 5.37 2023 percent
 Female unemployment 5.19 2023 percent
 Male unemployment 5.53 2023 percent
 Youth unemployment 10.59 2023 percent
 Labor force participation 65.18 2023 percent
 Labor force: percent female 47.43 2023 percent
 Female labor force participation 61.14 2023 percent
 Male labor force participation 69.32 2023 percent
 Hours worked 1,685.01 2023 hours
 Self-employment 13.57 2022 percent
 Employment 20.76 3/2025 million employed people
 Unemployment rate 7.10 3/2025 percent
 Labor cost 149.41 Q1/2025 index points
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