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Labour

This domain tracks whether Canada's labour market is absorbing its population correction — youth and entry-level conditions, vacancies against unemployment, and employment measured against working-age population growth. Signals are contextual and source-cited, never causal claims.

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Data version used for this page: report period 2026-05, published 2026-09-09 (v0.21.0). This is when Countability last published a new version of its record — one date for the whole site. It is not the date any individual figure below was last measured or published by its source; those dates are shown with each figure, because they differ series by series and, on this domain, may differ from each other.

Current snapshot

Jobs added per working-age person added
1.16

+283.0% vs 12 months earlier (was 0.30)

10-year average: 0.80

Reference period: Aug 2026

Statistics Canada — Labour force characteristics, monthly, seasonally adjusted

Countability last verified this source’s licence on 2026-07-10.

Unemployment rate
6.4%

−0.7 pp vs 12 months earlier

10-year average: 6.6%

Reference period: Aug 2026

Statistics Canada — Labour force characteristics, monthly, seasonally adjusted

Countability last verified this source’s licence on 2026-07-10.

Participation rate
65.0%

−0.1 pp vs 12 months earlier

10-year average: 65.5%

Reference period: Aug 2026

Statistics Canada — Labour force characteristics, monthly, seasonally adjusted

Countability last verified this source’s licence on 2026-07-10.

Employment rate
60.8%

+0.3 pp vs 12 months earlier

10-year average: 61.2%

Reference period: Aug 2026

Statistics Canada — Labour force characteristics, monthly, seasonally adjusted

Countability last verified this source’s licence on 2026-07-10.

Average hourly wage, % y/y
+2.79%

−0.6 pp vs 12 months earlier

10-year average: +3.56%

Reference period: Jul 2026

Statistics Canada — Employee wages by industry, monthly, unadjusted · Statistics Canada — Consumer Price Index, monthly

Countability last verified this source’s licence on 2026-07-10.

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unadjusted for seasonality; compare year over year only

Part-time share of employment
18.2%

+0.0 pp vs 12 months earlier

10-year average: 18.4%

Reference period: Aug 2026

Statistics Canada — Labour force characteristics, monthly, seasonally adjusted

Countability last verified this source’s licence on 2026-07-10.

Public-sector share of employment
21.4%

−0.3 pp vs 12 months earlier

10-year average: 20.7%

Reference period: Jul 2026

Statistics Canada — Employment by class of worker, monthly, seasonally adjusted

Countability last verified this source’s licence on 2026-07-10.

Labour productivity (index, 2017=100)
104.1

−0.6% vs 4 quarters earlier (was 104.7)

10-year average: 102.9

Reference period: 2026 Q1

Statistics Canada — Indexes of business sector labour productivity and related measures, quarterly, seasonally adjusted

Countability last verified this source’s licence on 2026-07-10.

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an index (2017=100) of business-sector output per hour worked, not a dollar figure

labour force: Aug 2026 wages: Jul 2026 productivity: 2026 Q1

Time-series evidence

Jobs added per working-age person added, trailing year

Jul 2007 → Aug 2026 · Statistics Canada — Labour force characteristics, monthly, seasonally adjusted

View the data table for Jobs added per working-age person added, trailing year (230 points)

Period	Value
Jul 2007	1.02
Aug 2007	1.12
Sep 2007	1.08
Oct 2007	1.16
Nov 2007	1.22
Dec 2007	1.04
Jan 2008	0.92
Feb 2008	0.95
Mar 2008	0.88
Apr 2008	0.89
May 2008	0.86
Jun 2008	0.73
Jul 2008	0.51
Aug 2008	0.51
Sep 2008	0.51
Oct 2008	0.50
Nov 2008	0.21
Dec 2008	0.17
Jan 2009	-0.29
Feb 2009	-0.49
Mar 2009	-0.57
Apr 2009	-0.64
May 2009	-0.65
Jun 2009	-0.75
Jul 2009	-0.74
Aug 2009	-0.80
Sep 2009	-0.74
Oct 2009	-0.84
Nov 2009	-0.42
Dec 2009	-0.47
Jan 2010	0.00
Feb 2010	0.10
Mar 2010	0.28
Apr 2010	0.53
May 2010	0.56
Jun 2010	0.84
Jul 2010	0.90
Aug 2010	0.95
Sep 2010	0.86
Oct 2010	0.80
Nov 2010	0.73
Dec 2010	0.89
Jan 2011	1.02
Feb 2011	1.02
Mar 2011	0.91
Apr 2011	0.87
May 2011	0.71
Jun 2011	0.60
Jul 2011	0.70
Aug 2011	0.66
Sep 2011	0.69
Oct 2011	0.69
Nov 2011	0.49
Dec 2011	0.45
Jan 2012	0.26
Feb 2012	0.22
Mar 2012	0.52
Apr 2012	0.59
May 2012	0.69
Jun 2012	0.59
Jul 2012	0.54
Aug 2012	0.66
Sep 2012	0.80
Oct 2012	0.87
Nov 2012	0.99
Dec 2012	1.08
Jan 2013	1.02
Feb 2013	1.36
Mar 2013	0.86
Apr 2013	0.71
May 2013	0.89
Jun 2013	0.85
Jul 2013	0.67
Aug 2013	0.62
Sep 2013	0.40
Oct 2013	0.39
Nov 2013	0.41
Dec 2013	0.19
Jan 2014	0.22
Feb 2014	-0.04
Mar 2014	0.30
Apr 2014	0.17
May 2014	-0.02
Jun 2014	0.13
Jul 2014	0.42
Aug 2014	0.16
Sep 2014	0.34
Oct 2014	0.43
Nov 2014	0.35
Dec 2014	0.58
Jan 2015	0.58
Feb 2015	0.66
Mar 2015	0.64
Apr 2015	0.56
May 2015	0.70
Jun 2015	0.54
Jul 2015	0.42
Aug 2015	0.74
Sep 2015	0.58
Oct 2015	0.49
Nov 2015	0.36
Dec 2015	0.18
Jan 2016	0.22
Feb 2016	0.22
Mar 2016	0.13
Apr 2016	0.34
May 2016	0.33
Jun 2016	0.37
Jul 2016	0.24
Aug 2016	0.31
Sep 2016	0.42
Oct 2016	0.45
Nov 2016	0.59
Dec 2016	0.68
Jan 2017	0.84
Feb 2017	0.93
Mar 2017	0.97
Apr 2017	0.96
May 2017	0.98
Jun 2017	1.12
Jul 2017	1.26
Aug 2017	1.15
Sep 2017	1.05
Oct 2017	1.07
Nov 2017	1.18
Dec 2017	1.26
Jan 2018	0.96
Feb 2018	0.83
Mar 2018	0.90
Apr 2018	0.76
May 2018	0.69
Jun 2018	0.68
Jul 2018	0.75
Aug 2018	0.59
Sep 2018	0.79
Oct 2018	0.76
Nov 2018	0.72
Dec 2018	0.62
Jan 2019	0.80
Feb 2019	0.93
Mar 2019	0.73
Apr 2019	1.08
May 2019	1.11
Jun 2019	1.00
Jul 2019	0.76
Aug 2019	1.02
Sep 2019	0.78
Oct 2019	0.70
Nov 2019	0.49
Dec 2019	0.62
Jan 2020	0.59
Feb 2020	0.48
Mar 2020	-1.72
Apr 2020	-6.00
May 2020	-5.50
Jun 2020	-3.37
Jul 2020	-2.61
Aug 2020	-2.33
Sep 2020	-1.44
Oct 2020	-1.35
Nov 2020	-1.26
Dec 2020	-1.83
Jan 2021	-2.74
Feb 2021	-2.06
Mar 2021	3.29
Apr 2021	11.06
May 2021	9.93
Jun 2021	6.58
Jul 2021	5.13
Aug 2021	4.08
Sep 2021	2.91
Oct 2021	2.58
Nov 2021	2.71
Dec 2021	2.82
Jan 2022	2.57
Feb 2022	2.63
Mar 2022	1.91
Apr 2022	2.38
May 2022	2.41
Jun 2022	1.73
Jul 2022	1.50
Aug 2022	1.31
Sep 2022	0.98
Oct 2022	1.04
Nov 2022	0.83
Dec 2022	0.83
Jan 2023	1.26
Feb 2023	0.77
Mar 2023	0.79
Apr 2023	0.71
May 2023	0.62
Jun 2023	0.69
Jul 2023	0.65
Aug 2023	0.70
Sep 2023	0.71
Oct 2023	0.63
Nov 2023	0.59
Dec 2023	0.50
Jan 2024	0.42
Feb 2024	0.41
Mar 2024	0.36
Apr 2024	0.38
May 2024	0.39
Jun 2024	0.33
Jul 2024	0.31
Aug 2024	0.28
Sep 2024	0.27
Oct 2024	0.26
Nov 2024	0.28
Dec 2024	0.36
Jan 2025	0.41
Feb 2025	0.39
Mar 2025	0.35
Apr 2025	0.32
May 2025	0.32
Jun 2025	0.42
Jul 2025	0.41
Aug 2025	0.30
Sep 2025	0.37
Oct 2025	0.52
Nov 2025	0.60
Dec 2025	0.48
Jan 2026	0.35
Feb 2026	0.15
Mar 2026	0.28
Apr 2026	0.26
May 2026	0.61
Jun 2026	0.45
Jul 2026	1.00
Aug 2026	1.16

Participation rate vs employment rate, age 15+

Participation rateEmployment rate

Jan 2010 → Aug 2026 · Statistics Canada — Labour force characteristics, monthly, seasonally adjusted

View the data table for Participation rate vs employment rate, age 15+ (200 periods × 2 series)

Period	Participation rate	Employment rate
Jan 2010	67.0%	61.4%
Feb 2010	66.9%	61.3%
Mar 2010	67.0%	61.4%
Apr 2010	67.1%	61.6%
May 2010	67.1%	61.6%
Jun 2010	67.2%	61.8%
Jul 2010	67.2%	61.7%
Aug 2010	67.3%	61.7%
Sep 2010	67.2%	61.7%
Oct 2010	67.0%	61.6%
Nov 2010	66.9%	61.7%
Dec 2010	67.0%	61.7%
Jan 2011	67.2%	61.9%
Feb 2011	67.1%	61.8%
Mar 2011	67.0%	61.8%
Apr 2011	67.1%	61.9%
May 2011	66.8%	61.7%
Jun 2011	66.9%	61.7%
Jul 2011	66.8%	61.8%
Aug 2011	66.7%	61.8%
Sep 2011	66.7%	61.7%
Oct 2011	66.7%	61.6%
Nov 2011	66.6%	61.5%
Dec 2011	66.5%	61.5%
Jan 2012	66.6%	61.5%
Feb 2012	66.4%	61.4%
Mar 2012	66.5%	61.7%
Apr 2012	66.8%	61.9%
May 2012	66.8%	61.8%
Jun 2012	66.6%	61.7%
Jul 2012	66.6%	61.7%
Aug 2012	66.8%	61.8%
Sep 2012	66.9%	62.0%
Oct 2012	66.9%	61.9%
Nov 2012	66.9%	62.0%
Dec 2012	66.9%	62.1%
Jan 2013	66.7%	62.0%
Feb 2013	66.9%	62.2%
Mar 2013	66.8%	61.9%
Apr 2013	66.8%	62.0%
May 2013	66.8%	62.1%
Jun 2013	66.8%	62.0%
Jul 2013	66.7%	61.8%
Aug 2013	66.7%	61.8%
Sep 2013	66.5%	61.7%
Oct 2013	66.5%	61.7%
Nov 2013	66.5%	61.7%
Dec 2013	66.5%	61.6%
Jan 2014	66.4%	61.6%
Feb 2014	66.3%	61.5%
Mar 2014	66.3%	61.6%
Apr 2014	66.2%	61.5%
May 2014	66.3%	61.4%
Jun 2014	66.2%	61.5%
Jul 2014	66.3%	61.6%
Aug 2014	66.0%	61.4%
Sep 2014	66.1%	61.4%
Oct 2014	66.0%	61.5%
Nov 2014	66.0%	61.5%
Dec 2014	66.0%	61.6%
Jan 2015	66.0%	61.5%
Feb 2015	66.1%	61.5%
Mar 2015	66.2%	61.6%
Apr 2015	66.1%	61.4%
May 2015	66.1%	61.5%
Jun 2015	66.0%	61.4%
Jul 2015	66.0%	61.4%
Aug 2015	66.1%	61.5%
Sep 2015	66.1%	61.4%
Oct 2015	66.0%	61.4%
Nov 2015	66.0%	61.3%
Dec 2015	66.0%	61.2%
Jan 2016	65.9%	61.2%
Feb 2016	66.0%	61.2%
Mar 2016	65.9%	61.1%
Apr 2016	66.0%	61.2%
May 2016	65.8%	61.2%
Jun 2016	65.7%	61.1%
Jul 2016	65.6%	61.0%
Aug 2016	65.7%	61.1%
Sep 2016	65.8%	61.2%
Oct 2016	65.8%	61.2%
Nov 2016	65.7%	61.2%
Dec 2016	65.8%	61.3%
Jan 2017	66.0%	61.4%
Feb 2017	65.9%	61.5%
Mar 2017	66.0%	61.6%
Apr 2017	65.9%	61.6%
May 2017	66.0%	61.6%
Jun 2017	66.1%	61.8%
Jul 2017	66.0%	61.9%
Aug 2017	65.9%	61.8%
Sep 2017	65.9%	61.8%
Oct 2017	66.0%	61.8%
Nov 2017	66.1%	62.0%
Dec 2017	66.2%	62.2%
Jan 2018	65.8%	61.9%
Feb 2018	65.8%	61.8%
Mar 2018	65.8%	62.0%
Apr 2018	65.6%	61.8%
May 2018	65.6%	61.8%
Jun 2018	65.8%	61.9%
Jul 2018	65.9%	62.0%
Aug 2018	65.7%	61.8%
Sep 2018	65.8%	62.0%
Oct 2018	65.7%	62.0%
Nov 2018	65.9%	62.1%
Dec 2018	65.9%	62.2%
Jan 2019	66.0%	62.2%
Feb 2019	66.1%	62.3%
Mar 2019	66.0%	62.1%
Apr 2019	66.2%	62.4%
May 2019	66.0%	62.4%
Jun 2019	66.0%	62.4%
Jul 2019	66.0%	62.2%
Aug 2019	66.1%	62.3%
Sep 2019	66.0%	62.3%
Oct 2019	65.8%	62.1%
Nov 2019	65.8%	61.9%
Dec 2019	65.8%	62.2%
Jan 2020	65.8%	62.1%
Feb 2020	65.9%	62.1%
Mar 2020	63.7%	58.3%
Apr 2020	60.1%	51.9%
May 2020	61.6%	52.9%
Jun 2020	64.3%	56.2%
Jul 2020	64.6%	57.5%
Aug 2020	64.8%	58.2%
Sep 2020	65.5%	59.6%
Oct 2020	65.6%	59.7%
Nov 2020	65.4%	59.8%
Dec 2020	65.4%	59.6%
Jan 2021	64.9%	58.9%
Feb 2021	65.2%	59.7%
Mar 2021	65.5%	60.4%
Apr 2021	65.1%	59.8%
May 2021	65.0%	59.6%
Jun 2021	65.6%	60.4%
Jul 2021	65.6%	60.7%
Aug 2021	65.5%	60.8%
Sep 2021	66.0%	61.3%
Oct 2021	65.6%	61.4%
Nov 2021	65.8%	61.8%
Dec 2021	65.8%	61.9%
Jan 2022	65.4%	61.2%
Feb 2022	65.7%	62.1%
Mar 2022	65.6%	62.1%
Apr 2022	65.7%	62.2%
May 2022	65.7%	62.3%
Jun 2022	65.4%	62.1%
Jul 2022	65.3%	62.2%
Aug 2022	65.4%	62.0%
Sep 2022	65.3%	62.0%
Oct 2022	65.5%	62.1%
Nov 2022	65.5%	62.1%
Dec 2022	65.6%	62.3%
Jan 2023	65.8%	62.4%
Feb 2023	65.8%	62.4%
Mar 2023	65.8%	62.5%
Apr 2023	65.7%	62.4%
May 2023	65.7%	62.3%
Jun 2023	65.9%	62.3%
Jul 2023	65.8%	62.2%
Aug 2023	65.8%	62.3%
Sep 2023	65.8%	62.2%
Oct 2023	65.9%	62.1%
Nov 2023	65.8%	62.0%
Dec 2023	65.7%	61.9%
Jan 2024	65.5%	61.8%
Feb 2024	65.6%	61.7%
Mar 2024	65.6%	61.6%
Apr 2024	65.6%	61.6%
May 2024	65.6%	61.5%
Jun 2024	65.5%	61.3%
Jul 2024	65.3%	61.1%
Aug 2024	65.4%	61.1%
Sep 2024	65.2%	61.0%
Oct 2024	65.2%	60.9%
Nov 2024	65.5%	60.9%
Dec 2024	65.4%	61.1%
Jan 2025	65.5%	61.1%
Feb 2025	65.3%	61.0%
Mar 2025	65.3%	60.9%
Apr 2025	65.3%	60.8%
May 2025	65.3%	60.7%
Jun 2025	65.3%	60.9%
Jul 2025	65.2%	60.7%
Aug 2025	65.1%	60.5%
Sep 2025	65.2%	60.6%
Oct 2025	65.2%	60.8%
Nov 2025	65.2%	60.9%
Dec 2025	65.4%	60.9%
Jan 2026	65.0%	60.8%
Feb 2026	64.9%	60.6%
Mar 2026	64.9%	60.6%
Apr 2026	65.0%	60.5%
May 2026	65.0%	60.7%
Jun 2026	65.0%	60.8%
Jul 2026	65.1%	60.9%
Aug 2026	65.0%	60.8%

Wage growth against all-items CPI, % y/y

Average hourly wageAll-items CPI

Jan 2010 → Jul 2026 · Statistics Canada — Employee wages by industry, monthly, unadjusted · Statistics Canada — Consumer Price Index, monthly

View the data table for Wage growth against all-items CPI, % y/y (199 periods × 2 series)

Period	Average hourly wage	All-items CPI
Jan 2010	+2.16%	+1.86%
Feb 2010	+2.76%	+1.58%
Mar 2010	+2.52%	+1.40%
Apr 2010	+2.26%	+1.84%
May 2010	+2.27%	+1.39%
Jun 2010	+2.28%	+0.96%
Jul 2010	+2.16%	+1.83%
Aug 2010	+1.74%	+1.74%
Sep 2010	+1.49%	+1.92%
Oct 2010	+1.09%	+2.44%
Nov 2010	+2.32%	+2.00%
Dec 2010	+1.61%	+2.35%
Jan 2011	+1.81%	+2.35%
Feb 2011	+2.08%	+2.16%
Mar 2011	+2.25%	+3.29%
Apr 2011	+2.34%	+3.28%
May 2011	+2.22%	+3.70%
Jun 2011	+2.19%	+3.10%
Jul 2011	+1.98%	+2.74%
Aug 2011	+2.37%	+3.08%
Sep 2011	+2.07%	+3.17%
Oct 2011	+2.37%	+2.90%
Nov 2011	+2.05%	+2.89%
Dec 2011	+2.48%	+2.30%
Jan 2012	+2.12%	+2.46%
Feb 2012	+1.99%	+2.62%
Mar 2012	+1.86%	+1.93%
Apr 2012	+2.03%	+2.00%
May 2012	+2.56%	+1.24%
Jun 2012	+2.95%	+1.50%
Jul 2012	+3.15%	+1.25%
Aug 2012	+3.43%	+1.25%
Sep 2012	+3.16%	+1.16%
Oct 2012	+3.11%	+1.16%
Nov 2012	+2.51%	+0.83%
Dec 2012	+2.30%	+0.83%
Jan 2013	+2.33%	+0.50%
Feb 2013	+2.41%	+1.24%
Mar 2013	+2.74%	+0.99%
Apr 2013	+3.19%	+0.41%
May 2013	+2.53%	+0.74%
Jun 2013	+1.79%	+1.15%
Jul 2013	+2.05%	+1.32%
Aug 2013	+1.45%	+1.07%
Sep 2013	+1.68%	+1.07%
Oct 2013	+1.71%	+0.65%
Nov 2013	+2.41%	+0.90%
Dec 2013	+2.33%	+1.24%
Jan 2014	+1.95%	+1.48%
Feb 2014	+2.03%	+1.14%
Mar 2014	+1.61%	+1.55%
Apr 2014	+1.12%	+2.04%
May 2014	+1.22%	+2.28%
Jun 2014	+1.88%	+2.36%
Jul 2014	+1.60%	+2.11%
Aug 2014	+1.92%	+2.11%
Sep 2014	+2.37%	+2.03%
Oct 2014	+1.88%	+2.36%
Nov 2014	+1.55%	+1.95%
Dec 2014	+1.76%	+1.47%
Jan 2015	+2.11%	+0.97%
Feb 2015	+1.87%	+1.05%
Mar 2015	+1.91%	+1.20%
Apr 2015	+2.50%	+0.80%
May 2015	+2.76%	+0.87%
Jun 2015	+3.00%	+1.03%
Jul 2015	+3.63%	+1.27%
Aug 2015	+3.13%	+1.27%
Sep 2015	+2.63%	+1.03%
Oct 2015	+3.03%	+1.03%
Nov 2015	+3.18%	+1.36%
Dec 2015	+2.94%	+1.61%
Jan 2016	+2.92%	+2.01%
Feb 2016	+3.20%	+1.36%
Mar 2016	+3.31%	+1.27%
Apr 2016	+2.83%	+1.66%
May 2016	+2.06%	+1.50%
Jun 2016	+1.59%	+1.49%
Jul 2016	+1.44%	+1.26%
Aug 2016	+1.59%	+1.10%
Sep 2016	+1.49%	+1.34%
Oct 2016	+1.49%	+1.49%
Nov 2016	+1.37%	+1.18%
Dec 2016	+1.37%	+1.50%
Jan 2017	+1.02%	+2.13%
Feb 2017	+1.21%	+2.05%
Mar 2017	+1.13%	+1.56%
Apr 2017	+0.75%	+1.64%
May 2017	+1.30%	+1.32%
Jun 2017	+1.68%	+1.01%
Jul 2017	+1.61%	+1.16%
Aug 2017	+2.03%	+1.40%
Sep 2017	+2.04%	+1.55%
Oct 2017	+1.88%	+1.39%
Nov 2017	+1.95%	+2.10%
Dec 2017	+2.37%	+1.87%
Jan 2018	+3.07%	+1.70%
Feb 2018	+2.99%	+2.16%
Mar 2018	+2.80%	+2.31%
Apr 2018	+3.14%	+2.22%
May 2018	+3.43%	+2.22%
Jun 2018	+3.16%	+2.45%
Jul 2018	+2.87%	+2.99%
Aug 2018	+2.14%	+2.84%
Sep 2018	+2.29%	+2.22%
Oct 2018	+2.58%	+2.44%
Nov 2018	+2.43%	+1.68%
Dec 2018	+2.42%	+1.99%
Jan 2019	+2.29%	+1.44%
Feb 2019	+2.18%	+1.51%
Mar 2019	+2.07%	+1.88%
Apr 2019	+2.14%	+2.03%
May 2019	+2.37%	+2.40%
Jun 2019	+3.14%	+2.02%
Jul 2019	+3.27%	+2.01%
Aug 2019	+3.23%	+1.94%
Sep 2019	+3.40%	+1.87%
Oct 2019	+3.17%	+1.86%
Nov 2019	+3.02%	+2.17%
Dec 2019	+2.65%	+2.25%
Jan 2020	+2.95%	+2.40%
Feb 2020	+3.30%	+2.16%
Mar 2020	+6.22%	+0.89%
Apr 2020	+10.50%	−0.22%
May 2020	+10.17%	−0.37%
Jun 2020	+7.18%	+0.66%
Jul 2020	+6.51%	+0.15%
Aug 2020	+6.33%	+0.15%
Sep 2020	+5.03%	+0.51%
Oct 2020	+5.58%	+0.66%
Nov 2020	+5.16%	+0.95%
Dec 2020	+5.45%	+0.73%
Jan 2021	+6.22%	+1.02%
Feb 2021	+5.33%	+1.09%
Mar 2021	+2.04%	+2.20%
Apr 2021	−1.28%	+3.39%
May 2021	−1.36%	+3.60%
Jun 2021	+0.07%	+3.06%
Jul 2021	+1.34%	+3.72%
Aug 2021	+1.91%	+4.09%
Sep 2021	+2.73%	+4.38%
Oct 2021	+2.05%	+4.65%
Nov 2021	+2.69%	+4.72%
Dec 2021	+3.31%	+4.80%
Jan 2022	+2.83%	+5.14%
Feb 2022	+2.74%	+5.69%
Mar 2022	+3.15%	+6.66%
Apr 2022	+3.25%	+6.77%
May 2022	+3.60%	+7.73%
Jun 2022	+4.92%	+8.13%
Jul 2022	+4.28%	+7.59%
Aug 2022	+4.86%	+7.01%
Sep 2022	+4.89%	+6.86%
Oct 2022	+5.34%	+6.88%
Nov 2022	+5.72%	+6.80%
Dec 2022	+4.74%	+6.32%
Jan 2023	+4.46%	+5.92%
Feb 2023	+5.37%	+5.25%
Mar 2023	+5.34%	+4.30%
Apr 2023	+5.14%	+4.41%
May 2023	+5.09%	+3.36%
Jun 2023	+4.18%	+2.81%
Jul 2023	+5.02%	+3.27%
Aug 2023	+4.92%	+4.00%
Sep 2023	+5.06%	+3.80%
Oct 2023	+4.83%	+3.12%
Nov 2023	+4.80%	+3.12%
Dec 2023	+5.45%	+3.40%
Jan 2024	+5.24%	+2.86%
Feb 2024	+4.97%	+2.78%
Mar 2024	+5.07%	+2.90%
Apr 2024	+4.67%	+2.69%
May 2024	+5.05%	+2.87%
Jun 2024	+5.37%	+2.67%
Jul 2024	+5.23%	+2.53%
Aug 2024	+5.04%	+1.95%
Sep 2024	+4.64%	+1.64%
Oct 2024	+4.96%	+2.02%
Nov 2024	+4.20%	+1.89%
Dec 2024	+3.98%	+1.83%
Jan 2025	+3.54%	+1.90%
Feb 2025	+3.79%	+2.64%
Mar 2025	+3.56%	+2.32%
Apr 2025	+3.44%	+1.74%
May 2025	+3.43%	+1.73%
Jun 2025	+3.15%	+1.86%
Jul 2025	+3.34%	+1.73%
Aug 2025	+3.18%	+1.85%
Sep 2025	+3.29%	+2.36%
Oct 2025	+3.55%	+2.16%
Nov 2025	+3.55%	+2.23%
Dec 2025	+3.43%	+2.36%
Jan 2026	+3.28%	+2.29%
Feb 2026	+3.93%	+1.78%
Mar 2026	+4.66%	+2.39%
Apr 2026	+4.54%	+2.82%
May 2026	+3.04%	+3.23%
Jun 2026	+3.30%	+2.80%
Jul 2026	+2.79%	+3.03%

Youth (15–24) vs prime-age (25–54) unemployment

Youth (15-24)Prime-age (25-54)

Jan 2010 → Aug 2026 · Statistics Canada — Labour force characteristics, monthly, seasonally adjusted

View the data table for Youth (15–24) vs prime-age (25–54) unemployment (200 periods × 2 series)

Period	Youth (15-24)	Prime-age (25-54)
Jan 2010	15.1%	7.2%
Feb 2010	14.9%	7.3%
Mar 2010	15.3%	7.1%
Apr 2010	14.9%	7.1%
May 2010	14.6%	7.1%
Jun 2010	14.1%	7.0%
Jul 2010	14.0%	7.1%
Aug 2010	14.7%	7.0%
Sep 2010	14.7%	7.0%
Oct 2010	14.5%	6.9%
Nov 2010	13.8%	6.8%
Dec 2010	13.7%	6.8%
Jan 2011	14.2%	6.7%
Feb 2011	13.7%	6.7%
Mar 2011	14.2%	6.6%
Apr 2011	14.1%	6.5%
May 2011	14.3%	6.4%
Jun 2011	14.1%	6.5%
Jul 2011	14.0%	6.2%
Aug 2011	13.3%	6.3%
Sep 2011	13.6%	6.4%
Oct 2011	13.8%	6.5%
Nov 2011	13.8%	6.6%
Dec 2011	13.8%	6.3%
Jan 2012	14.2%	6.4%
Feb 2012	14.5%	6.4%
Mar 2012	13.5%	6.3%
Apr 2012	13.2%	6.4%
May 2012	14.1%	6.4%
Jun 2012	14.2%	6.1%
Jul 2012	13.8%	6.2%
Aug 2012	14.5%	6.2%
Sep 2012	14.1%	6.1%
Oct 2012	13.8%	6.2%
Nov 2012	13.8%	6.2%
Dec 2012	13.7%	6.1%
Jan 2013	13.0%	6.1%
Feb 2013	13.0%	5.9%
Mar 2013	13.7%	6.1%
Apr 2013	13.7%	6.0%
May 2013	13.0%	6.0%
Jun 2013	13.2%	6.0%
Jul 2013	13.6%	6.1%
Aug 2013	13.9%	6.0%
Sep 2013	12.9%	6.1%
Oct 2013	14.0%	6.0%
Nov 2013	13.6%	5.9%
Dec 2013	13.7%	6.3%
Jan 2014	13.6%	6.2%
Feb 2014	13.6%	6.2%
Mar 2014	13.3%	6.0%
Apr 2014	13.2%	6.0%
May 2014	13.6%	6.1%
Jun 2014	13.5%	6.2%
Jul 2014	12.7%	6.1%
Aug 2014	13.2%	5.9%
Sep 2014	14.1%	5.7%
Oct 2014	12.8%	5.6%
Nov 2014	13.2%	5.6%
Dec 2014	13.3%	5.4%
Jan 2015	12.7%	5.6%
Feb 2015	13.0%	5.8%
Mar 2015	12.6%	5.9%
Apr 2015	13.4%	5.8%
May 2015	12.7%	5.8%
Jun 2015	12.5%	5.9%
Jul 2015	12.9%	5.8%
Aug 2015	12.7%	6.0%
Sep 2015	12.8%	6.1%
Oct 2015	12.7%	6.2%
Nov 2015	12.2%	6.3%
Dec 2015	12.9%	6.3%
Jan 2016	12.7%	6.3%
Feb 2016	12.9%	6.3%
Mar 2016	13.0%	6.2%
Apr 2016	13.0%	6.3%
May 2016	12.8%	6.1%
Jun 2016	12.6%	6.0%
Jul 2016	13.0%	5.8%
Aug 2016	12.1%	5.9%
Sep 2016	12.5%	5.9%
Oct 2016	12.2%	5.9%
Nov 2016	12.1%	5.9%
Dec 2016	11.8%	6.0%
Jan 2017	12.6%	5.8%
Feb 2017	11.9%	5.6%
Mar 2017	11.9%	5.7%
Apr 2017	11.4%	5.6%
May 2017	11.4%	5.6%
Jun 2017	11.1%	5.5%
Jul 2017	10.6%	5.5%
Aug 2017	10.9%	5.4%
Sep 2017	10.1%	5.6%
Oct 2017	10.6%	5.5%
Nov 2017	10.5%	5.4%
Dec 2017	10.4%	5.2%
Jan 2018	10.4%	5.1%
Feb 2018	11.0%	5.2%
Mar 2018	10.5%	5.0%
Apr 2018	10.8%	4.9%
May 2018	10.8%	5.0%
Jun 2018	11.2%	5.0%
Jul 2018	10.5%	5.1%
Aug 2018	10.4%	5.2%
Sep 2018	10.1%	5.0%
Oct 2018	10.2%	4.8%
Nov 2018	10.4%	4.6%
Dec 2018	10.4%	4.8%
Jan 2019	10.3%	4.9%
Feb 2019	10.4%	4.8%
Mar 2019	10.7%	4.9%
Apr 2019	9.8%	4.9%
May 2019	10.1%	4.5%
Jun 2019	10.4%	4.7%
Jul 2019	11.3%	4.8%
Aug 2019	11.2%	4.8%
Sep 2019	11.9%	4.4%
Oct 2019	11.3%	4.6%
Nov 2019	11.4%	5.0%
Dec 2019	10.8%	4.7%
Jan 2020	9.8%	4.8%
Feb 2020	10.7%	4.9%
Mar 2020	17.9%	7.0%
Apr 2020	27.2%	11.7%
May 2020	30.3%	12.2%
Jun 2020	28.0%	9.9%
Jul 2020	24.1%	8.6%
Aug 2020	22.0%	8.0%
Sep 2020	18.1%	7.4%
Oct 2020	18.2%	7.3%
Nov 2020	17.1%	7.1%
Dec 2020	18.2%	7.2%
Jan 2021	19.2%	7.6%
Feb 2021	17.4%	6.9%
Mar 2021	14.2%	6.6%
Apr 2021	16.0%	6.7%
May 2021	16.1%	6.7%
Jun 2021	14.0%	6.4%
Jul 2021	12.0%	6.2%
Aug 2021	11.6%	6.0%
Sep 2021	11.2%	5.9%
Oct 2021	9.7%	5.4%
Nov 2021	10.1%	4.9%
Dec 2021	10.7%	4.7%
Jan 2022	12.5%	5.2%
Feb 2022	10.3%	4.3%
Mar 2022	9.3%	4.5%
Apr 2022	10.3%	4.3%
May 2022	9.5%	4.4%
Jun 2022	9.3%	4.1%
Jul 2022	9.0%	4.0%
Aug 2022	9.2%	4.5%
Sep 2022	10.3%	4.2%
Oct 2022	10.8%	4.1%
Nov 2022	10.2%	4.2%
Dec 2022	9.8%	4.2%
Jan 2023	10.1%	4.2%
Feb 2023	10.3%	4.4%
Mar 2023	9.4%	4.3%
Apr 2023	9.8%	4.4%
May 2023	10.8%	4.3%
Jun 2023	11.1%	4.5%
Jul 2023	10.2%	4.7%
Aug 2023	10.9%	4.5%
Sep 2023	10.5%	4.6%
Oct 2023	11.4%	4.8%
Nov 2023	11.6%	4.9%
Dec 2023	11.5%	4.9%
Jan 2024	11.0%	5.1%
Feb 2024	12.1%	5.0%
Mar 2024	13.0%	5.2%
Apr 2024	12.9%	5.2%
May 2024	12.7%	5.3%
Jun 2024	13.4%	5.4%
Jul 2024	13.9%	5.2%
Aug 2024	14.1%	5.4%
Sep 2024	13.3%	5.6%
Oct 2024	12.9%	5.7%
Nov 2024	14.2%	5.9%
Dec 2024	14.2%	5.6%
Jan 2025	13.7%	5.6%
Feb 2025	13.1%	5.7%
Mar 2025	13.9%	5.7%
Apr 2025	14.2%	5.8%
May 2025	14.2%	5.9%
Jun 2025	14.2%	5.8%
Jul 2025	14.5%	5.8%
Aug 2025	14.3%	6.1%
Sep 2025	14.6%	6.0%
Oct 2025	14.0%	5.8%
Nov 2025	12.8%	5.6%
Dec 2025	13.3%	6.0%
Jan 2026	12.8%	5.5%
Feb 2026	14.1%	5.7%
Mar 2026	13.8%	5.8%
Apr 2026	14.3%	6.0%
May 2026	13.4%	5.6%
Jun 2026	12.7%	5.6%
Jul 2026	12.6%	5.5%
Aug 2026	12.9%	5.5%

Job vacancy rate — the demand side of the market

Apr 2015 → May 2026 · Statistics Canada — Job vacancies, payroll employees, job vacancy rate, and average offered hourly wage, monthly, seasonally adjusted

View the data table for Job vacancy rate — the demand side of the market (128 points)

Period	Value
Apr 2015	2.8%
May 2015	2.6%
Jun 2015	2.6%
Jul 2015	2.4%
Aug 2015	2.4%
Sep 2015	2.6%
Oct 2015	2.3%
Nov 2015	2.4%
Dec 2015	2.3%
Jan 2016	2.4%
Feb 2016	2.3%
Mar 2016	2.3%
Apr 2016	2.2%
May 2016	2.3%
Jun 2016	2.4%
Jul 2016	2.4%
Aug 2016	2.5%
Sep 2016	2.3%
Oct 2016	2.4%
Nov 2016	2.4%
Dec 2016	2.6%
Jan 2017	2.6%
Feb 2017	2.7%
Mar 2017	2.8%
Apr 2017	2.7%
May 2017	2.7%
Jun 2017	2.7%
Jul 2017	2.7%
Aug 2017	2.7%
Sep 2017	2.9%
Oct 2017	2.9%
Nov 2017	3.1%
Dec 2017	3.0%
Jan 2018	3.0%
Feb 2018	3.1%
Mar 2018	3.1%
Apr 2018	3.1%
May 2018	3.1%
Jun 2018	3.2%
Jul 2018	3.2%
Aug 2018	3.1%
Sep 2018	3.3%
Oct 2018	3.5%
Nov 2018	3.4%
Dec 2018	3.3%
Jan 2019	3.3%
Feb 2019	3.2%
Mar 2019	3.3%
Apr 2019	3.3%
May 2019	3.3%
Jun 2019	3.2%
Jul 2019	3.2%
Aug 2019	3.2%
Sep 2019	3.2%
Oct 2019	3.2%
Nov 2019	3.1%
Dec 2019	3.1%
Jan 2020	3.4%
Feb 2020	3.4%
Mar 2020	3.1%
Oct 2020	3.7%
Nov 2020	3.6%
Dec 2020	3.6%
Jan 2021	3.5%
Feb 2021	3.9%
Mar 2021	4.0%
Apr 2021	4.0%
May 2021	4.1%
Jun 2021	4.8%
Jul 2021	5.0%
Aug 2021	5.3%
Sep 2021	5.6%
Oct 2021	5.5%
Nov 2021	5.3%
Dec 2021	5.7%
Jan 2022	5.3%
Feb 2022	5.3%
Mar 2022	5.7%
Apr 2022	5.6%
May 2022	5.6%
Jun 2022	5.6%
Jul 2022	5.6%
Aug 2022	5.4%
Sep 2022	5.4%
Oct 2022	5.1%
Nov 2022	4.9%
Dec 2022	4.8%
Jan 2023	4.7%
Feb 2023	4.6%
Mar 2023	4.4%
Apr 2023	4.4%
May 2023	4.3%
Jun 2023	4.2%
Jul 2023	4.1%
Aug 2023	4.0%
Sep 2023	3.7%
Oct 2023	3.8%
Nov 2023	3.8%
Dec 2023	3.5%
Jan 2024	3.7%
Feb 2024	3.6%
Mar 2024	3.3%
Apr 2024	3.3%
May 2024	3.2%
Jun 2024	3.1%
Jul 2024	3.1%
Aug 2024	3.1%
Sep 2024	3.0%
Oct 2024	3.0%
Nov 2024	3.0%
Dec 2024	3.0%
Jan 2025	2.9%
Feb 2025	2.9%
Mar 2025	2.9%
Apr 2025	2.8%
May 2025	2.8%
Jun 2025	2.8%
Jul 2025	2.8%
Aug 2025	2.7%
Sep 2025	2.8%
Oct 2025	2.7%
Nov 2025	2.7%
Dec 2025	2.8%
Jan 2026	2.8%
Feb 2026	2.8%
Mar 2026	2.8%
Apr 2026	2.7%
May 2026	2.8%

Public-sector vs private-sector employees

Public sectorPrivate sector

Jan 2010 → Jul 2026 · Statistics Canada — Employment by class of worker, monthly, seasonally adjusted

View the data table for Public-sector vs private-sector employees (199 periods × 2 series)

Period	Public sector	Private sector
Jan 2010	3,386,200	10,790,200
Feb 2010	3,386,100	10,798,400
Mar 2010	3,395,300	10,841,000
Apr 2010	3,397,700	10,912,600
May 2010	3,388,500	10,935,800
Jun 2010	3,398,300	10,979,700
Jul 2010	3,396,600	10,957,000
Aug 2010	3,418,200	10,982,200
Sep 2010	3,418,300	11,010,600
Oct 2010	3,385,800	11,048,800
Nov 2010	3,397,100	11,049,400
Dec 2010	3,389,500	11,102,700
Jan 2011	3,423,600	11,106,500
Feb 2011	3,435,800	11,081,800
Mar 2011	3,416,200	11,098,000
Apr 2011	3,424,600	11,142,100
May 2011	3,397,000	11,165,700
Jun 2011	3,408,300	11,197,900
Jul 2011	3,397,600	11,228,000
Aug 2011	3,398,000	11,238,700
Sep 2011	3,385,000	11,255,100
Oct 2011	3,389,600	11,217,000
Nov 2011	3,393,700	11,217,600
Dec 2011	3,387,500	11,205,200
Jan 2012	3,393,600	11,221,100
Feb 2012	3,346,900	11,269,400
Mar 2012	3,367,600	11,313,900
Apr 2012	3,377,700	11,386,700
May 2012	3,388,200	11,353,000
Jun 2012	3,396,000	11,351,500
Jul 2012	3,419,000	11,378,900
Aug 2012	3,432,000	11,404,900
Sep 2012	3,430,200	11,416,100
Oct 2012	3,454,100	11,412,800
Nov 2012	3,451,500	11,450,200
Dec 2012	3,452,800	11,508,700
Jan 2013	3,444,200	11,487,400
Feb 2013	3,462,600	11,520,900
Mar 2013	3,456,900	11,445,500
Apr 2013	3,467,500	11,465,400
May 2013	3,467,300	11,502,200
Jun 2013	3,456,400	11,527,200
Jul 2013	3,426,900	11,533,900
Aug 2013	3,424,300	11,555,400
Sep 2013	3,443,700	11,538,400
Oct 2013	3,438,000	11,557,300
Nov 2013	3,448,500	11,579,900
Dec 2013	3,446,400	11,586,900
Jan 2014	3,444,300	11,598,900
Feb 2014	3,436,500	11,588,500
Mar 2014	3,449,600	11,612,600
Apr 2014	3,437,900	11,612,800
May 2014	3,443,500	11,608,700
Jun 2014	3,432,500	11,640,700
Jul 2014	3,462,100	11,675,500
Aug 2014	3,454,500	11,631,500
Sep 2014	3,481,200	11,662,600
Oct 2014	3,468,500	11,675,300
Nov 2014	3,484,200	11,643,600
Dec 2014	3,494,700	11,645,500
Jan 2015	3,494,600	11,642,200
Feb 2015	3,510,500	11,654,700
Mar 2015	3,531,000	11,662,100
Apr 2015	3,515,400	11,635,100
May 2015	3,507,400	11,674,000
Jun 2015	3,519,500	11,682,300
Jul 2015	3,534,000	11,685,700
Aug 2015	3,532,100	11,699,600
Sep 2015	3,506,200	11,711,300
Oct 2015	3,525,400	11,713,600
Nov 2015	3,493,500	11,717,800
Dec 2015	3,509,700	11,671,500
Jan 2016	3,516,500	11,687,800
Feb 2016	3,513,000	11,700,100
Mar 2016	3,499,100	11,721,200
Apr 2016	3,504,400	11,752,600
May 2016	3,525,700	11,747,700
Jun 2016	3,497,200	11,761,500
Jul 2016	3,489,000	11,767,900
Aug 2016	3,515,100	11,817,800
Sep 2016	3,506,400	11,843,100
Oct 2016	3,526,600	11,850,900
Nov 2016	3,544,300	11,876,300
Dec 2016	3,540,900	11,912,100
Jan 2017	3,540,200	11,961,100
Feb 2017	3,528,400	12,005,200
Mar 2017	3,529,300	12,033,700
Apr 2017	3,568,500	12,011,400
May 2017	3,582,100	12,030,000
Jun 2017	3,597,600	12,056,000
Jul 2017	3,603,000	12,076,900
Aug 2017	3,586,100	12,079,700
Sep 2017	3,615,100	12,066,400
Oct 2017	3,597,500	12,103,900
Nov 2017	3,607,600	12,149,600
Dec 2017	3,618,100	12,207,000
Jan 2018	3,613,700	12,157,700
Feb 2018	3,628,800	12,147,900
Mar 2018	3,632,200	12,195,100
Apr 2018	3,609,900	12,181,600
May 2018	3,629,300	12,197,400
Jun 2018	3,644,900	12,227,300
Jul 2018	3,718,900	12,232,700
Aug 2018	3,690,700	12,218,800
Sep 2018	3,681,800	12,305,000
Oct 2018	3,663,900	12,342,900
Nov 2018	3,675,500	12,378,700
Dec 2018	3,680,700	12,364,200
Jan 2019	3,688,500	12,444,100
Feb 2019	3,695,200	12,478,500
Mar 2019	3,692,100	12,440,300
Apr 2019	3,725,800	12,522,000
May 2019	3,707,500	12,566,000
Jun 2019	3,710,700	12,558,900
Jul 2019	3,751,000	12,509,700
Aug 2019	3,767,500	12,541,200
Sep 2019	3,756,600	12,539,600
Oct 2019	3,765,900	12,535,500
Nov 2019	3,756,100	12,510,000
Dec 2019	3,747,500	12,610,500
Jan 2020	3,764,300	12,599,400
Feb 2020	3,771,500	12,638,600
Mar 2020	3,607,700	11,681,100
Apr 2020	3,548,700	9,808,400
May 2020	3,582,300	10,127,500
Jun 2020	3,643,200	11,106,000
Jul 2020	3,680,100	11,468,000
Aug 2020	3,718,100	11,687,100
Sep 2020	3,819,400	12,037,400
Oct 2020	3,864,000	12,041,500
Nov 2020	3,871,200	12,087,000
Dec 2020	3,896,900	12,023,600
Jan 2021	3,916,900	11,777,400
Feb 2021	3,948,200	12,029,100
Mar 2021	3,996,900	12,207,800
Apr 2021	3,959,900	12,053,400
May 2021	3,982,000	11,968,400
Jun 2021	4,027,000	12,216,100
Jul 2021	4,027,900	12,316,700
Aug 2021	4,032,000	12,410,200
Sep 2021	4,128,900	12,504,300
Oct 2021	4,092,600	12,582,000
Nov 2021	4,135,200	12,671,000
Dec 2021	4,157,200	12,726,000
Jan 2022	4,138,500	12,531,700
Feb 2022	4,149,300	12,834,200
Mar 2022	4,157,700	12,867,100
Apr 2022	4,165,700	12,935,500
May 2022	4,219,300	12,898,600
Jun 2022	4,227,300	12,891,600
Jul 2022	4,208,500	12,941,400
Aug 2022	4,211,900	12,936,100
Sep 2022	4,247,100	12,933,200
Oct 2022	4,262,400	13,001,100
Nov 2022	4,258,400	13,019,500
Dec 2022	4,234,400	13,097,000
Jan 2023	4,244,800	13,199,400
Feb 2023	4,240,400	13,263,000
Mar 2023	4,257,700	13,315,100
Apr 2023	4,264,200	13,315,000
May 2023	4,269,300	13,348,500
Jun 2023	4,283,500	13,409,200
Jul 2023	4,298,300	13,434,300
Aug 2023	4,321,700	13,431,300
Sep 2023	4,354,800	13,443,200
Oct 2023	4,368,100	13,455,300
Nov 2023	4,359,900	13,503,600
Dec 2023	4,370,200	13,515,900
Jan 2024	4,412,700	13,501,200
Feb 2024	4,428,500	13,507,100
Mar 2024	4,438,800	13,526,300
Apr 2024	4,434,200	13,575,200
May 2024	4,447,100	13,580,300
Jun 2024	4,442,300	13,594,800
Jul 2024	4,490,800	13,571,800
Aug 2024	4,491,600	13,605,500
Sep 2024	4,464,300	13,643,700
Oct 2024	4,451,900	13,647,800
Nov 2024	4,499,100	13,638,300
Dec 2024	4,531,300	13,686,500
Jan 2025	4,522,900	13,725,500
Feb 2025	4,530,000	13,733,200
Mar 2025	4,529,300	13,694,700
Apr 2025	4,544,400	13,678,000
May 2025	4,528,800	13,728,700
Jun 2025	4,551,100	13,762,600
Jul 2025	4,554,900	13,743,100
Aug 2025	4,537,000	13,736,400
Sep 2025	4,566,600	13,753,000
Oct 2025	4,567,200	13,828,700
Nov 2025	4,583,800	13,876,600
Dec 2025	4,583,700	13,880,700
Jan 2026	4,597,000	13,828,700
Feb 2026	4,579,900	13,756,100
Mar 2026	4,584,500	13,771,500
Apr 2026	4,575,000	13,768,900
May 2026	4,595,400	13,825,200
Jun 2026	4,564,900	13,856,800
Jul 2026	4,537,900	13,914,700

What this means together

Nine labour indicators shifted level in the same short window.

Nine independently-measured labour-market indicators — the national unemployment rate; the youth unemployment rate; the prime-age unemployment rate; the employment rate; the youth employment rate; the part-time share of employment; the public-sector share of employment; the job-vacancy rate; and the participation rate — each underwent its own separately-detected level shift within the same short window. The detector counts and locates a coordinated turn; it does not establish that any one series moved another. "Independently measured" means each is not a direct arithmetic transform of another member of this group — it is not a claim that the series are statistically independent of one another, since several share the same underlying survey.

OBSERVED

9 labour indicators shifted level within 6 months (Jan 2024–Jul 2024)

A two-segment mean-shift scan locates a structural level shift in 9 independent labour indicators inside a 6-month window (Jan 2024 to Jul 2024): Employment rate, age 15+ (SA); Employment rate, age 15-24 (SA); Job vacancy rate; Part-time share of employment (SA); Participation rate, age 15+ (SA); Public-sector share of employment (SA); Unemployment rate (SA); Unemployment rate, age 15-24 (SA); Unemployment rate, age 25-54 (SA). Of these, 4 shifted down and 5 shifted up. The detector locates the shifts and counts them; it does not attribute a cause, and a coordinated turn is not evidence that one series moved another. 'Independent' here means only that a member is not a direct arithmetic transform of another member in this cluster -- it is not a statistical independence test, and members may still share source surveys, definitions, or economic mechanisms.

Technical details

Method: Count of structural breaks sharing a domain and granularity whose break dates fall inside one 6-month sliding window; members that are arithmetic transforms of another member are excluded from the independent count. Gate: >= 3 members and >= 3 independent members.

Source: Statistics Canada — Labour force characteristics, monthly, seasonally adjusted · Statistics Canada — Employment by class of worker, monthly, seasonally adjusted · Statistics Canada — Job vacancies, payroll employees, job vacancy rate, and average offered hourly wage, monthly, seasonally adjusted

What the record says about this domain

Findings

INFERRED

Employment grew 1.16 employed people per person aged 15 and over added over the year to Aug 2026

In the 12 months to Aug 2026, employment (age 15+, seasonally adjusted) rose by 216,500 while the LFS working-age population estimate rose by 187,000 — 1.16 employed people added per additional working-age person, vs 0.30 a year earlier. A ratio at or above 1 suggests employment growth is keeping pace with (or exceeding) working-age population growth; below 1 suggests the labour market is absorbing the growing working-age population more slowly than it is growing. This says nothing about participation-rate changes, part-time/full-time mix, hours worked, or sector/regional composition. In the latest month alone, employment changed by -41,700 people. The annual comparison's base month changed by -61,700 people from its preceding month; moving the base therefore changes the annual employment gain by +20,000. A higher annual ratio does not by itself establish stronger current-month employment.

Technical details

Method: Ratio = Δemployment (age 15+, SA, 12 months) ÷ Δ LFS working-age population estimate (age 15+, SA, 12 months).

Source: Statistics Canada — Labour force characteristics, monthly, seasonally adjusted

Registered commitments

No pace verdict

Create 250,000 new AI-related jobs over five years, as part of an additional $200 billion of economic growth

Issuer: Government of Canada (Prime Minister's Office, 'AI for All' national AI strategy). Stated in AI for All strategy launch.

Latest observed: — against target 250,000.

Source: Issuer publication · accessed 2026-07-07

Evidence gaps

Evidence gap

Is AI adoption creating, displacing, or reshaping jobs — and is the government's 250,000-AI-job target on track?

What is missing: No official series attributes job creation, displacement, or reshaping to AI adoption specifically. Statistics Canada's Labour Force Survey and business-adoption surveys measure aggregate employment and technology use separately; there is no published methodology linking the two, and the government has not stated how the 'AI for All' strategy's 250,000-job target will be measured.

Consequence: This commitment is published as a registered commitment without a compliance claim. Countability will not publish INFERRED claims attributing employment changes to AI adoption absent an official attribution methodology.

What would close it: A published government measurement methodology for the AI-jobs target, or an official statistical series attributing employment change to AI adoption.

Evidence gap

How much of the current productivity slowdown does the capital record itself explain, on Statistics Canada's own official growth-accounting decomposition?

What is missing: Statistics Canada's multifactor-productivity programme (table 36-10-0208-01) is the only official source that decomposes measured labour-productivity growth into a capital-intensity contribution, a labour-composition contribution, and multifactor productivity, on one consistent accounting framework. It is published annually, roughly two and a half years behind the current quarter (2023 is the latest available year as of this Brief's evidence cutoff) — too stale to decompose the 2024-2026 stretch of the productivity slowdown this Brief's stock and flow readings cover.

Consequence: The Capital Behind Each Worker Brief can state whether measured capital per worker (stock) and real business investment per worker (flow) are rising or falling, on the issuer's own levels — and it does. It cannot state how much of the post-2019 productivity slowdown the capital record itself explains, because the one official measure built to answer that question does not yet cover the years in question. The Brief therefore reads the capital and productivity records side by side, on their own bases, and does not construct its own decomposition to bridge the gap.

What would close it: Statistics Canada publishing the multifactor-productivity decomposition (table 36-10-0208-01 or a successor) for reference years 2024 and 2025, closing the lag to within a year or two of the current quarter.

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