Canada
Labor force participation rate
Labor-force participation measures the share of people working or actively looking for work. It helps distinguish weak employment from people leaving the labor force.
Labor Force Participation Rate - Canada
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The reading right now
As of January 2025, Labor force participation rate for Canada stood at 64.5%. That is down 0.22 percentage points from the prior year. Over the trailing five years, the series has averaged 65%, ranging from a low of 64.5% in January 2025 to a high of 65.4% in January 2023. The current reading sits 0.68 percentage points below its trailing ten-year mean of 65.2%.
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