Labour force, both sexes, publisher 15+ classification (ICLS13) (monthly, ILOSTAT): Canada

The latest reading SOTW holds for Canada is 22,505.422 thousands of persons for 2026-09, from ILOSTAT (International Labour Organization).

Reviewed series · Labor · Monthly · thousands of persons · ILO.LF.LVL.M · CAN

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Latest
22,505.422
thousands of persons · 2026-09
Previous
22,976.995
thousands of persons · 2026-08
Oldest shown
19,350.776
thousands of persons · 2016-10
Readings shown
120
Newest readings; the full history is in the API

Canada · history

thousands of persons · Monthly

Source: ILOSTAT (International Labour Organization). Viewer read 2026-11-12T03:22:17.849Z (UTC); publisher acquisition and release times are not supplied here. Original units; no interpolation, rebasing or conversion. Missing periods and stored U/B flags interrupt the line. Daily gaps can include non-business days.

Readings, newest first

Labour force, both sexes, publisher 15+ classification (ICLS13) (monthly, ILOSTAT): Canada: 120 readings, newest first. Source: ILOSTAT (International Labour Organization).
PeriodValue (thousands of persons)
2026-0922,505.422
2026-0822,976.995
2026-0722,944.946
2026-0622,942.462
2026-0522,830.444
2026-0422,514.260
2026-0322,363.480
2026-0222,313.899
2026-0122,298.602
2025-1222,469.641
2025-1122,492.232
2025-1022,534.973
2025-0922,533.584
2025-0822,915.811
2025-0722,855.624
2025-0622,937.493
2025-0522,793.469
2025-0422,439.866
2025-0322,343.257
2025-0222,256.772
2025-0122,238.061
2024-1222,213.314
2024-1122,274.006
2024-1022,189.385
2024-0922,178.136
2024-0822,570.049
2024-0722,421.537
2024-0622,431.926
2024-0522,325.092
2024-0421,953.967
2024-0321,819.107
2024-0221,679.557
2024-0121,561.154
2023-1221,590.921
2023-1121,663.123
2023-1021,662.777
2023-0921,575.239
2023-0821,914.874
2023-0721,850.666
2023-0621,797.590
2023-0521,597.834
2023-0421,189.053
2023-0321,119.712
2023-0221,016.250
2023-0120,938.370
2022-1220,862.382
2022-1120,903.135
2022-1020,910.642
2022-0920,803.577
2022-0821,178.426
2022-0721,089.264
2022-0621,087.777
2022-0521,071.180
2022-0420,682.760
2022-0320,589.933
2022-0220,542.686
2022-0120,337.918
2021-1220,550.948
2021-1120,615.686
2021-1020,568.346
2021-0920,626.026
2021-0820,911.490
2021-0720,837.418
2021-0620,786.437
2021-0520,522.565
2021-0420,219.040
2021-0320,285.525
2021-0220,141.291
2021-0120,002.089
2020-1220,181.963
2020-1120,295.601
2020-1020,370.379
2020-0920,333.244
2020-0820,588.445
2020-0720,416.599
2020-0620,217.658
2020-0519,335.412
2020-0418,535.950
2020-0319,540.398
2020-0220,138.114
2020-0120,043.690
2019-1220,161.572
2019-1120,227.011
2019-1020,267.132
2019-0920,275.068
2019-0820,651.548
2019-0720,529.911
2019-0620,491.963
2019-0520,379.687
2019-0420,066.793
2019-0319,927.060
2019-0219,880.182
2019-0119,794.868
2018-1219,860.273
2018-1119,915.572
2018-1019,898.685
2018-0919,886.796
2018-0820,271.021
2018-0720,232.783
2018-0620,156.224
2018-0519,988.783
2018-0419,617.401
2018-0319,590.820
2018-0219,505.379
2018-0119,483.585
2017-1219,652.351
2017-1119,668.360
2017-1019,683.131
2017-0919,610.728
2017-0820,034.014
2017-0719,991.884
2017-0619,933.533
2017-0519,812.436
2017-0419,363.454
2017-0319,362.638
2017-0219,271.790
2017-0119,267.980
2016-1219,278.960
2016-1119,298.610
2016-1019,350.776

Source: ILOSTAT (International Labour Organization). Newest 120 readings shown, 2016-10 to 2026-09. n/a means the source value is missing or withheld.

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