ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Canada
Canada: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by was 64.56 % in 2020. ▲ Rising
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Canada, 2011–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Canada stood at 64.56 %.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Canada peaked at 65.06 % in 2018 and was at its lowest, 60.49 %, in 2011.
Canada ranks 47th of 79 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Canada, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 60.49 % | — |
| 2012 | 61.19 % | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 62.52 % | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 62.78 % | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 63.22 % | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 63.57 % | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 65.01 % | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 65.06 % | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 64.98 % | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 64.56 % | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 63.2 % | 60.49 % | 65.06 % | 9 |
| 2020s | 64.56 % | 64.56 % | 64.56 % | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Canada?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Canada was 64.56 % in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 65.06 % in 2018.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.49 % in 2011.
- How does Canada rank for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by?
- Canada ranks 47th out of 79 countries with data for 2020.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by age, 55 to 64, rural areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database.