Canada labour force participation rate history

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64.8%September 2026Latest published observation

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History starts: January 1976
History ends: September 2026
Frequency: Monthly observations
Unit: Percent

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12 observations · January 1994 to December 1994

Selected historical observations
Date or period	Value · Percent	Source
January 1994	65.3%	Statistics Canada
February 1994	65.1%	Statistics Canada
March 1994	64.9%	Statistics Canada
April 1994	65.1%	Statistics Canada
May 1994	65.2%	Statistics Canada
June 1994	65.1%	Statistics Canada
July 1994	65.1%	Statistics Canada
August 1994	65.2%	Statistics Canada
September 1994	65.4%	Statistics Canada
October 1994	65.1%	Statistics Canada
November 1994	65.3%	Statistics Canada
December 1994	65.1%	Statistics Canada

Canada labour force participation rate history by year

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Canada labour force participation rate history by year
Year	Average	High	Low	Change
2026 (to date)	65.0%	65.1%July 2026	64.8%September 2026	▼ −0.2
2025	65.3%	65.5%January 2025	65.1%August 2025	▼ −0.1
2024	65.5%	65.6%February 2024	65.2%September 2024	▼ −0.1
2023	65.8%	65.9%June 2023	65.7%April 2023	▼ −0.1
2022	65.5%	65.7%February 2022	65.3%July 2022	▲ +0.2
2021	65.5%	66.0%September 2021	64.9%January 2021	▲ +0.9
2020	64.4%	65.9%February 2020	60.1%April 2020	▼ −0.4
2019	66.0%	66.2%April 2019	65.8%October 2019	▼ −0.2
2018	65.8%	65.9%July 2018	65.6%April 2018	▲ +0.1
2017	66.0%	66.2%December 2017	65.9%February 2017	▲ +0.2
2016	65.8%	66.0%February 2016	65.6%July 2016	▼ −0.1
2015	66.1%	66.2%March 2015	66.0%January 2015	0.0
2014	66.2%	66.4%January 2014	66.0%August 2014	▼ −0.4
2013	66.7%	66.9%February 2013	66.5%September 2013	▼ −0.2
2012	66.7%	66.9%September 2012	66.4%February 2012	▲ +0.3
2011	66.8%	67.2%January 2011	66.5%December 2011	▼ −0.7
2010	67.1%	67.3%August 2010	66.9%February 2010	0.0
2009	67.3%	67.5%February 2009	67.0%September 2009	▼ −0.2
2008	67.6%	67.7%January 2008	67.4%July 2008	▼ −0.1
2007	67.5%	67.7%November 2007	67.3%May 2007	▲ +0.3

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Canada labour force participation rate history by year
Year	Average	High	Low	Change
2006	67.2%	67.3%April 2006	67.1%February 2006	0.0
2005	67.2%	67.4%February 2005	67.0%November 2005	▼ −0.3
2004	67.5%	67.6%January 2004	67.3%August 2004	▼ −0.1
2003	67.6%	67.7%December 2003	67.4%January 2003	▲ +0.3
2002	66.8%	67.4%December 2002	66.3%January 2002	▲ +1.1
2001	65.9%	66.2%December 2001	65.8%July 2001	▲ +0.3
2000	65.8%	66.0%October 2000	65.6%May 2000	▲ +0.3
1999	65.5%	65.7%April 1999	65.4%February 1999	0.0
1998	65.1%	65.4%September 1998	64.9%March 1998	▲ +0.4
1997	64.8%	65.1%October 1997	64.6%March 1997	▲ +0.1
1996	64.7%	64.8%February 1996	64.5%May 1996	▼ −0.1
1995	64.8%	65.2%March 1995	64.4%November 1995	▼ −0.4
1994	65.2%	65.4%September 1994	64.9%March 1994	▼ −0.2
1993	65.4%	65.5%June 1993	65.2%February 1993	▼ −0.1
1992	65.7%	65.9%November 1992	65.5%April 1992	▼ −0.2
1991	66.6%	66.9%June 1991	65.9%December 1991	▼ −0.9
1990	67.2%	67.5%January 1990	66.9%December 1990	▼ −0.6
1989	67.2%	67.5%March 1989	66.9%October 1989	0.0
1988	66.9%	67.0%November 1988	66.7%June 1988	▲ +0.1
1987	66.5%	66.8%December 1987	66.1%January 1987	▲ +0.7
1986	66.1%	66.3%April 1986	66.0%May 1986	0.0
1985	65.6%	66.1%December 1985	65.1%January 1985	▲ +1.0
1984	65.1%	65.7%September 1984	64.6%January 1984	▲ +0.6
1983	64.7%	65.0%June 1983	64.3%January 1983	▲ +0.5
1982	64.5%	64.7%July 1982	64.3%August 1982	▼ −0.1
1981	65.0%	65.3%September 1981	64.8%January 1981	▲ +0.1
1980	64.2%	64.4%April 1980	64.0%July 1980	▲ +0.2
1979	63.7%	64.0%November 1979	63.4%February 1979	▲ +0.4
1978	62.8%	63.4%December 1978	62.0%January 1978	▲ +1.4
1977	61.9%	62.1%November 1977	61.7%June 1977	▲ +0.3
1976	61.5%	61.8%December 1976	61.4%March 1976	▲ +0.3

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