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Employment rate in Canada
1995 – 2024 · 30 data points
2 of 5 · Countries
Updated Oct 21, 2026
Source: OECD Regional Database, 1995 – 2024
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Latest value · 2024
72.2%
−4.3 pp
since 2023
Countries · 2024
2 of 5
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014
−0.1 pp
Employment rate, 1995 – 2024 percent
−0.1 pp since 2014
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
1995
2005
2010
2015
2024
Source: OECD Regional Database, 1995 – 2024
The series at a glance Canada · 1995 – 2024
Latest value
72.2% · 2024
First value
67.5% · 1995
Highest
76.5% · 2023
Lowest
67.3% · 1996
Data points
30
By year
All years · 1995 – 2024
| Year | Canada | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 72.2% | −4.3 pp |
| 2023 | 76.5% | +0.7 pp |
| 2022 | 75.8% | +2.2 pp |
| 2021 | 73.6% | +3.4 pp |
| 2020 | 70.2% | −4.3 pp |
| 2019 | 74.5% | +0.5 pp |
| 2018 | 74.0% | +0.5 pp |
| 2017 | 73.5% | +1.0 pp |
| 2016 | 72.5% | −0.1 pp |
| 2015 | 72.6% | +0.3 pp |
| 2014 | 72.3% | −0.3 pp |
| 2013 | 72.6% | +0.4 pp |
| 2012 | 72.2% | +0.3 pp |
| 2011 | 71.9% | +0.4 pp |
| 2010 | 71.5% | ±0.0 pp |
| 2009 | 71.5% | −2.0 pp |
| 2008 | 73.5% | ±0.0 pp |
| 2007 | 73.5% | +0.7 pp |
| 2006 | 72.8% | +0.4 pp |
| 2005 | 72.4% | −0.1 pp |
| 2004 | 72.5% | +0.3 pp |
| 2003 | 72.2% | +0.8 pp |
| 2002 | 71.4% | +0.6 pp |
| 2001 | 70.8% | −0.1 pp |
| 2000 | 70.9% | +0.9 pp |
| 1999 | 70.0% | +1.1 pp |
| 1998 | 68.9% | +0.9 pp |
| 1997 | 68.0% | +0.7 pp |
| 1996 | 67.3% | −0.2 pp |
| 1995 | 67.5% |
Source: OECD Regional Database, 1995 – 2024
Ranking · Countries
2024 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Employment rate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Kingdom | 75.2% | |
| 2 | Canada | 72.2% | |
| 3 | United States | 70.3% | |
| 4 | South Korea | 69.8% | |
| 5 | Mexico | 63.8% |
Source: OECD Regional Database, 2024
What it means
The share of working-age people who have a job.
How it is calculated
Employed people of working age (usually 20–64 or 15–64) divided by the population of the same age.
Economy & jobs
Canada in numbers
GDP per person
$75,288
2024
GDP per person (PPP)
US$66,305
2024
Gross domestic product
US$2.3T
2025
Economic growth
1.7%
2025
Inflation
2.1%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.4%
2023
Youth unemployment
13.8%
2025
Labour force participation
64.5%
2025
Household income per person
US$32,301
2023
Income inequality (Gini)
31.5
2022