Canada Labour Force Participation Rate

1976 - 2020 | Monthly | % | Statistics Canada

Canada Labour Force Participation Rate remained the same rate at 64.9 % in Oct 2020, compared with 64.9 % in the previous month. Canada Labour Force Participation Rate is updated monthly, available from Jan 1976 to Oct 2020, with an average rate of 65.8 % . The data reached the an all-time high of 69.3 % in Jul 1989 and a record low of 59.5 % in Apr 2020. Canada Labour Force Participation Rate is reported by reported by Statistics Canada.

In the latest reports, Canada Population reached 38.0 million people in Jun 2020. Unemployment Rate of Canada dropped to 8.9 % in Oct 2020. The country's Monthly Earnings stood at 3,358.1 USD in Sep 2020.

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Last	Previous	Min	Max	Unit	Frequency	Range
64.9 Oct 2020	64.9 Sep 2020	59.5 Apr 2020	69.3 Jul 1989	%	monthly	Jan 1976 - Oct 2020

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country/region	Last	Frequency	Range
Albania (%)	60.2 Sep 2020	quarterly	Mar 2012 - Sep 2020
Algeria (%)	41.7 2018	yearly	2003 - 2018
Argentina (%)	61.2 2020	yearly	1990 - 2020
Armenia (%)	57.6 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2008 - Jun 2020
Australia (%)	65.5 Oct 2020	monthly	Feb 1978 - Oct 2020
Austria (%)	78.0 Sep 2020	quarterly	Mar 2004 - Sep 2020
Azerbaijan (%)	66.1 2020	yearly	1990 - 2020
Bahrain (%)	73.6 2020	yearly	1990 - 2020
Bangladesh (%)	59.0 2020	yearly	1990 - 2020
Belarus (%)	87.0 2019	yearly	1995 - 2019

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Government and Public Finance	Last	Frequency	Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%)	-6.4 Jun 2020	quarterly	Jun 1993 - Jun 2020
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn)	-16,582.508 Aug 2020	monthly	May 1992 - Aug 2020
Tax Revenue (USD mn)	16,287.638 Oct 2020	monthly	Jan 1996 - Oct 2020
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%)	10.0 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1996 - Jun 2020
National Government Debt (USD mn)	884,096.2 2020	yearly	1962 - 2020
Government Debt: % of GDP (%)	54.0 2020	yearly	1962 - 2020
Forecast: Government Expenditure (CAD bn)	1,102.276 2025	yearly	1980 - 2025
Forecast: Government Net Debt (CAD bn)	2,919.284 2025	yearly	1980 - 2025
Forecast: Government Revenue (CAD bn)	1,094.790 2025	yearly	1980 - 2025
Budgetary Revenue (CAD mn)	24,067.000 Oct 2020	monthly	May 1992 - Oct 2020
Budgetary Revenue: Tax Revenues (TR) (CAD mn)	21,529.000 Oct 2020	monthly	Jan 1996 - Oct 2020
Budgetary Expense (CAD mn)	-42,573.000 Oct 2020	monthly	May 1992 - Oct 2020
Budgetary Balance: Deficit or Surplus (CAD mn)	-18,506.000 Oct 2020	monthly	May 1992 - Oct 2020
Budgetary Revenue: TR: Excise Taxes & Duties (CAD mn)	4,682.000 Oct 2020	monthly	Jan 1996 - Oct 2020
FIN Forecast: Budgetary Revenue (CAD mn)	417,300.000 2026	yearly	1996 - 2026
FIN Forecast: Budgetary Expense (CAD mn)	434,500.000 2026	yearly	1996 - 2026
FIN Forecast: Budgetary Balance (CAD mn)	-24,900.000 2026	yearly	1996 - 2026
FIN Forecast: Budgetary Revenue: Tax: Excise Taxes & Duties (ET) (CAD mn)	65,700.000 2026	yearly	2000 - 2026
Net Financing Activities (CAD mn)	28,736.000 Oct 2020	monthly	Jan 1996 - Oct 2020
FIN Forecast: Federal Debt (CAD mn)	1,378,300.000 2026	yearly	1997 - 2026

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