Canada Employment Change 1976-2018 | Data | Chart | Calendar | Forecast

The Canadian economy added 31.8 thousand jobs in June of 2018, after shedding 7.5 thousand in May, beating market expectations of 24 thousand. Part time employment jumped by 22.7 thousand and full time increased by 9.1 thousand. Employment increased in Ontario, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba. There was little change in the other provinces. More people were employed in construction, natural resources, and manufacturing. At the same time, employment decreased in accommodation and food services, and in agriculture. There was little change in the number of employees in both the private and public sectors, as well as in self-employment. In June, employment rose for men aged 55 and older, while it held steady for the other demographic groups. Employment Change in Canada averaged 17.66 Thousand from 1976 until 2018, reaching an all time high of 94 Thousand in March of 2012 and a record low of -124.80 Thousand in January of 2009.

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Calendar	GMT		Actual	Previous	Consensus	TEForecast
2018-05-11	12:30 PM	Employment Change	-1.1K	32.3K	17.4K	13.5K
2018-06-08	12:30 PM	Employment Change	-7.5K	-1.1K	17.5K	-6K
2018-07-06	12:30 PM	Employment Change	31.8K	-7.5K	24K	23K
2018-08-10	12:30 PM	Employment Change		31.8K		-11K
2018-09-07	12:30 PM	Employment Change				15.9K
2018-10-05	12:30 PM	Employment Change				15.1K

Canada Labour	Last	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Unit
Unemployment Rate	6.00	5.80	13.10	2.90	percent	[+]
Employed Persons	18628.00	18596.20	18645.10	9636.70	Thousand	[+]
Unemployed Persons	1195.30	1151.60	1748.90	691.50	Thousand	[+]
Part Time Employment	22.70	23.60	136.30	-137.00	Thousand	[+]
Full Time Employment	9.10	-31.00	148.40	-145.10	Thousand	[+]
Employment Change	31.80	-7.50	94.00	-124.80	Thousand	[+]
Labor Force Participation Rate	65.50	65.30	67.70	61.40	percent	[+]
Youth Unemployment Rate	11.70	11.10	20.70	10.30	percent	[+]
Productivity	109.22	109.75	110.12	69.08	Index Points	[+]
Labour Costs	117.22	116.91	117.22	49.37	Index Points	[+]
Wages	24.93	25.06	25.06	13.73	CAD/Hour	[+]
Wages in Manufacturing	25.20	25.74	26.30	14.96	CAD/Hour	[+]
Minimum Wages	14.00	11.40	14.00	1.00	CAD/Hour	[+]
Population	36.96	36.89	36.96	17.91	Million	[+]
Retirement Age Women	65.00	65.00	65.00	65.00		[+]
Retirement Age Men	65.00	65.00	65.00	65.00		[+]
Non Farm Payrolls	16540.30	16444.00	16540.30	10863.80	Thousand	[+]
Job Vacancies	469795.00	467685.00	469795.00	329710.00		[+]
Living Wage Family	2690.00	2860.00	2930.00	2690.00	CAD/Month	[+]
Living Wage Individual	1970.00	2050.00	2080.00	1970.00	CAD/Month	[+]
Adp Employment Change	2.90	30.20	59.20	-13.50	Thousand	[+]
Employment Rate	61.50	61.50	63.70	56.00	percent	[+]

Canada Employment Change

In Canada, employment change refers to the change in the number of persons who work for pay or profit, or perform unpaid family work. Estimates include both full-time and part-time employment. This page provides the latest reported value for - Canada Employment Change - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Canada Employment Change - actual data, historical chart and calendar of releases - was last updated on July of 2018.

	Actual	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Dates	Unit	Frequency
	31.80	-7.50	94.00	-124.80	1976 - 2018	Thousand	Monthly	Volume, SA

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employment change by Country

Country	Last		Previous	Highest	Lowest
Australia	12000.00	May/18	18400	99100	-75000	Persons	Monthly
Canada	31.80	Jun/18	-7.5	94	-125	Thousand	Monthly
Euro Area	0.40	Mar/18	0.3	0.8	-0.7	%	Quarterly
France	0.20	Mar/18	0.2	0.7	-0.5	%	Quarterly
Germany	0.40	Mar/18	0.3	1	-0.8	%	Quarterly
Italy	0.10	Mar/18	-0.4	1.1	-0.9	%	Quarterly
Netherlands	0.80	Mar/18	0.7	1.2	-0.9	%	Quarterly
Spain	0.40	Mar/18	0.4	1.8	-2.3	%	Quarterly
Switzerland	0.30	Mar/18	0	1.2	-0.6	%	Quarterly
United Kingdom	146.00	Mar/18	197	307	-279	Thousand	Monthly