8 May 2017 affect rates (including, for example, the unemployment rate and the Statistics Canada publishes monthly labour force statistics for all 

This article begins with an overview of child care policy in Canada and then At 64.9 percent, the labour participation rate for mothers in Alberta was also the  10 Jan 2020 The Canadian job market bounced back in December to post a gain of 35200 jobs and reverse The increase in the number of jobs came as the unemployment rate also fell to 5.6 per Labour Force Survey, December 2019. 7 Jun 2019 Statistics Canada said the national unemployment rate fell to 5.4 per cent, compared with 5.7 per cent in April as the number of people looking for  7 Jun 2019 Canada's Unemployment Rate Falls to Lowest Since at Least 1976. By 12 months. Shrinking labor force could mean jobs market is tightening  economies.2 Had labor force participation rates remained constant over the period, about The male employment rate in Canada fell by 0.22 percentage point  20 Mar 2019 The demographic makeup of the Canadian labour force is set to evolve in the For instance, StatsCan says the participation rate among men 

10 May 2019 The labour force participation rate in Canada (adjusted to US concepts) was 65.8 % in April, compared with 62.8% in the United States.

20 Mar 2019 The demographic makeup of the Canadian labour force is set to evolve in the For instance, StatsCan says the participation rate among men  8 Mar 2019 The Canadian unemployment rate remained unchanged at 5.8% in February. Source: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey, 2019. Labor Force for Canada from Statistics Canada for the Labour Force Survey is then used to produce the unemployment, employment and participation rates. 8 May 2017 affect rates (including, for example, the unemployment rate and the Statistics Canada publishes monthly labour force statistics for all  7 Feb 2019 Increasing female labor force participation rates creates an with a high GDP, such as Canada (61 percent) and Norway (61 percent), as well  Retirement is inevitable for this aging population, because the Canadian labour participation rate is the lowest for the older adult (55+) demographic and. Labour force participation rate, female-male ratio (Ratio of female to male shares) . Ratio of female to male of proportion 8, Canada. 0.762. 0.813. 0.839. 0.848.

9 Mar 2020 The unemployment rate for this age group declined to 6.8 per cent, which is With not enough young people entering the workforce, Canada is 

The prime-age participation rate in Canada, however, did not experience a significant drop following the 2008–09 recession, suggesting that the scope for drawing more prime-age workers into the Canadian labour force is more limited than in the United States. LABOUR FORCE PARTICIPATION More Canadian Women Are Working, but in Lower-Paying Jobs 16. In 2018, Canadian women 15 years and older represented nearly half (47.7%) of the labor force, compared to 37.1% in 1976—a percentage increase of close to 30%. 17. Over half (61.3%) of Canadian women over age 15 participated in the labor force in 2018. 18

The labour force participation rates is calculated as the labour force divided by the total working-age population.

11 Oct 2019 The labour force participation rate in Canada (adjusted to U.S. concepts) was 65.5% in September, compared with 63.2% in the United States. Detailed data from the Labour Force Survey, from which the Canadian participation and unemployment rates are calculated, contains a count of the number of indi-.

This note explores the drivers behind the recent increase in the US participation rate in the labour market and assesses the likelihood of a similar gain in Canada. The growth in the US participation rate has largely been due to a pickup in the participation of prime-age workers following a post-recession decline.

Canada's Labour Force Participation Rate remained the same rate at 66.6 % in Jul 2019, compared with 66.6 % in the previous month. Canada's Labour Force Participation Rate is updated monthly, available from Jan 1976 to Jul 2019, with an average rate of 65.9 % . The Canadian participation rate, the percentage of the population 15 and over that is either working or actively looking for work, continued to decline in April, falling to 66.1% from 66.2% in March and further below the 66.5% rate a year earlier. The prime-age participation rate in Canada, however, did not experience a significant drop following the 2008–09 recession, suggesting that the scope for drawing more prime-age workers into the Canadian labour force is more limited than in the United States. LABOUR FORCE PARTICIPATION More Canadian Women Are Working, but in Lower-Paying Jobs 16. In 2018, Canadian women 15 years and older represented nearly half (47.7%) of the labor force, compared to 37.1% in 1976—a percentage increase of close to 30%. 17. Over half (61.3%) of Canadian women over age 15 participated in the labor force in 2018. 18

The prime-age participation rate in Canada, however, did not experience a significant drop following the 2008–09 recession, suggesting that the scope for drawing more prime-age workers into the Canadian labour force is more limited than in the United States.