Canada vs United States of America: Days not worked due to strikes and lockouts
Days not worked due to strikes and lockouts over time
- Canada
- United States of America
How they compare
Canada currently reports 6.58 million against 3.36 million in United States of America, a difference of 3.22 million.
That makes Canada's figure about 2.0 times United States of America's.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was United States of America ahead.
Canada ranks 1st and United States of America ranks 4th of 90 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 1 and United States of America in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.62 million | 4.58 million | 1.96 million | United States of America |
| 2000s | 2.15 million | 3.47 million | 1.32 million | United States of America |
| 2010s | 1.28 million | 1.14 million | 140,966 | Canada |
| 2020s | 3.35 million | 6.79 million | 3.44 million | United States of America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher days not worked due to strikes and lockouts, Canada or United States of America?
- Canada, at 6.58 million against 3.36 million in United States of America as of 2023.
- What is the difference in days not worked due to strikes and lockouts between Canada and United States of America?
- 3.22 million, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United States of America?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Canada and United States of America rank globally for days not worked due to strikes and lockouts?
- Canada ranks 1st and United States of America ranks 4th of 90 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Labour Organization, published as Days not worked due to strikes and lockouts. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Days not worked as a result of strikes and lockouts represent the total number of working days not worked as a result of strikes and lockouts in progress during the year. It is measured in terms of the sum of the actual working days during which work would normally have been carried out by each worker involved had there been no stoppage. Data disaggregated by economic activity are provided according to the latest version of the International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC) available for that year. Data may have been regrouped from national classifications, which may not be strictly compatible with ISIC. For more information, refer to the Industrial Relations data (IRdata) database description.