Average hourly labour cost per employee - Discontinued in Canada
Canada: Average hourly labour cost per employee - Discontinued was 45.95 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Average hourly labour cost per employee - Discontinued in Canada, 2008–2024
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2024, average hourly labour cost per employee - discontinued in Canada stood at 45.95. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 35.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average hourly labour cost per employee - discontinued in Canada peaked at 45.95 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 29, in 2008.
That places Canada 25th out of 50 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Average hourly labour cost per employee - Discontinued in Canada, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 29 | — |
| 2009 | 29.6 | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 29.9 | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 30.9 | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 31.75 | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 32.7 | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 33.85 | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 34.5 | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 34.2 | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 35.4 | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 36.3 | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 37.3 | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 41.05 | +10.1% |
| 2021 | 40.85 | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 42.5 | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 44.5 | +4.7% |
| 2024 | 45.95 | +3.3% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 45.95 is above the median for high income countries, which is 44.84, 1.0× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.3 | 29 | 29.6 | 2 |
| 2010s | 33.68 | 29.9 | 37.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.97 | 40.85 | 45.95 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More work & labour data for Canada
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.3281 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.3334 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.3231 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.29 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.6552 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 39,234 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 5,715 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 26,798 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 26,814 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 53,612 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average hourly labour cost per employee - discontinued in Canada?
- Average hourly labour cost per employee - discontinued in Canada was 45.95 in 2024, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest average hourly labour cost per employee - discontinued recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 45.95 in 2024.
- What is the lowest average hourly labour cost per employee - discontinued recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 29 in 2008.
- How does Canada rank for average hourly labour cost per employee - discontinued?
- Canada ranks 25th out of 50 countries with data for 2024.
- Is average hourly labour cost per employee - discontinued rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Average hourly labour cost per employee - Discontinued. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Data on labour cost is presented, whenever possible, in nominal terms and on the basis of the mean hourly labour cost per employee. Labour cost is the cost incurred by the employer in the employment of labour in a specified reference period. It comprises remuneration for work performed, payments in respect of time paid for but not worked, bonuses and gratuities, the cost of food, drink and other payments in kind, cost of workers' housing borne by employers, employers' social security expenditures, cost to the employer for vocational training, welfare services and miscellaneous items, such as transport of workers, work clothes and recruitment, together with taxes regarded as labour cost. For more information, refer to the Prices, Costs, and Currency Conversions (PRICES) database description.