Employment (current ILO definition - ICLS19) in Canada
Canada: Employment (current ILO definition - ICLS19) was 21,029 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment (current ILO definition - ICLS19) in Canada, 2014–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2025, employment (current ilo definition - icls19) in Canada stood at 21,029. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment (current ilo definition - icls19) in Canada peaked at 21,029 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 17,738, in 2014.
That places Canada 12th out of 71 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Employment (current ILO definition - ICLS19) in Canada, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 17,738 | — |
| 2015 | 17,857 | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 17,967 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 18,372 | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 18,707 | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 19,071 | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 18,068 | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 18,964 | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 19,740 | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 20,335 | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 20,730 | +1.9% |
| 2025 | 21,029 | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 18,285 | 17,738 | 19,071 | 6 |
| 2020s | 19,811 | 18,068 | 21,029 | 6 |
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 employment (current ilo definition - icls19) in Canada?
- Employment (current ilo definition - icls19) in Canada was 21,029 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest employment (current ilo definition - icls19) recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 21,029 in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment (current ilo definition - icls19) recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 17,738 in 2014.
- How does Canada rank for employment (current ilo definition - icls19)?
- Canada ranks 12th out of 71 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment (current ilo definition - icls19) rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.8%. 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 Employment (current ILO definition - ICLS19) (15+). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series includes only countries for which the 19th ICLS definitions are applied. Persons in employment are defined as all those of working age who, during a short reference period, were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit. They comprise employed persons who worked in a job for at least one hour and employed persons not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangements. For more information, refer to the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database description.