Labour market outcomes of immigrants - Employment, unemployment, and in Canada
Canada: Labour market outcomes of immigrants - Employment, unemployment, and was 7.98 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup in 2024. ▼ Falling
Labour market outcomes of immigrants - Employment, unemployment, and in Canada, 2008–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup.
Analysis
In 2024, labour market outcomes of immigrants - employment, unemployment, and in Canada stood at 7.98 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 26.8% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour market outcomes of immigrants - employment, unemployment, and in Canada peaked at 10.98 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup in 2020 and was at its lowest, 5.92 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup, in 2022.
Canada ranks 11th of 28 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Labour market outcomes of immigrants - Employment, unemployment, and in Canada, year by year
| Year | Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 7.04 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup | — |
| 2009 | 10.15 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup | +44.2% |
| 2010 | 9.8 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 8.79 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup | -10.3% |
| 2012 | 8.45 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 8.21 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 7.97 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 7.45 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup | -6.5% |
| 2016 | 7.6 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 6.8 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup | -10.5% |
| 2018 | 6.37 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup | -6.3% |
| 2019 | 6.3 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 10.98 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup | +74.2% |
| 2021 | 8.51 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup | -22.5% |
| 2022 | 5.92 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup | -30.4% |
| 2023 | 6.29 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup | +6.3% |
| 2024 | 7.98 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup | +26.8% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 7.98 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup is above the median for high income countries, which is 7.1 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup, 1.1× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Labour market outcomes of immigrants - Employment, unemployment, and in Canada changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +74.2% | 6.3 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup | 10.98 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.59 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup | 7.04 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup | 10.15 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup | 2 |
| 2010s | 7.77 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup | 6.3 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup | 9.8 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.93 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup | 5.92 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup | 10.98 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup | 5 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 8 Austria 9.19 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup compare
- 9 Portugal 9.14 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup compare
- 10 Italy 8.93 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup compare
- 12 Luxembourg 7.11 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup compare
- 13 Norway 7.11 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup compare
- 14 Chile 7.09 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup compare
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 labour market outcomes of immigrants - employment, unemployment, and in Canada?
- Labour market outcomes of immigrants - employment, unemployment, and in Canada was 7.98 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest labour market outcomes of immigrants - employment, unemployment, and recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 10.98 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup in 2020.
- What is the lowest labour market outcomes of immigrants - employment, unemployment, and recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.92 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup in 2022.
- How does Canada rank for labour market outcomes of immigrants - employment, unemployment, and?
- Canada ranks 11th out of 28 countries with data for 2024.
- Is labour market outcomes of immigrants - employment, unemployment, and rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Labour market outcomes of immigrants - Employment, unemployment, and participation rates by sex — Unemployment rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This database presents the labour market outcomes of immigrants in terms of employment, unemployment, and participation rates, disaggregated by gender.