{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"ca-employment-rate","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/ca-employment-rate","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/ca-employment-rate/","title":"Canada Employment Rate (2025)","description":"Canada's Employment Rate: 60.1 % of total population ages 15+ in 2025, -0.5pp YoY. World Bank (SL.EMP.TOTL.SP.ZS), 1991–2025.","domain":"labor","category":"Labour & Employment","keywords":["Labour & Employment","World Bank","Canada","2025"],"publisher":"World Bank","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Canada","temporal_coverage":"1991/2025","unit":"% of total population ages 15+","last_updated":"2026-07-26","last_updated_text":"26 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Canada Employment Rate","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"World Bank","url":"https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SL.EMP.TOTL.SP.ZS?locations=CA"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"1991–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"35"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Canada"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"26 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Canada (2025)","value":"60.1","unit":"% of total population ages 15+","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-0.5pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"-0.5pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"35","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Canada Employment Rate"}],"observation_count":35,"observations":[{"period":"1991","value":59.395},{"period":"1992","value":57.989},{"period":"1993","value":57.548},{"period":"1994","value":58.02},{"period":"1995","value":58.293},{"period":"1996","value":58.046},{"period":"1997","value":58.558},{"period":"1998","value":59.317},{"period":"1999","value":60.138},{"period":"2000","value":60.832},{"period":"2001","value":60.69},{"period":"2002","value":61.298},{"period":"2003","value":62.028},{"period":"2004","value":62.239},{"period":"2005","value":62.221},{"period":"2006","value":62.494},{"period":"2007","value":62.978},{"period":"2008","value":63.041},{"period":"2009","value":61.288},{"period":"2010","value":61.274},{"period":"2011","value":61.509},{"period":"2012","value":61.638},{"period":"2013","value":61.788},{"period":"2014","value":61.385},{"period":"2015","value":61.311},{"period":"2016","value":61.018},{"period":"2017","value":61.564},{"period":"2018","value":61.721},{"period":"2019","value":62.065},{"period":"2020","value":57.907},{"period":"2021","value":60.288},{"period":"2022","value":61.802},{"period":"2023","value":61.822},{"period":"2024","value":60.627},{"period":"2025","value":60.061}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of total population ages 15+"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"60.1","yoyChange":"-0.5pp"},{"year":"2024","value":"60.6","yoyChange":"-1.2pp"},{"year":"2023","value":"61.8","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2022","value":"61.8","yoyChange":"+1.5pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"60.3","yoyChange":"+2.4pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"57.9","yoyChange":"-4.2pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"62.1","yoyChange":"+0.4pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"61.7","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"61.6","yoyChange":"+0.6pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"61.0","yoyChange":"-0.3pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"61.3","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2014","value":"61.4","yoyChange":"-0.4pp"},{"year":"2013","value":"61.8","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2012","value":"61.6","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2011","value":"61.5","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2010","value":"61.3","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2009","value":"61.3","yoyChange":"-1.7pp"},{"year":"2008","value":"63.0","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2007","value":"63.0","yoyChange":"+0.5pp"},{"year":"2006","value":"62.5","yoyChange":"+0.3pp"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the employment-to-population ratio in Canada (share of 15+ population employed) from 1990 to present. Compare to ILO global benchmarks. It is published by World Bank and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2025. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1991–2025 (35 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 63 % of total population ages 15+ in 2008 and reached its lowest recorded value of 57.5 in 1993. The latest reading of 60.1 in 2025 represents a change of -0.5pp."}]}