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Canada Non-Farm Payrolls

Canada's non-farm payrolls rose by 0.1% to 18.3 million in July 2025, up from 18.2 million in June 2025. This increase was driven by gains in transportation and warehousing which added 26,000 jobs and educational services which added 22,000 jobs. These gains were tempered by job losses in information, culture and recreation, down 29,000 jobs and construction, down 22,000 jobs. The employment rate fell to 60.7% in July while the unemployment rate held at 6.9%. Canada's record low non-farm payrolls was 10.9 million in March 1994 and record high was 18.3 million in January 2025.

Monthly Historical Data (1994-2025)

(in Thousand)
Month Non-Farm Payrolls (Thousand)
Jul 2025 18,267
Jun 2025 18,245
May 2025 18,254
Apr 2025 18,215
Mar 2025 18,221
Feb 2025 18,242
Jan 2025 18,282
Dec 2024 18,268
Nov 2024 18,201
Oct 2024 18,217
Sep 2024 18,222
Aug 2024 18,243
Jul 2024 18,216
Jun 2024 18,180
May 2024 18,208
Apr 2024 18,185
Mar 2024 18,155
Feb 2024 18,109
Jan 2024 18,096
Dec 2023 18,069
Nov 2023 18,022
Oct 2023 18,091
Sep 2023 18,097
Aug 2023 18,053
Jul 2023 18,056
Jun 2023 18,052
May 2023 17,998
Apr 2023 17,870
Mar 2023 17,929
Feb 2023 17,925
Jan 2023 17,880
Dec 2022 17,839
Nov 2022 17,773
Oct 2022 17,711
Sep 2022 17,694
Aug 2022 17,612
Jul 2022 17,599
Jun 2022 17,566
May 2022 17,447
Apr 2022 17,460
Mar 2022 17,321
Feb 2022 17,190
Jan 2022 17,074
Dec 2021 17,081
Nov 2021 16,978
Oct 2021 16,911
Sep 2021 16,780
Aug 2021 16,699
Jul 2021 16,609
Jun 2021 16,303
May 2021 16,089
Apr 2021 16,312
Mar 2021 16,181
Feb 2021 15,938
Jan 2021 15,872
Dec 2020 16,006
Nov 2020 15,958
Oct 2020 16,004
Sep 2020 15,819
Aug 2020 15,486
Jul 2020 15,152
Jun 2020 14,416
May 2020 13,766
Apr 2020 14,265
Mar 2020 16,135
Feb 2020 17,096
Jan 2020 17,121
Dec 2019 17,083
Nov 2019 17,072
Oct 2019 17,060
Sep 2019 17,050
Aug 2019 17,072
Jul 2019 17,050
Jun 2019 16,991
May 2019 16,991
Apr 2019 16,942
Mar 2019 16,939
Feb 2019 16,916
Jan 2019 16,878
Dec 2018 16,801
Nov 2018 16,812
Oct 2018 16,792
Sep 2018 16,745
Aug 2018 16,710
Jul 2018 16,669
Jun 2018 16,694
May 2018 16,655
Apr 2018 16,584
Mar 2018 16,581
Feb 2018 16,531
Jan 2018 16,490
Dec 2017 16,490
Nov 2017 16,431
Oct 2017 16,410
Sep 2017 16,435
Aug 2017 16,404
Jul 2017 16,352
Jun 2017 16,343
May 2017 16,247
Apr 2017 16,208
Mar 2017 16,182
Feb 2017 16,176
Jan 2017 16,117
Dec 2016 16,132
Nov 2016 16,073
Oct 2016 16,053
Sep 2016 16,053
Aug 2016 15,995
Jul 2016 16,014
Jun 2016 16,022
May 2016 15,959
Apr 2016 15,958
Mar 2016 15,894
Feb 2016 15,855
Jan 2016 15,873
Dec 2015 15,884
Nov 2015 15,853
Oct 2015 15,876
Sep 2015 15,815
Aug 2015 15,798
Jul 2015 15,828
Jun 2015 15,788
May 2015 15,816
Apr 2015 15,781
Mar 2015 15,740
Feb 2015 15,740
Jan 2015 15,740
Dec 2014 15,686
Nov 2014 15,685
Oct 2014 15,713
Sep 2014 15,692
Aug 2014 15,706
Jul 2014 15,659
Jun 2014 15,626
May 2014 15,605
Apr 2014 15,535
Mar 2014 15,544
Feb 2014 15,512
Jan 2014 15,514
Dec 2013 15,510
Nov 2013 15,518
Oct 2013 15,519
Sep 2013 15,493
Aug 2013 15,514
Jul 2013 15,435
Jun 2013 15,377
May 2013 15,393
Apr 2013 15,410
Mar 2013 15,399
Feb 2013 15,368
Jan 2013 15,330
Dec 2012 15,315
Nov 2012 15,344
Oct 2012 15,308
Sep 2012 15,328
Aug 2012 15,329
Jul 2012 15,303
Jun 2012 15,292
May 2012 15,259
Apr 2012 15,188
Mar 2012 15,132
Feb 2012 15,089
Jan 2012 15,095
Dec 2011 15,095
Nov 2011 15,093
Oct 2011 15,063
Sep 2011 15,069
Aug 2011 15,013
Jul 2011 15,019
Jun 2011 15,003
May 2011 14,925
Apr 2011 14,949
Mar 2011 14,928
Feb 2011 14,904
Jan 2011 14,882
Dec 2010 14,886
Nov 2010 14,829
Oct 2010 14,836
Sep 2010 14,811
Aug 2010 14,766
Jul 2010 14,787
Jun 2010 14,726
May 2010 14,687
Apr 2010 14,682
Mar 2010 14,652
Feb 2010 14,626
Jan 2010 14,602
Dec 2009 14,586
Nov 2009 14,567
Oct 2009 14,583
Sep 2009 14,553
Aug 2009 14,507
Jul 2009 14,587
Jun 2009 14,552
May 2009 14,574
Apr 2009 14,588
Mar 2009 14,642
Feb 2009 14,705
Jan 2009 14,739
Dec 2008 14,812
Nov 2008 14,856
Oct 2008 14,923
Sep 2008 14,908
Aug 2008 14,919
Jul 2008 14,888
Jun 2008 14,901
May 2008 14,879
Apr 2008 14,857
Mar 2008 14,843
Feb 2008 14,802
Jan 2008 14,810
Dec 2007 14,692
Nov 2007 14,689
Oct 2007 14,692
Sep 2007 14,627
Aug 2007 14,626
Jul 2007 14,606
Jun 2007 14,596
May 2007 14,568
Apr 2007 14,550
Mar 2007 14,527
Feb 2007 14,530
Jan 2007 14,510
Dec 2006 14,455
Nov 2006 14,431
Oct 2006 14,299
Sep 2006 14,331
Aug 2006 14,292
Jul 2006 14,286
Jun 2006 14,313
May 2006 14,283
Apr 2006 14,253
Mar 2006 14,221
Feb 2006 14,205
Jan 2006 14,159
Dec 2005 14,076
Nov 2005 14,039
Oct 2005 14,002
Sep 2005 13,990
Aug 2005 13,963
Jul 2005 13,934
Jun 2005 13,928
May 2005 13,880
Apr 2005 13,879
Mar 2005 13,827
Feb 2005 13,816
Jan 2005 13,785
Dec 2004 13,785
Nov 2004 13,718
Oct 2004 13,720
Sep 2004 13,702
Aug 2004 13,636
Jul 2004 13,695
Jun 2004 13,648
May 2004 13,631
Apr 2004 13,605
Mar 2004 13,552
Feb 2004 13,492
Jan 2004 13,533
Dec 2003 13,474
Nov 2003 13,471
Oct 2003 13,466
Sep 2003 13,414
Aug 2003 13,430
Jul 2003 13,422
Jun 2003 13,441
May 2003 13,409
Apr 2003 13,398
Mar 2003 13,420
Feb 2003 13,350
Jan 2003 13,354
Dec 2002 13,286
Nov 2002 13,292
Oct 2002 13,256
Sep 2002 13,258
Aug 2002 13,286
Jul 2002 13,181
Jun 2002 13,139
May 2002 13,107
Apr 2002 13,071
Mar 2002 13,051
Feb 2002 13,051
Jan 2002 12,977
Dec 2001 12,949
Nov 2001 12,934
Oct 2001 12,948
Sep 2001 12,925
Aug 2001 12,964
Jul 2001 12,929
Jun 2001 12,977
May 2001 13,023
Apr 2001 12,972
Mar 2001 12,961
Feb 2001 13,003
Jan 2001 12,914
Dec 2000 12,639
Nov 2000 12,649
Oct 2000 12,602
Sep 2000 12,576
Aug 2000 12,526
Jul 2000 12,453
Jun 2000 12,419
May 2000 12,393
Apr 2000 12,377
Mar 2000 12,324
Feb 2000 12,279
Jan 2000 12,270
Dec 1999 12,203
Nov 1999 12,175
Oct 1999 12,138
Sep 1999 12,092
Aug 1999 12,061
Jul 1999 12,065
Jun 1999 12,011
May 1999 12,010
Apr 1999 12,003
Mar 1999 11,990
Feb 1999 11,969
Jan 1999 11,945
Dec 1998 11,927
Nov 1998 11,928
Oct 1998 11,935
Sep 1998 11,916
Aug 1998 11,902
Jul 1998 11,881
Jun 1998 11,859
May 1998 11,855
Apr 1998 11,856
Mar 1998 11,852
Feb 1998 11,865
Jan 1998 11,857
Dec 1997 11,822
Nov 1997 11,776
Oct 1997 11,663
Sep 1997 11,739
Aug 1997 11,728
Jul 1997 11,688
Jun 1997 11,636
May 1997 11,578
Apr 1997 11,536
Mar 1997 11,495
Feb 1997 11,454
Jan 1997 11,403
Dec 1996 11,395
Nov 1996 11,371
Oct 1996 11,307
Sep 1996 11,263
Aug 1996 11,264
Jul 1996 11,239
Jun 1996 11,269
May 1996 11,284
Apr 1996 11,292
Mar 1996 11,242
Feb 1996 11,293
Jan 1996 11,309
Dec 1995 11,279
Nov 1995 11,289
Oct 1995 11,316
Sep 1995 11,324
Aug 1995 11,268
Jul 1995 11,232
Jun 1995 11,231
May 1995 11,160
Apr 1995 11,140
Mar 1995 11,093
Feb 1995 11,060
Jan 1995 11,127
Dec 1994 11,138
Nov 1994 11,089
Oct 1994 11,057
Sep 1994 11,048
Aug 1994 11,050
Jul 1994 11,031
Jun 1994 10,958
May 1994 10,938
Apr 1994 10,911
Mar 1994 10,864
Canada Non-Farm Payrolls : Definition
Canada non-farm payrolls show the monthly change in the number of paid employees, excluding those in the agricultural sector. It's measured in 'thousands'. Statistics Canada surveys businesses to calculate this figure.
Indicator Last Value Prior Value Period
Annual Unemployment Rate 6.45% 5.42% 2024
Female Labor Force Rate 61.03% 61.13% 2024
Unemployment Rate 7.1% 7.1% Sep'25