Employment in Canada up by 91,000 as of December 2024

Highlights: Canadian employment increased by 91,000 as of December 2024

• As of December 2024, employment rose to 91,000 in Canada, reflecting a 0.4 % growth rate.
• Employment arose among four Canadian sectors in December 2024.
• Canadian provinces that witnessed the employment were Alberta, Ontario, British Columbia, Nova Scotia, and Saskatchewan.
• Full-time employment in Canada rose by 56,000, a 0.3% increase compared to 2023.
   

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Employment in Canada rose in December 2024

Canada witnessed an employment rise in December 2024 by 91,000, mostly in full-time work than in November (51,000). In 2024, Canada had more than 413,000 (+2.0%) people working in December compared with 12 months earlier. The public sector employment rate rose by 40,000 in December. The public sector employment rose by 156,000, driven by gains in the public sector components of educational services, health care, and social assistance.
 

Meanwhile, private sector employment changed slightly in December (+27,000; +0.2%) and was up 191,000 (+1.4%) year-over-year.  
 

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Employment increased among core-aged men and people aged 55 and older

The employment increased by 30,000 in December 2024, building on an increase of 45,000 in November.

Below is the table of employment increases in December:

Gender	Age	Employment rate
Men	Age 25 to 54	86.7%.
Women	Age 25 to 54	80.10%
Men	Age 15 to 24	53.80%

 

Employment gains across several industries in December 2024

Several sectors in Canada saw an increase across several sectors in December 2024. On a year-over-year basis, employment in different industries was up by 85,000 (+6.2%).
 

Below is the table of employment gain across several industries:

Industry	Increase in employment	% of increase
Educational Services	17,000	1.10%
Health care and social assistance	16,000	0.50%
Finance, insurance, real estate rental and leasing	17,000	4.70%
Transportation and warehousing	16,000	1.60%

 

Employment increased among different Canadian provinces

Canadian provinces witness an employment increase in different provinces by 91,000. Below are different employment increase rates in other Canadian provinces:

Canadian province	Increase in employment	% of employment rate
Alberta	35,000	1.40%
Ontario	23,000	0.30%
British Columbia	14,000	0.50%
Nova Scotia	74,000	1.40%
Sasketchewan	4,000	0.70%

 

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