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Canadian Labour Force Survey

The Labour Force Survey (LFS), conducted by Statistics Canada, is the only source of monthly employment estimates for Canadian industries. It collects monthly standard labour market indicators and is a major source of information on the working-age population in all provinces.

The CTHRC reviews the estimates available for tourism industries on a monthly and annual basis.

2011 Tourism Sector Highlights

• In 2011, 10.4% of employed Canadians worked in the tourism sector.
• In 2011, the average unemployment rate in the tourism sector was 6.8%. While unemployment in tourism industries remains above the levels seen prior to the recession in 2007 (6.1%), the tourism unemployment rate has been consistently lower than the rate sen in the economy overall.
• British Columbia has the highest proportion of its employed population working in tourism (13.0%), while New Brunswick had the lowest (8.4%).

Download the Labour Force Survey - 2011 Tourism Highlights  

Monthly Tourism Labour Force Survey updates are available from CTHRC News.