Canada
CA desk: Canada first; United States, United Kingdom, euro area, Australia, Korea, Taiwan and New Zealand alongside.
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As of 2025 | % of total employment
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 9.56% |
| 2024 | 9.62% |
| 2023 | 9.47% |
| 2022 | 9.78% |
| 2021 | 10.11% |
| 2020 | 11.03% |
| 2019 | 10.57% |
| 2018 | 10.61% |
| 2017 | 10.52% |
| 2016 | 10.52% |
| 2015 | 10.47% |
| 2014 | 10.53% |
| 2013 | 10.58% |
| 2012 | 10.58% |
| 2011 | 10.56% |
| 2010 | 10.69% |
| 2009 | 10.93% |
| 2008 | 10.36% |
| 2007 | 10.37% |
| 2006 | 10.15% |
| 2005 | 10.23% |
| 2004 | 10.17% |
| 2003 | 10.30% |
| 2002 | 10.07% |
Vulnerable employment (SL.EMP.VULN.ZS, modelled ILO estimate) is own-account and contributing-family workers as a share of employment. Latest: 9.56% in 2025.
These jobs usually lack formal contracts and social insurance. A high share is not the same as a low wage, but it is the usual companion of informal work. From 1991 to 2025 (35 years): latest 9.56% (2025), previous year 9.62% (2024); low 8.27% (1991), high 11.42% (1998).
Source: World Bank Open Data. Licence: CC BY 4.0 (terms).