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Canada: most common reasons for not looking for work 2017

Most common reasons for not looking for work in Canada in 2017, by number of disengaged workers

The data displays the most common reasons for job searchers in Canada to stop looking for work in 2017, by number of workers exiting the labor force this way. In 2017, about 24,500 thousand Canadians, eligible to work, were discouraged by the present job situation and stopped looking for a job.

School 96.4
Other 92.7
Illness 80.5
Personal/family responsibilities 66.1
Awaiting recall/reply 33.1
Discouraged 24.5