Job satisfaction

Proportion of the employed population by level of job satisfaction.

This indicator is measured as part of the Labour Market Indicators (LMI) program — the program of monthly supplements to the Labour Force Survey (LFS) — and the Survey Series on People and their Communities (SSPC).

In the LMI supplement, survey respondents are asked:

Using a scale of 0 to 10, where 0 means "Very dissatisfied" and 10 means "Very satisfied", in general, how satisfied are you with your main job or business?

In the SSPC, survey respondents are asked:

How do you feel about your job right now?

• Very satisfied
• Satisfied
• Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied
• Dissatisfied
• Very dissatisfied

This indicator is also measured in the Longitudinal International Study of Adults (LISA), the General Social Survey (GSS) - Canadians at Work and Home, selected iterations of the Canadian Social Survey (CSS), and on the Indigenous Peoples Survey (IPS). Exact questionnaire wording may vary slightly between sources.

This indicator is measured through more than one Statistics Canada survey. Estimates can vary between data sources due to differences in reference periods, targeted or sampled populations, data collection and other methodology.

• Survey Series on People and their Communities (SSPC)
• Longitudinal International Study of Adults (LISA)
• General Social Survey (GSS) - Canadians at Work and Home
• Canadian Social Survey (CSS) (Wave 6)
• Indigenous Peoples Survey (IPS) 2017

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