Unemployment rate (annual) in Canada

Estadisticas Canada · Mensual · Importance 70

IMF forecast (WEO): 2026: 6.5% 2027: 6.3% 2028: 6.2% 2029: 6.1% 2030: 6.0% 2031: 6.0%

6.4% (Jul-26) ABS · % · Mensual · CSV

Period	%
Jul 2026	6.4%
Jun 2026	6.5%
May 2026	6.6%
Apr 2026	6.9%
Mar 2026	6.7%
Feb 2026	6.7%
Jan 2026	6.5%
Dec 2025	6.8%
Nov 2025	6.6%
Oct 2025	6.9%
Sep 2025	7.1%
Aug 2025	7.1%
Jul 2025	6.9%
Jun 2025	6.9%
May 2025	7.0%
Apr 2025	6.9%
Mar 2025	6.8%
Feb 2025	6.6%
Jan 2025	6.7%
Dec 2024	6.7%
Nov 2024	7.0%
Oct 2024	6.6%
Sep 2024	6.5%
Aug 2024	6.6%
Jul 2024	6.4%
Jun 2024	6.4%
May 2024	6.3%
Apr 2024	6.2%
Mar 2024	6.1%
Feb 2024	5.9%
Jan 2024	5.7%
Dec 2023	5.8%
Nov 2023	5.8%
Oct 2023	5.7%
Sep 2023	5.5%
Aug 2023	5.4%
Jul 2023	5.4%
Jun 2023	5.4%
May 2023	5.2%
Apr 2023	5.1%
Mar 2023	5.1%
Feb 2023	5.2%
Jan 2023	5.1%
Dec 2022	5.0%
Nov 2022	5.0%
Oct 2022	5.1%
Sep 2022	5.1%
Aug 2022	5.2%
Jul 2022	4.8%
Jun 2022	4.9%
May 2022	5.2%
Apr 2022	5.4%
Mar 2022	5.4%
Feb 2022	5.5%
Jan 2022	6.4%
Dec 2021	5.9%
Nov 2021	6.1%
Oct 2021	6.5%
Sep 2021	7.0%
Aug 2021	7.1%

Period	miles
Jul 2026	21,214.8
Jun 2026	21,139.7
May 2026	21,121.5
Apr 2026	21,033.7
Mar 2026	21,051.4
Feb 2026	21,037.3
Jan 2026	21,121.2
Dec 2025	21,146.0
Nov 2025	21,135.9
Oct 2025	21,083.6
Sep 2025	21,009.9
Aug 2025	20,956.6
Jul 2025	21,018.3
Jun 2025	21,040.7
May 2025	20,974.4
Apr 2025	20,966.7
Mar 2025	20,964.3
Feb 2025	20,985.5
Jan 2025	20,986.9
Dec 2024	20,934.7
Nov 2024	20,842.0
Oct 2024	20,804.9
Sep 2024	20,796.0
Aug 2024	20,760.4
Jul 2024	20,725.1
Jun 2024	20,708.1
May 2024	20,707.2
Apr 2024	20,674.9
Mar 2024	20,620.8
Feb 2024	20,593.8
Jan 2024	20,552.1
Dec 2023	20,530.6
Nov 2023	20,522.2
Oct 2023	20,501.8
Sep 2023	20,473.1
Aug 2023	20,423.7
Jul 2023	20,356.9
Jun 2023	20,325.1
May 2023	20,253.9
Apr 2023	20,242.1
Mar 2023	20,214.7
Feb 2023	20,143.3
Jan 2023	20,097.5
Dec 2022	19,998.5
Nov 2022	19,923.8
Oct 2022	19,882.8
Sep 2022	19,796.1
Aug 2022	19,781.2
Jul 2022	19,787.5
Jun 2022	19,750.8
May 2022	19,763.4
Apr 2022	19,709.7
Mar 2022	19,647.8
Feb 2022	19,629.0
Jan 2022	19,305.4
Dec 2021	19,508.8
Nov 2021	19,437.3
Oct 2021	19,288.1
Sep 2021	19,251.1
Aug 2021	19,081.7

Period	%
Jul 2026	65.1%
Jun 2026	65.0%
May 2026	65.0%
Apr 2026	65.0%
Mar 2026	64.9%
Feb 2026	64.9%
Jan 2026	65.0%
Dec 2025	65.4%
Nov 2025	65.2%
Oct 2025	65.2%
Sep 2025	65.2%
Aug 2025	65.1%
Jul 2025	65.2%
Jun 2025	65.3%
May 2025	65.3%
Apr 2025	65.3%
Mar 2025	65.3%
Feb 2025	65.3%
Jan 2025	65.5%
Dec 2024	65.4%
Nov 2024	65.5%
Oct 2024	65.2%
Sep 2024	65.2%
Aug 2024	65.4%
Jul 2024	65.3%
Jun 2024	65.5%
May 2024	65.6%
Apr 2024	65.6%
Mar 2024	65.6%
Feb 2024	65.6%
Jan 2024	65.5%
Dec 2023	65.7%
Nov 2023	65.8%
Oct 2023	65.9%
Sep 2023	65.8%
Aug 2023	65.8%
Jul 2023	65.8%
Jun 2023	65.9%
May 2023	65.7%
Apr 2023	65.7%
Mar 2023	65.8%
Feb 2023	65.8%
Jan 2023	65.8%
Dec 2022	65.6%
Nov 2022	65.5%
Oct 2022	65.5%
Sep 2022	65.3%
Aug 2022	65.4%
Jul 2022	65.3%
Jun 2022	65.4%
May 2022	65.7%
Apr 2022	65.7%
Mar 2022	65.6%
Feb 2022	65.7%
Jan 2022	65.4%
Dec 2021	65.8%
Nov 2021	65.8%
Oct 2021	65.6%
Sep 2021	66.0%
Aug 2021	65.5%

Period	thousands
Jul 2026	75.1
Jun 2026	18.2
May 2026	87.8
Apr 2026	-17.7
Mar 2026	14.1
Feb 2026	-83.9
Jan 2026	-24.8
Dec 2025	10.1
Nov 2025	52.3
Oct 2025	73.7
Sep 2025	53.3
Aug 2025	-61.7
Jul 2025	-22.4
Jun 2025	66.3
May 2025	7.7
Apr 2025	2.4
Mar 2025	-21.2
Feb 2025	-1.4
Jan 2025	52.2
Dec 2024	92.7
Nov 2024	37.1
Oct 2024	8.9
Sep 2024	35.6
Aug 2024	35.3
Jul 2024	17.0
Jun 2024	0.9
May 2024	32.3
Apr 2024	54.1
Mar 2024	27.0
Feb 2024	41.7
Jan 2024	21.5
Dec 2023	8.4
Nov 2023	20.4
Oct 2023	28.7
Sep 2023	49.4
Aug 2023	66.8
Jul 2023	31.8
Jun 2023	71.2
May 2023	11.8
Apr 2023	27.4
Mar 2023	71.4
Feb 2023	45.8
Jan 2023	99.0
Dec 2022	74.7
Nov 2022	41.0
Oct 2022	86.7
Sep 2022	14.9
Aug 2022	-6.3
Jul 2022	36.7
Jun 2022	-12.6
May 2022	53.7
Apr 2022	61.9
Mar 2022	18.8
Feb 2022	323.6
Jan 2022	-203.4
Dec 2021	71.5
Nov 2021	149.2
Oct 2021	37.0
Sep 2021	169.4
Aug 2021	65.2

About this indicator

Source	Statistics Canada
Frequency	Mensual
Release	Aproximadamente un mes después del periodo de referencia (mensual o trimestral según el país).
What it is	The unemployment rate is the share of jobless people in Canada's total labour force. It is the main gauge of labour market health and of the economy's capacity to create jobs, produced by Statistics Canada within the Labour Force Survey.
How it's calculated	Statistics Canada derives it from a monthly survey of a large household sample, using internationally comparable definitions. An unemployed person is one without a job, available for work and actively seeking it. This entry reflects the annual average of the rate.
Market implications	A strong labour market lifts consumer spending and household income and is a key variable for the Bank of Canada. A low or falling unemployment rate supports the Canadian dollar and a tighter stance; a rise opens the door to rate cuts.
Limitations	It is worth distinguishing whether the rate moves because of labour demand or shifts in the labour force, since it can fall simply because people stop looking for work. Survey data carry sampling error and revisions, and the monthly figure is watched more closely than the annual average.