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Unemployment rate, Canada, monthly, seasonally adjusted
Canada · monthly · percent · Seasonally adjusted
Published issuer series; native reference periods are retained. Missing observations remain missing. Labour Force Survey estimates and job-vacancy employer-survey estimates describe different populations. Employment is not job vacancies; rates have their own denominators. Unadjusted immigrant comparisons use overlapping three-month averages. Exact issuer dimensions: Geography: Canada; Labour force characteristics: Unemployment rate; Gender: Total - Gender; Age group: 15 years and over; Statistics: Estimate; Data type: Seasonally adjusted.
Countability page snapshot: 2026-11-11. Issuer observations retain their published precision after conversion to the stated base units; no interpolation or missing-value replacement.
Published Countability table. Adapted from Statistics Canada — Labour force characteristics, monthly, seasonally adjusted and trend-cycle (14-10-0287-01); reference periods 2005-09 to 2026-10. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product. Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Statistics Canada — Labour force characteristics, monthly, seasonally adjusted and trend-cycle. Input captured: 2026-11-10. Table release: 2026-11-06.
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| Reference period | Value (percent) |
|---|---|
| 2005-09 | 6.7 |
| 2005-10 | 6.7 |
| 2005-11 | 6.3 |
| 2005-12 | 6.6 |
| 2006-01 | 6.7 |
| 2006-02 | 6.6 |
| 2006-03 | 6.5 |
| 2006-04 | 6.5 |
| 2006-05 | 6.2 |
| 2006-06 | 6.3 |
| 2006-07 | 6.5 |
| 2006-08 | 6.5 |
| 2006-09 | 6.5 |
| 2006-10 | 6.3 |
| 2006-11 | 6.5 |
| 2006-12 | 6.3 |
| 2007-01 | 6.4 |
| 2007-02 | 6.3 |
| 2007-03 | 6.3 |
| 2007-04 | 6.3 |
| 2007-05 | 6.2 |
| 2007-06 | 6.1 |
| 2007-07 | 6.0 |
| 2007-08 | 6.0 |
| 2007-09 | 6.0 |
| 2007-10 | 6.0 |
| 2007-11 | 6.1 |
| 2007-12 | 6.2 |
| 2008-01 | 6.1 |
| 2008-02 | 6.1 |
| 2008-03 | 6.2 |
| 2008-04 | 6.2 |
| 2008-05 | 6.2 |
| 2008-06 | 6.1 |
| 2008-07 | 6.2 |
| 2008-08 | 6.2 |
| 2008-09 | 6.3 |
| 2008-10 | 6.4 |
| 2008-11 | 6.7 |
| 2008-12 | 7.0 |
| 2009-01 | 7.5 |
| 2009-02 | 8.1 |
| 2009-03 | 8.4 |
| 2009-04 | 8.4 |
| 2009-05 | 8.7 |
| 2009-06 | 8.8 |
| 2009-07 | 8.8 |
| 2009-08 | 8.7 |
| 2009-09 | 8.5 |
| 2009-10 | 8.6 |
| 2009-11 | 8.6 |
| 2009-12 | 8.6 |
| 2010-01 | 8.4 |
| 2010-02 | 8.4 |
| 2010-03 | 8.3 |
| 2010-04 | 8.2 |
| 2010-05 | 8.2 |
| 2010-06 | 8.0 |
| 2010-07 | 8.2 |
| 2010-08 | 8.2 |
| 2010-09 | 8.2 |
| 2010-10 | 8.1 |
| 2010-11 | 7.9 |
| 2010-12 | 7.8 |
| 2011-01 | 7.8 |
| 2011-02 | 7.8 |
| 2011-03 | 7.8 |
| 2011-04 | 7.8 |
| 2011-05 | 7.7 |
| 2011-06 | 7.7 |
| 2011-07 | 7.4 |
| 2011-08 | 7.4 |
| 2011-09 | 7.5 |
| 2011-10 | 7.5 |
| 2011-11 | 7.6 |
| 2011-12 | 7.5 |
| 2012-01 | 7.7 |
| 2012-02 | 7.6 |
| 2012-03 | 7.4 |
| 2012-04 | 7.4 |
| 2012-05 | 7.6 |
| 2012-06 | 7.4 |
| 2012-07 | 7.3 |
| 2012-08 | 7.4 |
| 2012-09 | 7.4 |
| 2012-10 | 7.4 |
| 2012-11 | 7.4 |
| 2012-12 | 7.3 |
| 2013-01 | 7.1 |
| 2013-02 | 7.1 |
| 2013-03 | 7.3 |
| 2013-04 | 7.2 |
| 2013-05 | 7.1 |
| 2013-06 | 7.2 |
| 2013-07 | 7.3 |
| 2013-08 | 7.3 |
| 2013-09 | 7.1 |
| 2013-10 | 7.3 |
| 2013-11 | 7.1 |
| 2013-12 | 7.4 |
| 2014-01 | 7.3 |
| 2014-02 | 7.3 |
| 2014-03 | 7.1 |
| 2014-04 | 7.1 |
| 2014-05 | 7.3 |
| 2014-06 | 7.2 |
| 2014-07 | 7.1 |
| 2014-08 | 7.0 |
| 2014-09 | 7.0 |
| 2014-10 | 6.8 |
| 2014-11 | 6.8 |
| 2014-12 | 6.7 |
| 2015-01 | 6.8 |
| 2015-02 | 6.9 |
| 2015-03 | 6.9 |
| 2015-04 | 7.0 |
| 2015-05 | 6.9 |
| 2015-06 | 6.9 |
| 2015-07 | 7.0 |
| 2015-08 | 7.1 |
| 2015-09 | 7.1 |
| 2015-10 | 7.0 |
| 2015-11 | 7.1 |
| 2015-12 | 7.3 |
| 2016-01 | 7.2 |
| 2016-02 | 7.3 |
| 2016-03 | 7.2 |
| 2016-04 | 7.3 |
| 2016-05 | 7.1 |
| 2016-06 | 7.0 |
| 2016-07 | 7.0 |
| 2016-08 | 6.9 |
| 2016-09 | 7.0 |
| 2016-10 | 6.9 |
| 2016-11 | 6.8 |
| 2016-12 | 6.9 |
| 2017-01 | 6.9 |
| 2017-02 | 6.6 |
| 2017-03 | 6.7 |
| 2017-04 | 6.5 |
| 2017-05 | 6.6 |
| 2017-06 | 6.5 |
| 2017-07 | 6.3 |
| 2017-08 | 6.2 |
| 2017-09 | 6.2 |
| 2017-10 | 6.3 |
| 2017-11 | 6.2 |
| 2017-12 | 6.0 |
| 2018-01 | 5.9 |
| 2018-02 | 6.0 |
| 2018-03 | 5.8 |
| 2018-04 | 5.8 |
| 2018-05 | 5.9 |
| 2018-06 | 6.0 |
| 2018-07 | 5.9 |
| 2018-08 | 6.0 |
| 2018-09 | 5.8 |
| 2018-10 | 5.6 |
| 2018-11 | 5.7 |
| 2018-12 | 5.6 |
| 2019-01 | 5.7 |
| 2019-02 | 5.8 |
| 2019-03 | 5.8 |
| 2019-04 | 5.7 |
| 2019-05 | 5.5 |
| 2019-06 | 5.6 |
| 2019-07 | 5.7 |
| 2019-08 | 5.7 |
| 2019-09 | 5.6 |
| 2019-10 | 5.6 |
| 2019-11 | 5.9 |
| 2019-12 | 5.6 |
| 2020-01 | 5.5 |
| 2020-02 | 5.8 |
| 2020-03 | 8.5 |
| 2020-04 | 13.7 |
| 2020-05 | 14.2 |
| 2020-06 | 12.6 |
| 2020-07 | 10.9 |
| 2020-08 | 10.1 |
| 2020-09 | 9.1 |
| 2020-10 | 9.0 |
| 2020-11 | 8.6 |
| 2020-12 | 8.9 |
| 2021-01 | 9.2 |
| 2021-02 | 8.5 |
| 2021-03 | 7.7 |
| 2021-04 | 8.2 |
| 2021-05 | 8.3 |
| 2021-06 | 7.9 |
| 2021-07 | 7.4 |
| 2021-08 | 7.1 |
| 2021-09 | 7.0 |
| 2021-10 | 6.5 |
| 2021-11 | 6.1 |
| 2021-12 | 5.9 |
| 2022-01 | 6.4 |
| 2022-02 | 5.5 |
| 2022-03 | 5.4 |
| 2022-04 | 5.4 |
| 2022-05 | 5.2 |
| 2022-06 | 4.9 |
| 2022-07 | 4.8 |
| 2022-08 | 5.2 |
| 2022-09 | 5.1 |
| 2022-10 | 5.1 |
| 2022-11 | 5.0 |
| 2022-12 | 5.0 |
| 2023-01 | 5.1 |
| 2023-02 | 5.2 |
| 2023-03 | 5.1 |
| 2023-04 | 5.1 |
| 2023-05 | 5.2 |
| 2023-06 | 5.4 |
| 2023-07 | 5.4 |
| 2023-08 | 5.4 |
| 2023-09 | 5.5 |
| 2023-10 | 5.7 |
| 2023-11 | 5.8 |
| 2023-12 | 5.8 |
| 2024-01 | 5.7 |
| 2024-02 | 5.9 |
| 2024-03 | 6.1 |
| 2024-04 | 6.2 |
| 2024-05 | 6.3 |
| 2024-06 | 6.4 |
| 2024-07 | 6.4 |
| 2024-08 | 6.6 |
| 2024-09 | 6.5 |
| 2024-10 | 6.6 |
| 2024-11 | 7.0 |
| 2024-12 | 6.7 |
| 2025-01 | 6.7 |
| 2025-02 | 6.6 |
| 2025-03 | 6.8 |
| 2025-04 | 6.9 |
| 2025-05 | 7.0 |
| 2025-06 | 6.9 |
| 2025-07 | 6.9 |
| 2025-08 | 7.1 |
| 2025-09 | 7.1 |
| 2025-10 | 6.9 |
| 2025-11 | 6.6 |
| 2025-12 | 6.8 |
| 2026-01 | 6.5 |
| 2026-02 | 6.7 |
| 2026-03 | 6.7 |
| 2026-04 | 6.9 |
| 2026-05 | 6.6 |
| 2026-06 | 6.5 |
| 2026-07 | 6.4 |
| 2026-08 | 6.4 |
| 2026-09 | 6.5 |
| 2026-10 | 6.7 |