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6.5%up 0.1 points from Aug 2026September 2026 · released 9 Oct 2026
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Key data points

Last release
9 Oct 2026
Observation period
September 2026
Next release
6 Nov 2026, 13:30 UTC
Previous
6.4% Aug 2026
Highest
14.2% May 2020
Lowest
4.8% Jul 2022
A year ago
7.1%
Data since
1976

Canada unemployment rate by year

Canada unemployment rate by year
YearAverageHighLowChange
2026 (to date)6.6%6.9%April 20266.4%July 20260.0
20256.9%7.1%August 20256.6%February 2025▲ +0.1
20246.4%7.0%November 20245.7%January 2024▲ +1.0
20235.4%5.8%November 20235.1%January 2023▲ +0.7
20225.3%6.4%January 20224.8%July 2022▼ −1.4
20217.5%9.2%January 20215.9%December 2021▼ −3.3
20209.7%14.2%May 20205.5%January 2020▲ +3.4
20195.7%5.9%November 20195.5%May 2019▼ −0.1
20185.8%6.0%February 20185.6%October 2018▼ −0.3
20176.4%6.9%January 20176.0%December 2017▼ −0.9
20167.1%7.3%February 20166.8%November 2016▼ −0.3
20157.0%7.3%December 20156.8%January 2015▲ +0.5
20147.1%7.3%January 20146.7%December 2014▼ −0.6
20137.2%7.4%December 20137.1%January 2013▲ +0.3
20127.4%7.7%January 20127.3%July 2012▼ −0.4
20117.6%7.8%January 20117.4%July 2011▼ −0.3
20108.2%8.4%January 20107.8%December 2010▼ −0.6
20098.5%8.8%June 20097.5%January 2009▲ +1.1
20086.3%7.0%December 20086.1%January 2008▲ +0.9
20076.2%6.4%January 20076.0%July 2007▼ −0.2
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Canada unemployment rate by year
YearAverageHighLowChange
20066.4%6.7%January 20066.2%May 2006▼ −0.4
20056.8%7.0%February 20056.3%November 2005▼ −0.3
20047.1%7.3%January 20046.9%September 2004▼ −0.2
20037.6%7.9%September 20037.3%December 2003▼ −0.2
20027.7%8.0%January 20027.4%August 2002▼ −0.4
20017.2%8.1%December 20016.9%January 2001▲ +1.2
20006.8%7.0%August 20006.6%May 20000.0
19997.6%8.2%April 19996.8%December 1999▼ −1.1
19988.3%8.8%January 19988.0%October 1998▼ −0.7
19979.1%9.5%January 19978.5%December 1997▼ −1.0
19969.6%9.9%September 19969.2%May 1996▲ +0.3
19959.5%9.7%March 19959.2%September 1995▼ −0.2
199410.4%11.4%January 19949.6%December 1994▼ −1.8
199311.4%11.7%June 199311.0%February 1993▲ +0.2
199211.2%12.1%November 199210.4%January 1992▲ +1.3
199110.3%10.5%March 19919.8%January 1991▲ +0.5
19908.2%9.5%December 19907.3%March 1990▲ +1.6
19897.5%7.8%April 19897.2%October 1989▲ +0.2
19887.8%8.1%January 19887.5%December 1988▼ −0.6
19878.8%9.5%January 19878.0%December 1987▼ −1.5
19869.6%9.9%February 19869.4%October 1986▼ −0.3
198510.5%11.0%March 198510.1%December 1985▼ −0.5
198411.4%11.8%September 198411.1%December 1984▼ −0.2
198312.0%12.7%January 198311.3%October 1983▼ −1.4
198211.1%13.1%December 19828.6%January 1982▲ +4.5
19817.6%8.7%December 19817.1%April 1981▲ +1.3
19807.5%7.8%May 19807.2%November 1980▼ −0.2
19797.5%8.2%January 19797.0%September 1979▼ −1.0
19788.4%8.6%May 19788.2%October 19780.0
19778.1%8.5%November 19777.6%January 1977▲ +0.9
19767.1%7.5%December 19766.7%March 1976▲ +0.4

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12 observations · January 2025 to December 2025

Selected historical observations
Date or periodValue · PercentSource
January 20256.7%Statistics Canada
February 20256.6%Statistics Canada
March 20256.8%Statistics Canada
April 20256.9%Statistics Canada
May 20257.0%Statistics Canada
June 20256.9%Statistics Canada
July 20256.9%Statistics Canada
August 20257.1%Statistics Canada
September 20257.1%Statistics Canada
October 20256.9%Statistics Canada
November 20256.6%Statistics Canada
December 20256.8%Statistics Canada

Indicator info

Category
Labour
Source
Statistics Canada
Frequency
Monthly
Units
Percent

The share of the labour force that is out of work and actively looking for a job.

Labour force participation rateSep 202664.8%Inflation rateAug 20263.0%Consumer price indexAug 2026169.8GDP growth rateQ2 20261.1%

Reports

Released 9 Oct 20266.5%September 2026
Next release, 13:30 UTC6 Nov 2026October 2026

History

Unemployment rate recent observations
PeriodValueChange
September 20266.5%+0.1
August 20266.4%0.0
July 20266.4%−0.1
June 20266.5%−0.1
May 20266.6%−0.3
April 20266.9%+0.2
March 20266.7%0.0
February 20266.7%+0.2
January 20266.5%−0.3
December 20256.8%+0.2
November 20256.6%−0.3
October 20256.9%−0.2
September 20257.1%

Common questions

What is the unemployment rate in Canada now?

The unemployment rate in Canada was 6.5% in September 2026, up 0.1 points from Aug 2026. The figure was released on 9 Oct 2026.

When is the next unemployment rate release for Canada?

The next release is scheduled for 6 Nov 2026, 13:30 UTC, covering October 2026.

What are the highest and lowest values of the unemployment rate in Canada?

In data since 1976, the highest was 14.2% in May 2020 and the lowest was 4.8% in Jul 2022.

Where does this data come from?

Published by Statistics Canada, and shown here exactly as published. Publishers revise figures, and the latest published figure replaces the earlier one.

Source
Statistics Canada
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