Unemployment Rate in Canada decreased to 6.90 percent in October from 7.10 percent in September of 2025. This dataset provides - Canada Unemployment Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

View monthly updates and historical trends for Canada Unemployment Rate. Source: Statistics Canada. Track economic data with YCharts analytics.

Regional unemployment rates used by the Employment Insurance program, by effective date, current month.

The statistic shows the unemployment rate in Canada from 2019 to 2023, with projections up until 2029. In 2023, the unemployment rate in Canada was at around 5.41 percent. Canada’s economy Three-quarter of Canada’s workforce is employed in the services sector, with the other two sectors, agriculture and industry, accounting for the rest of Canada’s employment. The country’s main export and import partner is the United States. Although both export and import figures have increased over the last few years, the trade balance of goods in Canada – i.e. the value of Canada’s exports minus the value of its imports – has slumped dramatically since the economic crisis hit in 2008. In 2009, for the first time in a decade, Canada reported a trade deficit, and the figures are still struggling to recover. Additionally, Canada’s public debt has been increasing since the crisis. Although a few key figures are still not back to the usual level, Canada and its economy seem to have more or less bounced back from the crisis; as can be seen above, the unemployment rate is gradually decreasing, for example, and gross domestic product / GDP in Canada has been increasing steadily. Canada is thus among the countries with the largest proportion of global gross domestic product / GDP based on Purchasing Power Parity. Canada is among the leading trading nations worldwide, and an important part of its economy is the export of oil. The country hosts significant oil resources, in fact, its capacity is the third-largest after those of Saudi Arabia and Venezuela.

Number of persons in the labour force (employment and unemployment), unemployment rate, participation rate and employment rate by age group and gender. Data are presented for 12 months earlier, previous month and current month, as well as year-over-year and month-to-month level change and percentage change. Data are also available for the standard error of the estimate, the standard error of the month-to-month change and the standard error of the year-over-year change.

In 2024, the unemployment rate of both sexes aged 15 years and over in all industries in Canada stood at 6.3 percent. Between 1976 and 2024, the figure dropped by 0.8 percentage points, though the decline followed an uneven course rather than a steady trajectory.

Youth Unemployment Rate in Canada decreased to 14.10 percent in October from 14.70 percent in September of 2025. This dataset provides - Canada Youth Unemployment Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

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Unemployment in Canada, by Province (1976-Present)

In this dataset, you can access monthly labor market statistics, such as unemployment numbers and percentages from 1976 to the present.

The data is broken out by: - Canada and its provinces (not including territories) - Provides numbers and percentages - Suppresses some values due to privacy

The data are compiled by month, making it a much more accessible version than the one available at a month-by-month level from the Statistics Canada website.

Dimensions

The following dimensions are available: - REF_DATE:The reference period (by year, month) - GEO: The geographic area - Sex: The sex being investigated - Age group: The age group of the economic measure - Employment: Number of persons who, during the reference week, worked for pay or profit, or performed unpaid family work or had a job but were not at work due to own illness or disability, personal or family responsibilities, labour dispute, vacation, or other reason. - Full-time employment: Full-time employment consists of persons who usually work 30 hours or more per week at their main or only job. - Labour force: Number of civilian, non-institutionalized persons 15 years of age and over who, during the reference week, were employed or unemployed. - Part-time employment: Part-time employment consists of persons who usually work less than 30 hours per week at their main or only job. Part-time employment consists of persons who usually work less than 30 hours per week at their main or only job. - Population: Number of persons of working age, 15 years and over. - Unemployment: Number of persons who, during the reference week, were without work, had looked for work in the past four weeks, and were available for work. Those persons on layoff or who had a new job to start in four weeks or less are considered unemployed. - Employment rate: The employment rate is the number of persons employed expressed as a percentage of the population 15 years of age and over. - Participation rate: The participation rate is the number of labour force participants expressed as a percentage of the population 15 years of age and over. - Unemployment rate: The unemployment rate is the number of unemployed persons expressed as a percentage of the labour force.

Source

Table 14-10-0287-03 Labour force characteristics by province, monthly, seasonally adjusted

Unemployment rate, participation rate, and employment rate by educational attainment, gender and age group, annual.

In 2024, the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador had the highest unemployment rate in Canada. That year, it had a ten percent unemployment rate. In comparison, Québec had the lowest unemployment rate at 5.3 percent. Nunavut Nunavut is the largest and most northern province of Canada. Their economy is powered by many industries which include mining, oil, gas, hunting, fishing, and transportation. They have a high amount of mineral resources and many of their jobs come from mining, however, the territory still suffers from a high unemployment rate, which has fluctuated since 2004. The lack of necessary education, skills, and mobility are all factors that play a part in unemployment. Most of the population identifies as Inuit. Their official languages include English, French, and several Inuit languages. The capital is Iqaluit, which is their largest community and only city. The climate in Nunavut is a polar climate due to its high latitude, and as a result, it rarely goes above 50 degrees Fahrenheit. Unemployment in Canada The unemployment rate in Canada had been decreasing since 2009, but increased to 9.7 percent in 2020 due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. Since 2006, landed immigrants have faced higher unemployment rates compared to those born in Canada. Youth unemployment in Canada has fluctuated since 1998, but has always remained in the double digits. Additionally, the average duration of unemployment in Canada in 2023 was about 17.4 weeks.

In 2024, the youth unemployment rate in Canada amounted to 12.97 percent. Between 1991 and 2024, the figure dropped by 2.86 percentage points, though the decline followed an uneven course rather than a steady trajectory.

The number of people who are unemployed as a percentage of the active labour force (i.e. employed and unemployed).

Unemployment rates of 25- to 29-year-olds, by educational attainment, Canada and jurisdictions. This table is included in Section E: Transitions and outcomes: Labour market outcomes of the Pan Canadian Education Indicators Program (PCEIP). PCEIP draws from a wide variety of data sources to provide information on the school-age population, elementary, secondary and postsecondary education, transitions, and labour market outcomes. The program presents indicators for all of Canada, the provinces, the territories, as well as selected international comparisons and comparisons over time. PCEIP is an ongoing initiative of the Canadian Education Statistics Council, a partnership between Statistics Canada and the Council of Ministers of Education, Canada that provides a set of statistical measures on education systems in Canada.

In 2024, the unemployment rate in Canada was 6.45 percent. Between 1991 and 2024, the figure dropped by 3.87 percentage points, though the decline followed an uneven course rather than a steady trajectory.

This statistic shows the unemployment rate in Canada in June 2024, by metropolitan area. In 2024, about *** percent of the labor force in the Calgary metropolitan area (Alberta) was unemployed.

Unemployment rate, participation rate and employment rate for men and women, 15 years and over, by province, current year.

View monthly updates and historical trends for British Columbia Unemployment Rate. Source: Statistics Canada. Track economic data with YCharts analytics.

Number of persons in the labour force (employment and unemployment), unemployment rate, participation rate and employment rate by census metropolitan area. Data are presented for 12 months earlier, previous month and current month, as well as year-over-year and month-to-month level change and percentage change. Data are also available for the standard error of the estimate, the standard error of the month-to-month change and the standard error of the year-over-year change.

Canada - Unemployment Rate - Historical chart and current data through 2025.