View monthly updates and historical trends for Quebec 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.

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.

Number of persons in the labour force (employment and unemployment), unemployment rate, participation rate and employment rate by province, gender and age group. 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 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.

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

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

Canada LFS: Unemployment Rate: sa: Quebec data was reported at 5.300 % in Feb 2025. This records a decrease from the previous number of 5.400 % for Jan 2025. Canada LFS: Unemployment Rate: sa: Quebec data is updated monthly, averaging 9.000 % from Jan 1976 (Median) to Feb 2025, with 590 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 18.200 % in Apr 2020 and a record low of 3.800 % in Nov 2022. Canada LFS: Unemployment Rate: sa: Quebec data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Statistics Canada. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Canada – Table CA.G021: Labour Force Survey: Unemployment. [COVID-19-IMPACT]

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

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.

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

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.

Monthly unemployment rate for the Quebec City CMA as reported by Statistics Canada.

Number of persons in the labour force (employment and unemployment) and not in the labour force, unemployment rate, participation rate, and employment rate, by province, territory and economic region, last 5 years.

失业率：SA：魁北克省在02-01-2025达5.300%，相较于01-01-2025的5.400%有所下降。失业率：SA：魁北克省数据按月更新，01-01-1976至02-01-2025期间平均值为9.000%，共590份观测结果。该数据的历史最高值出现于04-01-2020，达18.200%，而历史最低值则出现于11-01-2022，为3.800%。CEIC提供的失业率：SA：魁北克省数据处于定期更新的状态，数据来源于Statistics Canada，数据归类于全球数据库的加拿大 – Table CA.G021: Labour Force Survey: Unemployment。

This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians, on both political and social issues. The questions ask opinions the possibility of Quebec separation, as well as other important political issues within the country. There are also questions on other topics of interest and importance to the country and government, such as the effects of smoking, inflation and whether or not to give work to strangers. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographical and social variables. Topics of interest include: Canadians buying control of U.S. firms; confidence in United States problem solving; controlling price and income; the effects of smoking on health; giving provinces more power; giving Quebec more power; giving work to strangers; inflation caused by not having wage controls; opinions about capital punishment; plans to quit smoking; the preferred anti-inflation policy; smoking in the last week; supporting Quebec separation; unemployment caused by not having wage controls; and U.S. investments in Canada. Basic demographic variables are also included.

This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians, on predominately social issues. The questions ask opinions about the effects of unemployment and the likelihood of war. There are also questions on other topics of interest and importance to the country and government, such as the effects of spring fever, foreign investments and scouting. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographical and political variables. Topics of interest include: the appointment of acid rain envoys; belonging to girl guides or boy scouts as a child; chances of finding a new job if suddenly unemployed; the country that has the majority of Niagara Falls; the development of Canada; the effects of unemployment on family; the encouragement of a child to be a girl guide; encouraging foreign investment; the form that spring fever takes; getting spring fever; job security; the likelihood of a nuclear war in your lifetime; the physical abuse of a child by a parent; the physical abuse of wife by a spouse; provinces that are included in the Prairies; the province that Gaspe is located in; the province that Lake Louise is located in; and the Quebec meeting between Reagan and Mulroney. Basic demographic variables are also included.

This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians, on predominantly political issues. The questions ask opinions about political leaders and other political issues within the country such as which party would be best suited to handle various problems and defeating budget proposals in the House of Commons. There are also questions on other topics of interest and importance to the country and government, such as unemployment and inflation. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographic and social variables. Topics of interest include: the best party to handle energy issues; the best party to handle inflation; the best party to handle unemployment; the best party to keep the country together; the biggest threat to Canada in the future; defeating budget proposals in the House of Commons; fighting inflation; interest in the upcoming Federal election; levels of satisfaction with Prime Minister Clark; married women who work; opinions about Broadbent as the leader of the NDP; opinions about Trudeau as the Liberal party leader; overthrowing the government; problems facing Canada; Quebec separation; Sovereignty-association for Quebec; and who would make the best Prime Minister. Basic demographic variables are also included.