Canada Unemployment Rate

Country: Canada, CAD
Importance:
Medium
Sector: Labor
Last release
Actual
6.6%
Forecast
6.9%
Previous
6.9%
Next release
Actual
Coming in 22 days
Forecast
6.8%
Previous
6.6%
Date (GMT)
Reference
Actual
Forecast
May 2026
6.6%
6.9%
Apr 2026
6.9%
6.9%
Mar 2026
6.7%
6.6%
Feb 2026
6.7%
6.5%
Jan 2026
6.5%
7.0%
Dec 2025
6.8%
6.4%
Nov 2025
6.5%
6.9%
Oct 2025
6.9%
7.0%
Sep 2025
7.1%
7.2%
Aug 2025
7.1%
7.0%
Jul 2025
6.9%
7.0%
Jun 2025
6.9%
7.1%
May 2025
7.0%
6.9%
Apr 2025
6.9%
6.6%
Mar 2025
6.7%
6.6%
Feb 2025
6.6%
6.7%
Jan 2025
6.6%
6.5%
Dec 2024
6.7%
7.1%
Nov 2024
6.8%
6.5%
Oct 2024
6.5%
6.3%

Canada Unemployment Rate is a percentage of unemployed workers in relation to the total civilian labor force. Unemployed people are those without a job who have been actively seeking work in the past four weeks.

The unemployment rate is a measure of the labor market state. The indicator decrease can have a positive effect on CAD quotes.

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