Canada Unemployment Rate

1919–2023

  • Canada Unemployment Rate is 5.8% in November 2023, after reporting a value of 5.7% in the previous month.
  • Canada Unemployment Rate averaged 7.4% from January 1919 to November 2023, reaching an all time high of 24.1% in February 1933 and a record low of 1.7% in February 1944.

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Source: Statistics Canada
Related Indicators
Name Reference Last Previous Unit
Unemployment Rate November 2023 5.8 5.7 percent
Employed Persons November 2023 20,312 20,288 persons
Unemployed Persons November 2023 1,240 1,229 persons
Jobless Claims September 2023 436,720 440,690 persons
Hours Worked November 2023 653,888 658,817
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