Unemployment Rate High Impact Lower is Better
Canada · 157 historical releases · 156 with estimates
Latest Actual
6.7
Unemployment Rate (Feb)
Previous
6.5
Change
+0.2
Historical Avg
6.64
157 releases
Range
4.9 — 13.7
Low — High
Beat Rate
48.7%
76 of 156
Miss Rate
27.6%
43 of 156
Historical Releases
All Releases
161
| Date | Period | Actual | Estimate | Previous | Change | Surprise % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-08 | Unemployment Rate (Apr) | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2026-04-10 | Unemployment Rate (Mar) | — | 6.9 | 6.7 | — | — |
| 2026-03-13 | Unemployment Rate (Feb) | — | 6.7 | 6.5 | — | — |
| 2026-03-13 | Unemployment Rate (Feb) | 6.7 | 6.6 | 6.5 | +0.2 | -1.52% |
| 2026-02-06 | Unemployment Rate (Dec) | — | — | 6.8 | — | — |
| 2026-02-06 | Unemployment Rate (Jan) | 6.5 | 6.8 | 6.8 | -0.3 | +4.41% |
| 2026-01-09 | Unemployment Rate (Dec) | 6.8 | 6.6 | 6.5 | +0.3 | -3.03% |
| 2025-12-05 | Unemployment Rate (Nov) | 6.5 | 7.0 | 6.9 | -0.4 | +7.14% |
| 2025-11-07 | Unemployment Rate (Oct) | 6.9 | 7.1 | 7.1 | -0.2 | +2.82% |
| 2025-10-10 | Unemployment Rate (Sep) | 7.1 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 0.0 | +1.39% |
| 2025-09-05 | Unemployment Rate (Aug) | 7.1 | 7.0 | 6.9 | +0.2 | -1.43% |
| 2025-08-08 | Unemployment Rate (Jul) | 6.9 | 7.0 | 6.9 | 0.0 | +1.43% |
| 2025-07-11 | Unemployment Rate (Jun) | 6.9 | 7.1 | 7.0 | -0.1 | +2.82% |
| 2025-06-06 | Unemployment Rate (May) | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.9 | +0.1 | -0.0% |
| 2025-05-09 | Unemployment Rate (Apr) | 6.9 | 6.8 | 6.7 | +0.2 | -1.47% |
| 2025-04-04 | Unemployment Rate (Mar) | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.6 | +0.1 | -0.0% |
| 2025-03-07 | Unemployment Rate (Feb) | 6.6 | 6.7 | 6.6 | — | +1.49% |
| 2025-02-07 | Unemployment Rate (Jan) | 6.6 | 6.8 | 6.7 | -0.1 | +2.94% |
| 2025-01-10 | Unemployment Rate (Dec) | 6.7 | 6.9 | 6.8 | -0.1 | +2.9% |
| 2024-12-06 | Unemployment Rate (Nov) | 6.8 | 6.6 | 6.5 | +0.3 | -3.03% |
| 2024-11-08 | Unemployment Rate (Oct) | 6.5 | 6.6 | 6.5 | — | +1.52% |
| 2024-10-11 | Unemployment Rate (Sep) | 6.5 | 6.7 | 6.6 | -0.1 | +2.99% |
| 2024-09-06 | Unemployment Rate (Aug) | 6.6 | 6.5 | 6.4 | +0.2 | -1.54% |
| 2024-08-09 | Unemployment Rate (Jul) | 6.4 | 6.5 | 6.4 | — | +1.54% |
| 2024-07-05 | Unemployment Rate (Jun) | 6.4 | 6.3 | 6.2 | +0.2 | -1.59% |
| 2024-06-07 | Unemployment Rate (May) | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.1 | +0.1 | -0.0% |
| 2024-05-10 | Unemployment Rate (Apr) | 6.1 | 6.2 | 6.1 | — | +1.61% |
| 2024-04-05 | Unemployment Rate (Mar) | 6.1 | 5.9 | 5.8 | +0.3 | -3.39% |
| 2024-03-08 | Unemployment Rate (Feb) | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.7 | +0.1 | -0.0% |
| 2024-02-09 | Unemployment Rate (Jan) | 5.7 | 5.9 | 5.8 | -0.1 | +3.39% |
| 2024-01-05 | Unemployment Rate (Dec) | 5.8 | 5.9 | 5.8 | — | +1.69% |
| 2023-12-01 | Unemployment Rate (Nov) | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.7 | +0.1 | -0.0% |
| 2023-11-03 | Unemployment Rate (Oct) | 5.7 | 5.6 | 5.5 | +0.2 | -1.79% |
| 2023-10-06 | Unemployment Rate (Sep) | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 0.0 | +1.79% |
| 2023-09-08 | Unemployment Rate (Aug) | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.5 | — | +1.79% |
| 2023-08-04 | Unemployment Rate (Jul) | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.4 | +0.1 | -0.0% |
| 2023-07-07 | Unemployment Rate (Jun) | 5.4 | 5.3 | 5.2 | +0.2 | -1.89% |
| 2023-06-09 | Unemployment Rate (May) | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.0 | +0.2 | -1.96% |
| 2023-05-05 | Unemployment Rate (Apr) | 5.0 | 5.1 | 5.0 | — | +1.96% |
| 2023-04-06 | Unemployment Rate (Mar) | 5.0 | 5.1 | 5.0 | — | +1.96% |
| 2023-03-10 | Unemployment Rate (Feb) | 5.0 | 5.1 | 5.0 | — | +1.96% |
| 2023-02-10 | Unemployment Rate (Jan) | 5.0 | 5.1 | 5.0 | — | +1.96% |
| 2023-01-06 | Unemployment Rate (Dec) | 5.0 | 5.2 | 5.1 | -0.1 | +3.85% |
| 2022-12-02 | Unemployment Rate (Nov) | 5.1 | 5.3 | 5.2 | -0.1 | +3.77% |
| 2022-11-04 | Unemployment Rate (Oct) | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.2 | — | +1.89% |
| 2022-10-07 | Unemployment Rate (Sep) | 5.2 | 5.4 | 5.4 | -0.2 | +3.7% |
| 2022-09-09 | Unemployment Rate (Aug) | 5.4 | 5.0 | 4.9 | +0.5 | -8.0% |
| 2022-08-05 | Unemployment Rate (Jul) | 4.9 | 5.0 | 4.9 | — | +2.0% |
| 2022-07-08 | Unemployment Rate (Jun) | 4.9 | 5.1 | 5.1 | -0.2 | +3.92% |
| 2022-06-10 | Unemployment Rate (May) | 5.1 | 5.2 | 5.2 | -0.1 | +1.92% |
| 2022-05-06 | Unemployment Rate (Apr) | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.3 | -0.1 | -0.0% |
| 2022-04-08 | Unemployment Rate (Mar) | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.5 | -0.2 | -0.0% |
| 2022-03-11 | Unemployment Rate (Feb) | 5.5 | 6.2 | 6.5 | -1.0 | +11.29% |
| 2022-02-04 | Unemployment Rate (Jan) | 6.5 | 6.2 | 6.0 | +0.5 | -4.84% |
| 2022-01-07 | Unemployment Rate (Dec) | 5.9 | 6.0 | 6.0 | -0.1 | +1.67% |
| 2021-12-03 | Unemployment Rate (Nov) | 6.0 | 6.6 | 6.7 | -0.7 | +9.09% |
| 2021-11-05 | Unemployment Rate (Oct) | 6.7 | 6.8 | 6.9 | -0.2 | +1.47% |
| 2021-10-08 | Unemployment Rate (Sep) | 6.9 | 6.9 | 7.1 | -0.2 | -0.0% |
| 2021-09-10 | Unemployment Rate (Aug) | 7.1 | 7.3 | 7.5 | -0.4 | +2.74% |
| 2021-08-06 | Unemployment Rate (Jul) | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.8 | -0.3 | -1.35% |
| 2021-07-09 | Unemployment Rate (Jun) | 7.8 | 7.7 | 8.2 | -0.4 | -1.3% |
| 2021-06-04 | Unemployment Rate (May) | 8.2 | 8.2 | 8.1 | +0.1 | -0.0% |
| 2021-05-07 | Unemployment Rate (Apr) | 8.1 | 7.8 | 7.5 | +0.6 | -3.85% |
| 2021-04-09 | Unemployment Rate (Mar) | 7.5 | 8.0 | 8.2 | -0.7 | +6.25% |
| 2021-03-12 | Unemployment Rate (Feb) | 8.2 | 9.2 | 9.4 | -1.2 | +10.87% |
| 2021-02-05 | Unemployment Rate (Jan) | 9.4 | 8.9 | 8.8 | +0.6 | -5.62% |
| 2021-01-08 | Unemployment Rate (Dec) | 8.6 | 8.6 | 8.5 | +0.1 | -0.0% |
| 2020-12-04 | Unemployment Rate (Nov) | 8.5 | 8.9 | 8.9 | -0.4 | +4.49% |
| 2020-11-06 | Unemployment Rate (Oct) | 8.9 | 8.8 | 9.0 | -0.1 | -1.14% |
| 2020-10-09 | Unemployment Rate (Sep) | 9.0 | 9.7 | 10.2 | -1.2 | +7.22% |
| 2020-09-04 | Unemployment Rate (Aug) | 10.2 | 10.1 | 10.9 | -0.7 | -0.99% |
| 2020-08-07 | Unemployment Rate (Jul) | 10.9 | 11.0 | 12.3 | -1.4 | +0.91% |
| 2020-07-10 | Unemployment Rate (Jun) | 12.3 | 12.0 | 13.7 | -1.4 | -2.5% |
| 2020-06-05 | Unemployment Rate (May) | 13.7 | 15.0 | 13.0 | +0.7 | +8.67% |
| 2020-05-08 | Unemployment Rate (Apr) | 13.0 | 18.0 | 7.8 | +5.2 | +27.78% |
| 2020-04-09 | Unemployment Rate (Mar) | 7.8 | 7.2 | 5.6 | +2.2 | -8.33% |
| 2020-03-06 | Unemployment Rate (Feb) | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.5 | +0.1 | -0.0% |
| 2020-02-07 | Unemployment Rate (Jan) | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.6 | -0.1 | +1.79% |
| 2020-01-10 | Unemployment Rate (Dec) | 5.6 | 5.8 | 5.9 | -0.3 | +3.45% |
| 2019-12-06 | Unemployment Rate (Nov) | 5.9 | 5.5 | 5.5 | +0.4 | -7.27% |
| 2019-11-08 | Unemployment Rate (Oct) | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | — | -0.0% |
| 2019-10-11 | Unemployment Rate (Sep) | 5.5 | 5.7 | 5.7 | -0.2 | +3.51% |
| 2019-09-06 | Unemployment Rate (Aug) | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 | — | -0.0% |
| 2019-08-09 | Unemployment Rate (Jul) | 5.7 | 5.5 | 5.5 | +0.2 | -3.64% |
| 2019-07-05 | Unemployment Rate (Jun) | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.4 | +0.1 | -0.0% |
| 2019-06-07 | Unemployment Rate (May) | 5.4 | 5.7 | 5.7 | -0.3 | +5.26% |
| 2019-05-10 | Unemployment Rate (Apr) | 5.7 | 5.8 | 5.8 | -0.1 | +1.72% |
| 2019-04-05 | Unemployment Rate (Mar) | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.8 | — | -0.0% |
| 2019-03-08 | Unemployment Rate (Feb) | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.8 | — | -0.0% |
| 2019-02-08 | Unemployment Rate (Jan) | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.6 | +0.2 | -1.75% |
| 2019-01-04 | Unemployment Rate (Dec) | 5.6 | 5.7 | 5.6 | — | +1.75% |
| 2018-12-07 | Unemployment Rate (Nov) | 5.6 | 5.8 | 5.8 | -0.2 | +3.45% |
| 2018-11-02 | Unemployment Rate (Oct) | 5.8 | 5.9 | 5.9 | -0.1 | +1.69% |
| 2018-10-05 | Unemployment Rate (Sep) | 5.9 | 5.9 | 6.0 | -0.1 | -0.0% |
| 2018-09-07 | Unemployment Rate (Aug) | 6.0 | 5.9 | 5.8 | +0.2 | -1.69% |
| 2018-08-10 | Unemployment Rate (Jul) | 5.8 | 5.9 | 6.0 | -0.2 | +1.69% |
| 2018-07-06 | Unemployment Rate (Jun) | 6.0 | 5.8 | 5.8 | +0.2 | -3.45% |
| 2018-06-08 | Unemployment Rate (May) | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.8 | — | -0.0% |
| 2018-05-11 | Unemployment Rate (Apr) | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.8 | — | -0.0% |
| 2018-04-06 | Unemployment Rate (Mar) | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.8 | — | -0.0% |
| 2018-03-09 | Unemployment Rate (Feb) | 5.8 | 5.9 | 5.9 | -0.1 | +1.69% |
| 2018-02-09 | Unemployment Rate (Jan) | 5.9 | 5.8 | 5.8 | +0.1 | -1.72% |
| 2018-01-05 | Unemployment Rate (Dec) | 5.7 | 6.0 | 5.9 | -0.2 | +5.0% |
| 2017-12-01 | Unemployment Rate (Nov) | 5.9 | 6.2 | 6.3 | -0.4 | +4.84% |
| 2017-11-03 | Unemployment Rate (Oct) | 6.3 | 6.2 | 6.2 | +0.1 | -1.61% |
| 2017-10-06 | Unemployment Rate (Sep) | 6.2 | 6.3 | 6.2 | — | +1.59% |
| 2017-09-08 | Unemployment Rate (Aug) | 6.2 | 6.3 | 6.3 | -0.1 | +1.59% |
| 2017-08-04 | Unemployment Rate (Jul) | 6.3 | 6.5 | 6.5 | -0.2 | +3.08% |
| 2017-07-07 | Unemployment Rate (Jun) | 6.5 | 6.6 | 6.6 | -0.1 | +1.52% |
| 2017-06-09 | Unemployment Rate (May) | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.5 | +0.1 | -0.0% |
| 2017-05-05 | Unemployment Rate (Apr) | 6.5 | 6.7 | 6.7 | -0.2 | +2.99% |
| 2017-04-07 | Unemployment Rate (Mar) | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.6 | +0.1 | -0.0% |
| 2017-03-10 | Unemployment Rate (Feb) | 6.6 | 6.8 | 6.8 | -0.2 | +2.94% |
| 2017-02-10 | Unemployment Rate (Jan) | 6.8 | 6.9 | 6.9 | -0.1 | +1.45% |
| 2017-01-06 | Unemployment Rate (Dec) | 6.9 | 5.7 | 6.8 | +0.1 | -21.05% |
| 2016-12-02 | Unemployment Rate (Nov) | 6.8 | 7.0 | 7.0 | -0.2 | +2.86% |
| 2016-11-04 | Unemployment Rate (Oct) | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | — | -0.0% |
| 2016-10-07 | Unemployment Rate (Sep) | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | — | -0.0% |
| 2016-09-09 | Unemployment Rate (Aug) | 7.0 | 6.9 | 6.9 | +0.1 | -1.45% |
| 2016-08-05 | Unemployment Rate (Jul) | 6.9 | 6.9 | 6.8 | +0.1 | -0.0% |
| 2016-07-08 | Unemployment Rate (Jun) | 6.8 | 7.0 | 6.9 | -0.1 | +2.86% |
| 2016-06-10 | Unemployment Rate (May) | 6.9 | 7.1 | 7.1 | -0.2 | +2.82% |
| 2016-05-06 | Unemployment Rate (Apr) | 7.1 | 7.2 | 7.1 | — | +1.39% |
| 2016-04-08 | Unemployment Rate (Mar) | 7.1 | 7.3 | 7.3 | -0.2 | +2.74% |
| 2016-03-11 | Unemployment Rate (Feb) | 7.3 | 7.2 | 7.2 | +0.1 | -1.39% |
| 2016-02-05 | Unemployment Rate (Jan) | 7.2 | 7.1 | 7.1 | +0.1 | -1.41% |
| 2016-01-08 | Unemployment Rate (Dec) | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.1 | — | -0.0% |
| 2015-12-04 | Unemployment Rate (Nov) | 7.1 | 7.0 | 7.0 | +0.1 | -1.43% |
| 2015-11-06 | Unemployment Rate (Oct) | 7.0 | 7.1 | 7.1 | -0.1 | +1.41% |
| 2015-10-09 | Unemployment Rate (Sep) | 7.1 | 6.9 | 7.0 | +0.1 | -2.9% |
| 2015-09-04 | Unemployment Rate (Aug) | 7.0 | 6.8 | 6.8 | +0.2 | -2.94% |
| 2015-08-07 | Unemployment Rate (Jul) | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.8 | — | -0.0% |
| 2015-07-10 | Unemployment Rate (Jun) | 6.8 | 6.9 | 6.8 | — | +1.45% |
| 2015-06-05 | Unemployment Rate (May) | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.8 | — | -0.0% |
| 2015-05-08 | Unemployment Rate (Apr) | 6.8 | 6.9 | 6.8 | — | +1.45% |
| 2015-04-10 | Unemployment Rate (Mar) | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.8 | — | -0.0% |
| 2015-03-13 | Unemployment Rate (Feb) | 6.8 | 6.7 | 6.6 | +0.2 | -1.49% |
| 2015-02-06 | Unemployment Rate (Jan) | 6.6 | 6.7 | 6.7 | -0.1 | +1.49% |
| 2015-01-09 | Unemployment Rate (Dec) | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.6 | — | -0.0% |
| 2014-12-05 | Unemployment Rate (Nov) | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.5 | +0.1 | -0.0% |
| 2014-11-07 | Unemployment Rate (Oct) | 6.5 | 6.9 | 6.8 | -0.3 | +5.8% |
| 2014-10-10 | Unemployment Rate (Sep) | 6.8 | 7.0 | 7.0 | -0.2 | +2.86% |
| 2014-09-05 | Unemployment Rate (Aug) | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | — | -0.0% |
| 2014-08-08 | Unemployment Rate (Jul) | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.1 | -0.1 | -0.0% |
| 2014-07-11 | Unemployment Rate (Jun) | 7.1 | 7.0 | 7.0 | +0.1 | -1.43% |
| 2014-06-06 | Unemployment Rate (May) | 7.0 | 6.9 | 6.9 | +0.1 | -1.45% |
| 2014-05-09 | Unemployment Rate (Apr) | 6.9 | 7.0 | 6.9 | — | +1.43% |
| 2014-04-04 | Unemployment Rate (Mar) | 6.9 | 7.0 | 7.0 | -0.1 | +1.43% |
| 2014-03-07 | Unemployment Rate (Feb) | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | — | -0.0% |
| 2014-02-07 | Unemployment Rate (Jan) | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.2 | -0.2 | -0.0% |
| 2014-01-10 | Unemployment Rate (Dec) | 7.2 | — | 6.9 | +0.3 | — |
| 2013-12-06 | Unemployment Rate (Nov) | 6.9 | 7.0 | 6.9 | — | +1.43% |
| 2013-11-08 | Unemployment Rate (Oct) | 6.9 | 7.0 | 6.9 | — | +1.43% |
| 2013-10-11 | Unemployment Rate (Sep) | 6.9 | 7.1 | 7.1 | -0.2 | +2.82% |
| 2013-09-06 | Unemployment Rate (Aug) | 7.1 | 7.0 | 7.2 | -0.1 | -1.43% |
| 2013-08-09 | Unemployment Rate (Jul) | 7.2 | 7.0 | 7.1 | +0.1 | -2.86% |
| 2013-07-05 | Unemployment Rate (Jun) | 7.1 | 7.0 | 7.1 | — | -1.43% |
| 2013-06-07 | Unemployment Rate (May) | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.2 | -0.1 | -0.0% |
| 2013-05-10 | Unemployment Rate (Apr) | 7.2 | 7.0 | 7.2 | — | -2.86% |
| 2013-04-05 | Unemployment Rate (Mar) | 7.2 | 7.0 | 7.0 | +0.2 | -2.86% |
| 2013-03-08 | Unemployment Rate (Feb) | 7.0 | 7.1 | 7.0 | — | +1.41% |