British Columbia unemployment rate

6.5%+0.2 ppvs. August 2025August 2026

Unemployment rate: 6.5% in August 2026, up 0.2 pp from August 2025.

4914Aug 2016Aug 2021Aug 2026

Recent periods

Last 12 reference periods for Unemployment rate in British Columbia
PeriodValue
Aug 20266.5%
Jul 20266.2%
Jun 20266.5%
May 20266.8%
Apr 20266.8%
Mar 20266.7%
Feb 20266.1%
Jan 20266.1%
Dec 20256.3%
Nov 20256.4%
Oct 20256.6%
Sep 20256.4%

Source

British Columbia · Unemployment rate · Total - Gender · 15 years and over · Estimate · Seasonally adjusted

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