Canada unemployment rate

6.4%−0.7 ppvs. August 2025August 2026

Unemployment rate: 6.4% in August 2026, down 0.7 pp from August 2025.

41016Aug 2016Aug 2021Aug 2026

Recent periods

Last 12 reference periods for Unemployment rate in Canada
PeriodValue
Aug 20266.4%
Jul 20266.4%
Jun 20266.5%
May 20266.6%
Apr 20266.9%
Mar 20266.7%
Feb 20266.7%
Jan 20266.5%
Dec 20256.8%
Nov 20256.6%
Oct 20256.9%
Sep 20257.1%

Source

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

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