New Brunswick unemployment rate

7.3%−0.4 ppvs. August 2025August 2026

Unemployment rate: 7.3% in August 2026, down 0.4 pp from August 2025.

41016Aug 2016Aug 2021Aug 2026

Recent periods

Last 12 reference periods for Unemployment rate in New Brunswick
PeriodValue
Aug 20267.3%
Jul 20267.0%
Jun 20267.3%
May 20267.2%
Apr 20267.2%
Mar 20267.0%
Feb 20267.0%
Jan 20266.7%
Dec 20256.5%
Nov 20256.6%
Oct 20257.7%
Sep 20257.9%

Source

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

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New Brunswick · Unemployment rate