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CA Unemployment Rate
Although it's generally viewed as a lagging indicator, the number of unemployed people is an important signal of overall economic health because consumer spending is highly correlated with labor-market conditions;
- CA Unemployment Rate Graph
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| Expected Impact / Date | Actual | Forecast | Previous |
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| Jul 10, 2026 | 6.5% | 6.6% | 6.6% |
| Jun 5, 2026 | 6.6% | 6.9% | 6.9% |
| May 8, 2026 | 6.9% | 6.7% | 6.7% |
| Apr 10, 2026 | 6.7% | 6.8% | 6.7% |
| Mar 13, 2026 | 6.7% | 6.6% | 6.5% |
| Feb 6, 2026 | 6.5% | 6.8% | 6.8% |
| Jan 9, 2026 | 6.8% | 6.7% | 6.5% |
| Dec 5, 2025 | 6.5% | 7.0% | 6.9% |
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- CA Unemployment Rate News
From statcan.gc.ca|Jul 10, 2026|34 commentsEmployment was little changed in June (+18,000; +0.1%) and the employment rate rose 0.1 percentage points to 60.8%. The unemployment rate declined 0.1 percentage points to 6.5%. Employment was up among youth (15 to 24 years old) (+33,000; +1.2%) and among core-aged people (25 to 54 years old) (+33,000; 0.2%), while it fell among those aged 55 and older (-47,000; -1.1%). In June, the youth unemployment rate fell 0.7 percentage points to 12.7%. The unemployment rate held steady for women (5.5%) and men (5.7%) in the core working age. ...
From statcan.gc.ca|Jun 5, 2026|5 commentsEmployment increased by 88,000 (+0.4%) in May and the employment rate rose 0.2 percentage points to 60.7%. The unemployment rate fell 0.3 percentage points to 6.6%. Employment increased among core-aged (25 to 54 years old) women (+31,000; +0.5%), core-aged men (+25,000; +0.3%), and youth aged 15 to 24 (+22,000; +0.8%). The unemployment rate for youth declined 0.9 percentage points to 13.4%. The rate also fell among core-aged women (-0.4 percentage points to 5.5%) and core-aged men (-0.4 percentage points to 5.7%). Employment ...
From chatnewstoday.ca|Jun 5, 2026Statistics Canada is expected to release its labour market report for the month of May this morning. The consensus among economists polled by Reuters shows they’re anticipating employers added 10,000 positions last month, after a loss of nearly 18,000 jobs in April. They also expect the unemployment rate will remain unchanged at 6.9 per cent. Economists have said the first few months of the year so far were challenging for employers, who are grappling with the conflict in the Middle East that has hiked prices of everyday goods and ...
From statcan.gc.ca|May 8, 2026|2 commentsEmployment was little changed in April (-18,000; -0.1%) and the employment rate fell 0.1 percentage points to 60.5%. The unemployment rate increased by 0.2 percentage points to 6.9%, as more people searched for work. Employment varied little across major age groups in April. However, the unemployment rate increased among youth aged 15 to 24 (+0.5 percentage points to 14.3%) and among core-aged men aged 25 to 54 (+0.3 percentage points to 6.1%). Fewer people were employed in Quebec (-43,000; -0.9%), Newfoundland and Labrador (-5,200; ...
From bnnbloomberg.ca|May 8, 2026Statistics Canada is expected to release its latest reading on the job market this morning when it publishes its labour force survey for April. A Reuters poll suggests economists expect the economy added 15,000 jobs in the month, while the unemployment rate remained unchanged at 6.7 per cent, according to LSEG Data & Analytics. Employers added 14,000 jobs in March as the unemployment rate held steady. The jobs report comes as Canadian businesses deal with high oil prices caused by the war in the Middle East that has pushed the cost ...
- From statcan.gc.ca|Apr 10, 2026|2 comments
Employment was little changed in March (+14,000; +0.1%) and the employment rate held steady at 60.6%. The unemployment rate was unchanged at 6.7%. Across the major age groups, employment held steady and the unemployment rate was little changed. Employment rose in the 'other services' industry (+15,000; +1.9%), which includes personal and repair services, and it also increased in natural resources (+10,000; +3.0%). Employment declined in finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing (-11,000; -0.8%). Fewer people were employed ...
- From statcan.gc.ca|Mar 13, 2026|7 comments
Employment declined by 84,000 (-0.4%) in February and the employment rate fell 0.2 percentage points to 60.6%. The unemployment rate increased 0.2 percentage points to 6.7%. Employment fell among youth aged 15 to 24 years old (-47,000; -1.7%) and men in the core working age of 25 to 54 years old (-41,000; -0.6%). Employment was little changed for core-aged women and people aged 55 years and older. Employment declines in February were recorded in services-producing industries (-56,000; -0.3%) and goods-producing industries (-28,000; ...
From bnnbloomberg.ca|Feb 6, 2026A January drop in Canadian employment is less severe than it appears, an economist says. This comes after Statistics Canada’s Labour Force Survey showed the economy lost 25,000 jobs in January, as fewer people looked for work. The unemployment rate fell 0.3 percentage points from the month before to 6.5 per cent. Canada lost 25,000 jobs, unemployment rate down to 6.5% in January: StatCan The report shows the job losses mostly came from the private sector and part-time work. “When you break down the number, it’s not as clear,” Earl ...
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