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Canada Unemployment Rate

MonthlySeasonally adjustedCode CA.UNEMP.M.SA

Latest6.7%October 2026
Previous6.5%September 2026
Year ago6.9%October 2025

Canada Unemployment Rate was 6.7% in October 2026, up 0.2 percentage points from September 2026 and down 0.2 percentage points from a year earlier.

Among the 53 economies Makrognosis covers on this measure, it is the 14th highest.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from 4.8% (Jul 2022) to 14.2% (May 2020), averaging 6.6%.

Canada Unemployment Rate (%), Nov 1992 – Oct 20264%6%8%10%12%14%1995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
Canada Unemployment Rate (%), Nov 1992 – Oct 2026. Source: Statistics Canada.

Showing the full history (downsampled for display). Open the interactive chart to zoom and switch transforms.

Recent data

PeriodValue
October 20266.7%
September 20266.5%
August 20266.4%
July 20266.4%
June 20266.5%
May 20266.6%
April 20266.9%
March 20266.7%
February 20266.7%
January 20266.5%
December 20256.8%
November 20256.6%
October 20256.9%
September 20257.1%
August 20257.1%
July 20256.9%
June 20256.9%
May 20257.0%
April 20256.9%
March 20256.8%
February 20256.6%
January 20256.7%
December 20246.7%
November 20247.0%

Last 24 observations. The full history (408 observations) is available through the API.

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                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
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About this series

Latest observationOctober 2026
First observationNovember 1992
Observations408
FrequencyMonthly
Units%
AdjustmentSeasonally adjusted
10-year high14.2% (May 2020)
10-year low4.8% (Jul 2022)
10-year average6.6%
Source agencyStatistics Canada
Makrognosis codeCA.UNEMP.M.SA

Unemployment Rate: how Canada compares

#EconomyPeriodLatest
1South AfricaSep 202633.7%
2FinlandSep 202611.0%
3North MacedoniaSep 202610.7%
4SpainSep 202610.3%
5ChileSep 20269.8%
9EstoniaSep 20268.0%
10ArgentinaApr 20267.9%
11GreeceSep 20267.6%
12LuxembourgSep 20267.3%
13LatviaSep 20267.3%
14CanadaOct 20266.7%
15AustriaSep 20266.3%
16ItalySep 20266.3%
17RomaniaSep 20266.3%
18LithuaniaSep 20266.2%
19BelgiumSep 20266.0%
20IcelandSep 20265.9%

Unemployment Rate by country: all 53 economies ranked →

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FAQ

What is the current unemployment Rate in Canada?
The latest reading is 6.7% for October 2026, published by Statistics Canada.
Where does this data come from?
It is collected directly from Statistics Canada and is available through the Makrognosis API under the code CA.UNEMP.M.SA.

Last updated 2026-11-06. Source: Statistics Canada. Original title: “Canada Unemployment Rate (15+)”.