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Unemployment Rate — British Columbia

MonthlySeasonally adjustedCode CA-BC.UNEMP.M.SA

Latest6.3%October 2026
Previous6.4%September 2026
Year ago6.6%October 2025

Unemployment Rate — British Columbia was 6.3% in October 2026, down 0.1 percentage points from September 2026 and down 0.3 percentage points from a year earlier.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from 4.1% (Sep 2018) to 14.0% (May 2020), averaging 5.9%.

Unemployment Rate — British Columbia (%), Jan 1976 – Oct 20262.5%5.0%7.5%10.0%12.5%15.0%19801990200020102020Robomacro
Unemployment Rate — British Columbia (%), Jan 1976 – Oct 2026. Source: Statistics Canada.

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Recent data

PeriodValue
October 20266.3%
September 20266.4%
August 20266.5%
July 20266.2%
June 20266.5%
May 20266.8%
April 20266.8%
March 20266.7%
February 20266.1%
January 20266.1%
December 20256.3%
November 20256.4%
October 20256.6%
September 20256.4%
August 20256.3%
July 20256.0%
June 20255.7%
May 20256.5%
April 20256.2%
March 20256.1%
February 20256.0%
January 20256.0%
December 20246.0%
November 20245.9%

Last 24 observations. The full history (610 observations) is available through the API.

Get Unemployment Rate — British Columbia in your code or spreadsheet

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curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/CA-BC.UNEMP.M.SA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/CA-BC.UNEMP.M.SA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
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About this series

Latest observationOctober 2026
First observationJanuary 1976
Observations610
FrequencyMonthly
Units%
AdjustmentSeasonally adjusted
10-year high14.0% (May 2020)
10-year low4.1% (Sep 2018)
10-year average5.9%
Source agencyStatistics Canada
Makrognosis codeCA-BC.UNEMP.M.SA

This series is a labelled reference series (an official figure republished by an aggregator) rather than a first print from the agency itself.

Other Canada indicators

CPI All-items — British Columbia (2002=100)Employment — British Columbia

National figure

Canada Unemployment Rate

FAQ

Where does this data come from?
It is collected directly from Statistics Canada and is available through the Makrognosis API under the code CA-BC.UNEMP.M.SA.

Last updated 2026-11-06. Source: Statistics Canada. Original title: “Unemployment Rate — British Columbia”.