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Unemployment Rate — New Brunswick

MonthlySeasonally adjustedCode CA-NB.UNEMP.M.SA

Latest7.4%October 2026
Previous7.4%September 2026
Year ago7.7%October 2025

Unemployment Rate — New Brunswick was 7.4% in October 2026, unchanged from September 2026 and down 0.3 percentage points from a year earlier.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from 5.9% (Mar 2023) to 14.4% (Apr 2020), averaging 8.0%.

Unemployment Rate — New Brunswick (%), Jan 1976 – Oct 20265.0%7.5%10.0%12.5%15.0%17.5%19801990200020102020Robomacro
Unemployment Rate — New Brunswick (%), Jan 1976 – 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 20267.4%
September 20267.4%
August 20267.3%
July 20267.0%
June 20267.3%
May 20267.2%
April 20267.2%
March 20267.0%
February 20267.0%
January 20266.7%
December 20256.5%
November 20256.6%
October 20257.7%
September 20257.9%
August 20257.7%
July 20257.5%
June 20257.4%
May 20256.3%
April 20256.9%
March 20256.9%
February 20257.4%
January 20256.4%
December 20247.6%
November 20247.2%

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

Get Unemployment Rate — New Brunswick in your code or spreadsheet

One guessable code, agency-direct, updated on release. Free tier available.

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

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/CA-NB.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 high14.4% (Apr 2020)
10-year low5.9% (Mar 2023)
10-year average8.0%
Source agencyStatistics Canada
Makrognosis codeCA-NB.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 — New Brunswick (2002=100)Employment — New Brunswick

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-NB.UNEMP.M.SA.

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