Makrognosis

Unemployment Rate — Newfoundland and Labrador

MonthlySeasonally adjustedCode CA-NL.UNEMP.M.SA

Latest8.7%October 2026
Previous9.1%September 2026
Year ago10.2%October 2025

Unemployment Rate — Newfoundland and Labrador was 8.7% in October 2026, down 0.4 percentage points from September 2026 and down 1.5 percentage points from a year earlier.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from 8.2% (Jun 2026) to 17.8% (May 2020), averaging 12.0%.

Unemployment Rate — Newfoundland and Labrador (%), Jan 1976 – Oct 20265%10%15%20%25%19801990200020102020Robomacro
Unemployment Rate — Newfoundland and Labrador (%), Jan 1976 – Oct 2026. Source: Statistics Canada.

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Recent data

PeriodValue
October 20268.7%
September 20269.1%
August 20268.6%
July 20269.3%
June 20268.2%
May 20269.6%
April 202610.0%
March 20269.5%
February 20269.2%
January 20269.2%
December 202510.5%
November 202510.4%
October 202510.2%
September 202510.5%
August 202510.7%
July 202510.6%
June 20259.6%
May 20259.7%
April 20259.7%
March 202510.1%
February 202510.5%
January 202510.4%
December 202410.3%
November 202410.7%

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

Get Unemployment Rate — Newfoundland and Labrador in your code or spreadsheet

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

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import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/CA-NL.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 high17.8% (May 2020)
10-year low8.2% (Jun 2026)
10-year average12.0%
Source agencyStatistics Canada
Makrognosis codeCA-NL.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 — Newfoundland and Labrador (2002=100)Employment — Newfoundland and Labrador

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-NL.UNEMP.M.SA.

Last updated 2026-11-06. Source: Statistics Canada. Original title: “Unemployment Rate — Newfoundland and Labrador”.