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Unemployment Rate — Prince Edward Island

MonthlySeasonally adjustedCode CA-PE.UNEMP.M.SA

Latest7.4%October 2026
Previous7.3%September 2026
Year ago8.2%October 2025

Unemployment Rate — Prince Edward Island was 7.4% in October 2026, up 0.1 percentage points from September 2026 and down 0.8 percentage points from a year earlier.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from 5.7% (Dec 2022) to 14.8% (Jun 2020), averaging 8.9%.

Unemployment Rate — Prince Edward Island (%), Jan 1976 – Oct 20265%10%15%20%19801990200020102020Robomacro
Unemployment Rate — Prince Edward Island (%), Jan 1976 – Oct 2026. Source: Statistics Canada.

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Recent data

PeriodValue
October 20267.4%
September 20267.3%
August 20267.9%
July 20266.8%
June 20267.6%
May 20266.7%
April 20268.0%
March 20267.3%
February 20267.2%
January 20267.6%
December 20257.1%
November 20257.6%
October 20258.2%
September 20259.5%
August 20258.0%
July 20258.6%
June 20258.5%
May 20258.5%
April 20257.0%
March 20257.7%
February 20257.9%
January 20257.3%
December 20248.3%
November 20248.0%

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

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

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/CA-PE.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 high14.8% (Jun 2020)
10-year low5.7% (Dec 2022)
10-year average8.9%
Source agencyStatistics Canada
Makrognosis codeCA-PE.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 — Prince Edward Island (2002=100)Employment — Prince Edward Island

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-PE.UNEMP.M.SA.

Last updated 2026-11-07. Source: Statistics Canada. Original title: “Unemployment Rate — Prince Edward Island”.