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Unemployment Rate — Quebec

MonthlySeasonally adjustedCode CA-QC.UNEMP.M.SA

Latest5.7%October 2026
Previous6.0%September 2026
Year ago5.3%October 2025

Unemployment Rate — Quebec was 5.7% in October 2026, down 0.3 percentage points from September 2026 and up 0.4 percentage points from a year earlier.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from 3.8% (Nov 2022) to 18.2% (Apr 2020), averaging 5.7%.

Unemployment Rate — Quebec (%), Jan 1976 – Oct 20260%5%10%15%20%19801990200020102020Robomacro
Unemployment Rate — Quebec (%), 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 20265.7%
September 20266.0%
August 20265.6%
July 20265.6%
June 20265.4%
May 20265.6%
April 20266.2%
March 20265.4%
February 20265.9%
January 20265.2%
December 20255.3%
November 20255.1%
October 20255.3%
September 20255.7%
August 20255.9%
July 20255.5%
June 20256.2%
May 20255.8%
April 20256.0%
March 20255.8%
February 20255.4%
January 20255.5%
December 20245.5%
November 20245.9%

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

Get Unemployment Rate — Quebec 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-QC.UNEMP.M.SA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/CA-QC.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 high18.2% (Apr 2020)
10-year low3.8% (Nov 2022)
10-year average5.7%
Source agencyStatistics Canada
Makrognosis codeCA-QC.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 — Quebec (2002=100)Employment — Quebec

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-QC.UNEMP.M.SA.

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