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Unemployment rate
Canada — 36 years of data
Historical Values
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 7.5% (1989) |
| 1991 | 8.1% (1990) |
| 1992 | 10.3% (November 1991) |
| 1993 | 11.5% (December 1992) |
| 1994 | 11% (December 1993) |
| 1995 | 9.6% (December 1994) |
| 1996 | 9.5% (1995) |
| 1997 | 9.7% (December 1996) |
| 1998 | 8.6% (December 1997) |
| 1999 | 7.8% (December 1998) |
| 2000 | 7.6% (1999) |
| 2001 | 6.8% (2000 est.) |
| 2002 | 7.6% (2002 est.) |
| 2003 | 7.6% (2002 est.) |
| 2004 | 7.8% (2003 est.) |
| 2005 | 7% (2004) |
| 2006 | 6.8% (2005 est.) |
| 2007 | 6.4% (2006 est.) |
| 2008 | 6% (2007 est.) |
| 2009 | 6.2% (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 76 6% (2007 est.) |
| 2010 | 8% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 91 8.3% (2009 est.) |
| 2011 | 8% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 92 8.3% (2009 est.) |
| 2012 | 7.3% (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 82 7.5% (2011 est.) |
| 2013 | 7.3% (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 80 7.5% (2011 est.) |
| 2014 | 7.1% (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 75 7.3% (2012 est.) |
| 2015 | 6.9% (2014 est.) | 7.1% (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 72 |
| 2016 | 6.9% (2015 est.) | 6.9% (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 80 |
| 2017 | 7% (2016 est.) | 6.9% (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 93 |
| 2018 | 6.3% (2017 est.) | 7% (2016 est.) |
| 2019 | 6.3% (2017 est.) | 7% (2016 est.) |
| 2020 | 5.67% (2019 est.) | 5.83% (2018 est.) |
| 2021 | 5.67% (2019 est.) 5.83% (2018 est.) |
| 2022 | 5.67% (2019 est.) 5.83% (2018 est.) |
| 2023 | 7.51% (2021 est.) 9.46% (2020 est.) 5.66% (2019 est.) |
| 2024 | 5.37% (2023 est.) 5.28% (2022 est.) 7.53% (2021 est.) note: % of labor force seeking employment |
| 2025 | 6.5% (2024 est.) 5.5% (2023 est.) 5.3% (2022 est.) note: % of labor force seeking employment |