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Canada Unemployment

Canada Unemployment

Unemployment in Canada

Canada's unemployment rate from 2013 to 2022 generally remained within a moderate range, reflecting the country's stable economy. The COVID-19 pandemic led to a significant spike in 2020, but a strong recovery followed, and by 2022, the rate was below pre-pandemic levels, indicating the resilience of Canada's job market.

The unemployment rate in Canada averaged 6.9% in the decade to 2022, above the 6.3% average for major economies. The unemployment rate in 2022 was 5.3%. For more unemployment information, visit our dedicated page.

Canada Unemployment Chart

Note: This chart displays Unemployment Rate for Canada from 2014 to 2023.
Source: Statistics Canada.

Canada Unemployment Data

2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Unemployment (% of active population, aop) 5.9 5.7 9.7 7.5 5.3
Unemployment (% of active population, eop) 5.7 5.6 8.9 5.9 5.0
Consensus Forecasts and Projections for the next ten years

How should you choose a forecaster if some are too optimistic while others are too pessimistic? FocusEconomics collects Canadian unemployment projections for the next ten years from a panel of 21 analysts at the leading national, regional and global forecast institutions. These projections are then validated by our in-house team of economists and data analysts and averaged to provide one Consensus Forecast you can rely on for each indicator. By averaging all forecasts, upside and downside forecasting errors tend to cancel each other out, leading to the most reliable unemployment forecast available for Canadian unemployment.

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