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Unemployment, Canada (seasonally adjusted)

(SC_14100459_1643277926)
Observations
Sep 2026: 1463
Updated: 2026-11-02, 10:37:41 a.m. ET
Units
Thousands of persons,
Seasonally adjusted
Frequency
Monthly
Source
Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey
Series ID
SC_14100459_1643277926
Table 14-10-0459-01
CREDUnemployment, Canada (seasonally adjusted)
COVID-19 recession100012001400160018002000220024002600280020112013201520172019202120232026Thousands of persons2011-01-01: 1456.72011-02-01: 1457.42011-03-01: 1459.42011-04-01: 1457.52011-05-01: 1450.42011-06-01: 1442.32011-07-01: 14202011-08-01: 1402.42011-09-01: 1388.32011-10-01: 1395.12011-11-01: 1409.42011-12-01: 1412.32012-01-01: 1422.92012-02-01: 1420.42012-03-01: 14122012-04-01: 1398.62012-05-01: 1399.32012-06-01: 1401.82012-07-01: 1395.42012-08-01: 1387.22012-09-01: 1390.62012-10-01: 1397.42012-11-01: 1399.12012-12-01: 1394.32013-01-01: 1379.42013-02-01: 1359.52013-03-01: 1359.92013-04-01: 1364.92013-05-01: 1364.92013-06-01: 1358.82013-07-01: 1366.92013-08-01: 1379.82013-09-01: 1378.42013-10-01: 1374.82013-11-01: 1366.92013-12-01: 1383.32014-01-01: 1383.62014-02-01: 1392.42014-03-01: 1373.72014-04-01: 1365.22014-05-01: 1367.62014-06-01: 1376.42014-07-01: 1376.32014-08-01: 1357.62014-09-01: 1345.42014-10-01: 1326.32014-11-01: 1314.32014-12-01: 1291.42015-01-01: 1288.62015-02-01: 1295.52015-03-01: 1314.62015-04-01: 1329.32015-05-01: 1330.62015-06-01: 1329.52015-07-01: 1329.12015-08-01: 1340.32015-09-01: 1354.22015-10-01: 1359.42015-11-01: 1364.72015-12-01: 1374.42016-01-01: 1389.22016-02-01: 1400.52016-03-01: 1400.42016-04-01: 1406.32016-05-01: 13912016-06-01: 1373.62016-07-01: 1351.32016-08-01: 1342.22016-09-01: 1344.82016-10-01: 1342.92016-11-01: 1340.12016-12-01: 1338.82017-01-01: 1338.22017-02-01: 13282017-03-01: 1314.22017-04-01: 1292.22017-05-01: 1294.52017-06-01: 1283.92017-07-01: 1271.82017-08-01: 12462017-09-01: 1229.22017-10-01: 1232.52017-11-01: 1229.32017-12-01: 1220.32018-01-01: 1194.32018-02-01: 1185.22018-03-01: 1170.72018-04-01: 1162.52018-05-01: 1153.12018-06-01: 1162.62018-07-01: 1172.12018-08-01: 1184.12018-09-01: 1173.12018-10-01: 1155.12018-11-01: 1135.22018-12-01: 1128.22019-01-01: 11382019-02-01: 1147.52019-03-01: 11632019-04-01: 1165.32019-05-01: 1144.62019-06-01: 1126.32019-07-01: 1128.82019-08-01: 1149.92019-09-01: 1155.92019-10-01: 1149.82019-11-01: 11602019-12-01: 1160.12020-01-01: 1152.72020-02-01: 1147.72020-03-01: 1323.52020-04-01: 1798.22020-05-01: 2311.12020-06-01: 2591.52020-07-01: 2475.72020-08-01: 2247.22020-09-01: 2031.92020-10-01: 1910.72020-11-01: 1818.12020-12-01: 1801.52021-01-01: 1810.92021-02-01: 1801.72021-03-01: 1723.12021-04-01: 16612021-05-01: 1645.12021-06-01: 1659.42021-07-01: 1608.42021-08-01: 15372021-09-01: 1481.92021-10-01: 1419.32021-11-01: 13512021-12-01: 1276.92022-01-01: 1273.32022-02-01: 1231.12022-03-01: 11922022-04-01: 1122.42022-05-01: 1105.22022-06-01: 10762022-07-01: 1039.52022-08-01: 1039.42022-09-01: 1052.52022-10-01: 1074.42022-11-01: 10662022-12-01: 1060.82023-01-01: 1064.52023-02-01: 10772023-03-01: 1086.42023-04-01: 1085.42023-05-01: 1090.42023-06-01: 1115.12023-07-01: 1145.62023-08-01: 1163.42023-09-01: 1172.82023-10-01: 11942023-11-01: 1223.52023-12-01: 1250.82024-01-01: 1254.32024-02-01: 1270.22024-03-01: 1299.32024-04-01: 1337.32024-05-01: 1363.92024-06-01: 1388.12024-07-01: 1408.62024-08-01: 1435.12024-09-01: 1439.42024-10-01: 1454.42024-11-01: 1487.62024-12-01: 1509.92025-01-01: 1519.22025-02-01: 1493.92025-03-01: 1499.92025-04-01: 1519.32025-05-01: 1548.42025-06-01: 1557.62025-07-01: 1559.82025-08-01: 1566.12025-09-01: 15822025-10-01: 15792025-11-01: 1543.62025-12-01: 1528.82026-01-01: 1497.72026-02-01: 1507.82026-03-01: 1495.62026-04-01: 1531.92026-05-01: 1521.32026-06-01: 15062026-07-01: 1468.82026-08-01: 1461.12026-09-01: 1463
Source: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey via CRED
Shaded areas indicate Canadian recessions (C.D. Howe Institute).
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Notes

Source: Statistics Canada

Release: Labour Force Survey

Units: Thousands of persons, Seasonally adjusted

Frequency: Monthly

Notes: Unemployment. Labour force characteristics by census metropolitan area, From the Labour Force Survey (Statistics Canada), table 14-10-0459-01. Expressed in thousands of persons; published monthly; seasonally adjusted.

Suggested Citation: Statistics Canada, Unemployment, Canada (seasonally adjusted) SC_14100459_1643277926, retrieved from CRED, Canadian Research Economic Data; https://cred.nshipyard.com/series/SC_14100459_1643277926, November 2, 2026.

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Source: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey via CRED
Shaded areas indicate Canadian recessions (C.D. Howe Institute).
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Source: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey via CRED
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Source: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey via CRED
Shaded areas indicate Canadian recessions (C.D. Howe Institute).
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Source: Statistics Canada, Survey of Employment, Payrolls and Hours via CRED
Shaded areas indicate Canadian recessions (C.D. Howe Institute).
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