Canada Unemployment Rate (I:CAUR)
6.60% for May 2026
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Basic Info
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Canada Unemployment Rate is at 6.60%, compared to 6.90% last month and 7.00% last year. This is lower than the long term average of 7.99%. |
| Report | Canada Labour Force Survey |
| Category | Employment |
| Region | Canada |
| Source | Statistics Canada |
Stats
| Last Value | 6.60% |
| Latest Period | May 2026 |
| Last Updated | Jun 5 2026, 08:41 EDT |
| Next Release | Jul 10 2026, 08:30 EDT |
| Long Term Average | 7.99% |
| Average Growth Rate | 2.34% |
| Value from Last Month | 6.90% |
| Change from Last Month | -4.35% |
| Value from 1 Year Ago | 7.00% |
| Change from 1 Year Ago | -5.71% |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Unit | Percent |
| Adjustment | Seasonally Adjusted |
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Historical Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 31, 2026 | 6.60% |
| April 30, 2026 | 6.90% |
| March 31, 2026 | 6.70% |
| February 28, 2026 | 6.70% |
| January 31, 2026 | 6.50% |
| December 31, 2025 | 6.80% |
| November 30, 2025 | 6.60% |
| October 31, 2025 | 6.90% |
| September 30, 2025 | 7.10% |
| August 31, 2025 | 7.10% |
| July 31, 2025 | 6.90% |
| June 30, 2025 | 6.90% |
| May 31, 2025 | 7.00% |
| April 30, 2025 | 6.90% |
| March 31, 2025 | 6.80% |
| February 28, 2025 | 6.60% |
| January 31, 2025 | 6.70% |
| December 31, 2024 | 6.70% |
| November 30, 2024 | 7.00% |
| October 31, 2024 | 6.60% |
| September 30, 2024 | 6.50% |
| August 31, 2024 | 6.60% |
| July 31, 2024 | 6.40% |
| June 30, 2024 | 6.40% |
| May 31, 2024 | 6.30% |
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| April 30, 2024 | 6.20% |
| March 31, 2024 | 6.10% |
| February 29, 2024 | 5.90% |
| January 31, 2024 | 5.70% |
| December 31, 2023 | 5.80% |
| November 30, 2023 | 5.70% |
| October 31, 2023 | 5.70% |
| September 30, 2023 | 5.50% |
| August 31, 2023 | 5.50% |
| July 31, 2023 | 5.50% |
| June 30, 2023 | 5.40% |
| May 31, 2023 | 5.20% |
| April 30, 2023 | 5.10% |
| March 31, 2023 | 5.00% |
| February 28, 2023 | 5.10% |
| January 31, 2023 | 5.10% |
| December 31, 2022 | 5.00% |
| November 30, 2022 | 5.10% |
| October 31, 2022 | 5.10% |
| September 30, 2022 | 5.10% |
| August 31, 2022 | 5.20% |
| July 31, 2022 | 4.80% |
| June 30, 2022 | 5.00% |
| May 31, 2022 | 5.20% |
| April 30, 2022 | 5.30% |
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Basic Info
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Canada Unemployment Rate is at 6.60%, compared to 6.90% last month and 7.00% last year. This is lower than the long term average of 7.99%. |
| Report | Canada Labour Force Survey |
| Category | Employment |
| Region | Canada |
| Source | Statistics Canada |
Stats
| Last Value | 6.60% |
| Latest Period | May 2026 |
| Last Updated | Jun 5 2026, 08:41 EDT |
| Next Release | Jul 10 2026, 08:30 EDT |
| Long Term Average | 7.99% |
| Average Growth Rate | 2.34% |
| Value from Last Month | 6.90% |
| Change from Last Month | -4.35% |
| Value from 1 Year Ago | 7.00% |
| Change from 1 Year Ago | -5.71% |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Unit | Percent |
| Adjustment | Seasonally Adjusted |
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Related Indicators
| Canada Economy |
| Canada Building Permits MoM (DISCONTINUED) | 2.26% |
| Canada Consumer Price Index MoM | 0.30% |
| Canada Employment Net Change | 87.80K |
| Canada Housing Starts | 235.85K |
| Canada Inflation Rate | 2.82% |
| Canada Ivey PMI | 61.30 |
| Canada Labour Force Participation Rate | 65.00% |
| Canada Manufacturing Shipments MoM | 3.02% |
| Canada New Housing Price Index MoM | -0.41% |
| Canada New Housing Price Index YoY | -2.34% |
| Canada Real GDP MoM | -0.15% |
| Canada Real GDP QoQ | -0.14% |
| Canada Retail Sales MoM (DISCONTINUED) | 0.54% |
| Canada Wholesale Sales MoM | 13.64% |