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Canada Unemployment Rate 1980s

Name: Canada Unemployment Rate 1980s
Creator: World Bank
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Unemployment as % of total labor force · World Bank

9.38% decade average (1980-1989)

Canada's unemployment rate during the 1980s ranged from 7.51% (1989) to 12.00% (1983), averaging 9.38% over 10 years of data.

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1980s Data▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
1980	7.52%	–	32nd
1981	7.62%	+0.10pp	28th
1982	11.10%	+3.48pp	36th
1983	12.00%	+0.90pp	39th
1984	11.38%	−0.63pp	38th
1985	10.51%	−0.87pp	40th
1986	9.61%	−0.90pp	40th
1987	8.80%	−0.81pp	39th
1988	7.78%	−1.03pp	38th
1989	7.51%	−0.27pp	38th