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Canada Average Unemployment Rate 1980-2025

Name: Canada Unemployment Rate
Creator: World Bank
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8.05% 46 data points

Unemployment as % of total labor force · World Bank

Canada's average unemployment rate from 1980 to 2025 was 8.05%, based on 46 data points.

All Data (sorted by year)▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
2025	6.91%	+0.53pp	124th
2024	6.35%	+0.97pp	118th
2023	5.42%	+0.17pp	103rd
2022	5.28%	−2.20pp	96th
2021	7.53%	−2.22pp	120th
2020	9.66%	+3.97pp	135th
2019	5.69%	−0.14pp	105th
2018	5.84%	−0.58pp	107th
2017	6.43%	−0.62pp	108th
2016	7.04%	+0.04pp	110th
2015	6.95%	−0.11pp	105th
2014	7.02%	−0.19pp	104th
2013	7.14%	−0.30pp	102nd
2012	7.39%	−0.23pp	104th
2011	7.64%	−0.52pp	111th
2010	8.18%	−0.30pp	116th
2009	8.46%	+2.15pp	121st
2008	6.28%	+0.13pp	104th
2007	6.16%	−0.29pp	100th
2006	6.48%	−0.27pp	95th
2005	6.76%	−0.39pp	92nd
2004	7.19%	−0.41pp	98th
2003	7.57%	−0.11pp	98th
2002	7.67%	+0.44pp	101st
2001	7.22%	+0.39pp	99th
2000	6.83%	−0.74pp	93rd
1999	7.58%	−0.71pp	99th
1998	8.28%	−0.81pp	110th
1997	9.10%	−0.51pp	114th
1996	9.62%	+0.15pp	121st
1995	9.49%	−0.90pp	124th
1994	10.40%	−0.98pp	130th
1993	11.38%	+0.16pp	140th
1992	11.20%	+0.88pp	143rd
1991	10.32%	+2.17pp	139th
1990	8.15%	+0.64pp	44th
1989	7.51%	−0.27pp	38th
1988	7.78%	−1.03pp	38th
1987	8.80%	−0.81pp	39th
1986	9.61%	−0.90pp	40th
1985	10.51%	−0.87pp	40th
1984	11.38%	−0.63pp	38th
1983	12.00%	+0.90pp	39th
1982	11.10%	+3.48pp	36th
1981	7.62%	+0.10pp	28th
1980	7.52%	–	32nd

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