Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Canada
Canada: Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates was 6.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Canada, 1969–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Canada is 6.8%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 7.5% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Canada peaked at 12.0% in 1983 and was at its lowest, 4.7%, in 1969.
That places Canada 67th out of 185 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.7% | 4.7% | 4.7% | 1 |
| 1970s | 6.7% | 5.4% | 8.4% | 9 |
| 1980s | 9.4% | 7.5% | 12.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.5% | 7.6% | 11.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.1% | 6.2% | 8.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.0% | 5.7% | 8.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.8% | 5.3% | 9.7% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Canada?
- Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Canada was 6.8% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 12.0% in 1983.
- What is the lowest unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.7% in 1969.
- How does Canada rank for unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates?
- Canada ranks 67th out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of the labor force without work, but actively looking for a job and available to start soon. Figures refer to national estimates and may not be fully comparable across countries.