Unemployment Rate

The Unemployment Rate released by the Statistics Canada is the number of unemployed workers divided by the total civilian labor force. It is a leading indicator for the Canadian Economy. If the rate is up, it indicates a lack of expansion within the Canadian labor market. As a result, a rise leads to weaken the Canadian economy. Normally, a decrease of the figure is seen as positive (or bullish) for the CAD, while an increase is seen as negative or bearish.

Most recent - Friday 6 December 2024 13:30

Previous
6.5%
Revised
-
Forecast
6.6%
Actual
6.8%

Lower numbers than forecast tend to be bullish for xxx/CAD pairs and bearish for CAD/xxx pairs.

Next event - Friday 3 January 2025 13:30

Previous
-
Forecast
-
Actual
-

The typical/expected impact on CAD pairs is high.

There is no forecast value for Unemployment Rate yet - check back for updates.

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Forecast history

The most recent announced value for Unemployment Rate was 6.8% against a forecast of 6.6%.

Past events

Date
Forecast
Actual
Friday 6 December 2024 13:30
6.6%
6.8%
Friday 8 November 2024 13:30
6.6%
6.5%
Friday 11 October 2024 12:30
6.7%
6.5%
Friday 6 September 2024 12:30
6.5%
6.6%
Friday 9 August 2024 12:30
6.5%
6.4%
Friday 5 July 2024 12:30
6.3%
6.4%
Friday 7 June 2024 12:30
6.2%
6.2%
Friday 10 May 2024 12:30
6.2%
6.1%
Friday 5 April 2024 12:30
5.9%
6.1%
Friday 8 March 2024 13:30
5.8%
5.8%
Friday 9 February 2024 13:30
5.9%
5.7%
Friday 5 January 2024 13:30
5.9%
5.8%
Friday 1 December 2023 13:30
5.8%
5.8%
Friday 3 November 2023 12:30
5.6%
5.7%
Friday 6 October 2023 12:30
5.6%
5.5%
Friday 8 September 2023 12:30
5.6%
5.5%
Friday 4 August 2023 12:30
5.5%
5.5%
Friday 7 July 2023 12:30
5.3%
5.4%
Friday 9 June 2023 12:30
5.1%
5.2%
Friday 5 May 2023 12:30
5.1%
5%
Thursday 6 April 2023 12:30
5.1%
5%
Friday 10 March 2023 13:30
5.1%
5%
Friday 10 February 2023 13:30
5.1%
5%
Friday 6 January 2023 13:30
5.2%
5%
Friday 2 December 2022 13:30
5.3%
5.1%
Friday 4 November 2022 12:30
5.3%
5.2%
Friday 7 October 2022 12:30
5.4%
5.2%
Friday 9 September 2022 12:30
5%
5.4%
Friday 5 August 2022 12:30
5%
4.9%
Friday 8 July 2022 12:30
5.1%
4.9%
Friday 10 June 2022 12:30
5.2%
5.1%
Friday 6 May 2022 12:30
5.2%
5.2%
Friday 8 April 2022 12:30
5.4%
5.3%
Friday 11 March 2022 13:30
6.2%
5.5%
Friday 4 February 2022 13:30
6.2%
6.5%
Friday 7 January 2022 13:30
6%
5.9%

Economic context

Recent economic data has been broadly neutral for CAD. Other recent announcements which may affect the market's interpretation of the next Unemployment Rate result:

PreviousLatest
Ivey Purchasing Managers IndexBearish change52.249.7
Ivey Purchasing Managers Index s.aBullish change5252.3
Average Hourly Wages (YoY)Bearish change4.9%3.9%
Net Change in EmploymentBullish change14.5K50.5K
S&P Global Manufacturing PMIBullish change51.152
Gross Domestic Product (QoQ)Bearish change0.5%0.3%
Gross Domestic Product AnnualizedBearish change2.2%1%
Gross Domestic Product (MoM)Bullish change0%0.1%
Current AccountBullish change-4.7B-3.23B

About Unemployment Rate

Country:Canada
Currency:CAD
Source:Statistics Canada
Category:Labor Market
Frequency:Monthly
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