Unemployment Rate

• U.S. unemployment dips after sluggish hiring in 2025

  Sluggish December hiring concluded a year of weak employment gains that have frustrated job seekers even though layoffs and unemployment remained low.

  U.S. News

  Jan 9
  
• Unemployment rate climbed to 6.8% in December, StatCan says

  Canada's unemployment rate jumped to 6.8 per cent in December 2025 as the trade war and U.S. tariffs continued to impact the job market.

  Economy

  Jan 9
  
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• Canada added 54,000 jobs in November as unemployment rate falls

  Canada's national unemployment rate fell 0.4 per cent in November to 6.5 per cent, and marks the second straight monthly decline in the unemployment rate.

  Economy

  Dec 5, 2025
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• Canada’s unemployment rate just fell for 1st time in 3 months

  Canada's job market bounced back slightly in October as the national unemployment rate fell for the first time in three months, dipping to 6.9 per cent.

  Canada

  Nov 7, 2025
• Canada lost 41K jobs in July, but unemployment rate holds steady at 6.9%

  Statistics Canada says youth aged 15 to 24 saw the biggest employment drop in July amid the tough summer jobs market, with 34,000 lost.

  Canada

  Aug 8, 2025
• U.S. adds 139K new jobs in May, but numbers down from April

  Trump’s aggressive and unpredictable policies – especially his sweeping taxes on imports – have muddied the outlook for the economy and the job market.

  Economy

  Jun 6, 2025
• Lethbridge bucks the trend, gains ground amid national job losses

  As Canada suffered 33,000 job losses in March, Lethbridge managed to fill 400 new positions despite seeing the unemployment rate rise slightly.

  Economy

  Apr 4, 2025
• BMO changes rate cut call after surprise jump in Canada’s jobless rate

  The November jobs figures are the final major economic data release before the Bank of Canada makes its last interest rate decision of the year on Dec. 11.

  Economy

  Dec 6, 2024
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• Labour force participation rate hits 27-year low, outside the pandemic

  Canada's labour market added roughly 15,000 jobs in October, enough to keep the unemployment rate steady at 6.5 per cent in the month.

  Economy

  Nov 8, 2024
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• Jobless rate drops to 6.5% in September. What that means for rate cut hopes

  Statistics Canada said Friday that job gains were focused in full-time work and in the private sector, offset by losses in part-time roles and public employment.

  Economy

  Oct 11, 2024