The number of unemployed persons in Canada increased to 1550.70 Thousand in December of 2025 from 1477.80 Thousand in November of 2025. Unemployed Persons in Canada averaged 1273.80 Thousand from 1976 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 2720.50 Thousand in May of 2020 and a record low of 691.50 Thousand in March of 1976. source: Statistics Canada
Unemployed Persons in Canada is expected to be 1650.00 Thousand by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Canada Unemployed Persons is projected to trend around 1570.00 Thousand in 2027, according to our econometric models.