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Canada Unemployment Rate

Canada Unemployment Rate 2 December 2016

Canada Unemployment Rate 2 December 2016: 6.8% for November 2016, below the 7% forecast and down from 7% in October 2016. It is the lowest reading since June 2016. 5 of the last 12 releases came in below the forecast. It was released on Fri 2 Dec 2016 at 13:30 UTC.

These figures were verified on 4 Oct 2026 from the source: Statistics Canada. This page reports the release as published: the figures, the consensus forecast and what a print like it usually does to the currency.

Actual
6.8%
November 2016
Forecast
7%
The market consensus
Previous
7%
As the source gives it

What a print like this usually does

Below the forecast: An unexpected fall would usually support the Canadian dollar, especially if it comes with solid hiring and stable participation.

Canada Unemployment Rate 2 December 2016: 6.8% for November 2016 against a 7% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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Canada Unemployment Rate 2 December 2016: 6.8% vs 7% forecast (Statistics Canada). Forex Fundamentals, https://forexfundamentals.com/economic-calendar/ca-unemployment/2016-12-02

The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
2 Dec 2016Nov6.8%7%7%
4 Nov 2016Oct7%7%7%
7 Oct 2016Sep7%7%7%
9 Sep 2016Aug7%6.9%6.9%
5 Aug 2016Jul6.9%6.9%6.8%
8 Jul 2016Jun6.8%7%6.9%
10 Jun 2016May6.9%7.1%7.1%
6 May 2016Apr7.1%7.2%7.1%
8 Apr 2016Mar7.1%7.3%7.3%
11 Mar 2016Feb7.3%7.2%7.2%
5 Feb 2016Jan7.2%7.1%7.1%
8 Jan 2016Dec7.1%7.1%7.1%
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