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Canada Unemployment Rate

Canada Unemployment Rate 5 May 2017

Canada Unemployment Rate 5 May 2017: 6.5% for April 2017, below the 6.7% forecast and down from 6.7% in March 2017. It is the lowest of the last 12 releases. 6 of the last 12 releases came in below the forecast. It was released on Fri 5 May 2017 at 12:30 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
6.5%
April 2017
Forecast
6.7%
The market consensus
Previous
6.7%
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 5 May 2017: 6.5% for April 2017 against a 6.7% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
5 May 2017Apr6.5%6.7%6.7%
7 Apr 2017Mar6.7%6.7%6.6%
10 Mar 2017Feb6.6%6.8%6.8%
10 Feb 2017Jan6.8%6.9%6.9%
6 Jan 2017Dec6.9%5.7%6.8%
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%
The release before:Canada Unemployment Rate 7 April 2017The release after:Canada Unemployment Rate 9 June 2017Canada Unemployment Rate: every recent resultThis week’s economic calendar