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Canada Unemployment Rate

Canada Unemployment Rate 1 December 2023

Canada Unemployment Rate 1 December 2023: 5.8% for November 2023, in line with the forecast and up from 5.7% in October 2023. It is the highest of the last 12 releases. It was released on Fri 1 Dec 2023 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
5.8%
November 2023
Forecast
5.8%
The market consensus
Previous
5.7%
As the source gives it

What a print like this usually does

In line with the forecast: The Canadian dollar would usually move little unless employment, participation or wage details shift the overall jobs picture.

Canada Unemployment Rate 1 December 2023: 5.8% for November 2023 against a 5.8% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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Canada Unemployment Rate 1 December 2023: 5.8% vs 5.8% forecast (Statistics Canada). Forex Fundamentals, https://forexfundamentals.com/economic-calendar/ca-unemployment/2023-12-01

The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
1 Dec 2023Nov5.8%5.8%5.7%
3 Nov 2023Oct5.7%5.6%5.5%
6 Oct 2023Sep5.5%5.6%5.5%
8 Sep 2023Aug5.5%5.6%5.5%
4 Aug 2023Jul5.5%5.5%5.4%
7 Jul 2023Jun5.4%5.3%5.2%
9 Jun 2023May5.2%5.1%5%
5 May 2023Apr5%5.1%5%
6 Apr 2023Mar5%5.1%5%
10 Mar 2023Feb5%5.1%5%
10 Feb 2023Jan5%5.1%5%
6 Jan 2023Dec5%5.2%5.1%
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