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Canada Unemployment Rate

Canada Unemployment Rate 8 August 2025

Canada Unemployment Rate 8 August 2025: 6.9% for July 2025, below the 7% forecast and unchanged from 6.9% in June 2025. It is the second release in a row below the forecast. It was released on Fri 8 Aug 2025 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
6.9%
July 2025
Forecast
7%
The market consensus
Previous
6.9%
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 8 August 2025: 6.9% for July 2025 against a 7% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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Canada Unemployment Rate 8 August 2025: 6.9% vs 7% forecast (Statistics Canada). Forex Fundamentals, https://forexfundamentals.com/economic-calendar/ca-unemployment/2025-08-08

The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
8 Aug 2025Jul6.9%7%6.9%
11 Jul 2025Jun6.9%7.1%7%
6 Jun 2025May7%7%6.9%
9 May 2025Apr6.9%6.8%6.7%
4 Apr 2025Mar6.7%6.7%6.6%
7 Mar 2025Feb6.6%6.7%6.6%
7 Feb 2025Jan6.6%6.8%6.7%
10 Jan 2025Dec6.7%6.9%6.8%
6 Dec 2024Nov6.8%6.6%6.5%
8 Nov 2024Oct6.5%6.6%6.5%
11 Oct 2024Sep6.5%6.7%6.6%
6 Sep 2024Aug6.6%6.5%6.4%
The release before:Canada Unemployment Rate 11 July 2025The release after:Canada Unemployment Rate 5 September 2025Canada Unemployment Rate: every recent resultThis week’s economic calendar