Canada Unemployment Rate

Canada Unemployment Rate 9 October 2026

Canada Unemployment Rate 9 October 2026: 6.5% for September 2026, in line with the forecast and up from 6.4% in August 2026. It is the highest reading since June 2026. It was released on Fri 9 Oct 2026 at 12:30 UTC. The next release is due on Fri 6 Nov 2026 at 13:30 UTC.

These figures were verified on 9 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%
September 2026
Forecast
6.5%
The market consensus
Previous
6.4%
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 9 October 2026: 6.5% for September 2026 against a 6.5% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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Canada Unemployment Rate 9 October 2026: 6.5% vs 6.5% forecast (Statistics Canada). Forex Fundamentals, https://forexfundamentals.com/economic-calendar/ca-unemployment/2026-10-09

The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
9 Oct 2026Sep6.5%6.5%6.4%
4 Sep 2026Aug6.4%6.4%6.4%
7 Aug 2026Jul6.4%6.5%6.5%
10 Jul 2026Jun6.5%6.6%6.6%
5 Jun 2026May6.6%6.9%6.9%
8 May 2026Apr6.9%6.7%6.7%
10 Apr 2026Mar6.7%6.8%6.7%
13 Mar 2026Feb6.7%6.6%6.5%
6 Feb 2026Jan6.5%6.8%6.8%
7 Nov 2025Oct6.9%7.1%7.1%
10 Oct 2025Sep7.1%7.2%7.1%
5 Sep 2025Aug7.1%7%6.9%