Unemployment rate (IMF) — all countries

Unemployment rate (IMF) — Canada

Unemployment rate (IMF) in Canada in 2031 — 6%. Ranked 67 in the world out of 102. Since 1980, the indicator has fallen by 1.5 pp.

2031 6% +0 pp vs 2030
World rank 67of 102
Period maximum 12%1983
Period minimum 5.3%2022

Trend over time

1980–2031 · % of labor force

Unemployment rate (IMF) — Canada, 1980–2031468101219801986199219982004201020162022202820311980: 7.5%1981: 7.6%1982: 11.1%1983: 12%1984: 11.4%1985: 10.5%1986: 9.6%1987: 8.8%1988: 7.8%1989: 7.5%1990: 8.2%1991: 10.3%1992: 11.2%1993: 11.4%1994: 10.4%1995: 9.5%1996: 9.6%1997: 9.1%1998: 8.3%1999: 7.6%2000: 6.8%2001: 7.2%2002: 7.7%2003: 7.6%2004: 7.2%2005: 6.8%2006: 6.5%2007: 6.2%2008: 6.3%2009: 8.5%2010: 8.2%2011: 7.6%2012: 7.4%2013: 7.2%2014: 7.1%2015: 7%2016: 7.1%2017: 6.4%2018: 5.8%2019: 5.7%2020: 9.7%2021: 7.5%2022: 5.3%2023: 5.4%2024: 6.4%2025: 6.9%2026: 6.5%2027: 6.3%2028: 6.2%2029: 6.1%2030: 6%2031: 6%
Change over the period: −1.5 pp Annual average: -0.03 pp
Unemployment rate (IMF) — Canada, by year Canada All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2031 6 +0 pp
2030 6 −0.1 pp
2029 6.1 −0.1 pp
2028 6.2 −0.1 pp
2027 6.3 −0.2 pp
2026 6.5 −0.4 pp
2025 6.9 +0.5 pp
2024 6.4 +1 pp
2023 5.4 +0.1 pp
2022 5.3 −2.2 pp
2021 7.5 −2.2 pp
2020 9.7 +4 pp
2019 5.7 −0.1 pp
2018 5.8 −0.6 pp
2017 6.4 −0.7 pp
2016 7.1 +0.1 pp
2015 7 −0.1 pp
2014 7.1 −0.1 pp
2013 7.2 −0.2 pp
2012 7.4 −0.2 pp
2011 7.6 −0.6 pp
2010 8.2 −0.3 pp
2009 8.5 +2.2 pp
2008 6.3 +0.1 pp
2007 6.2 −0.3 pp
2006 6.5 −0.3 pp
2005 6.8 −0.4 pp
2004 7.2 −0.4 pp
2003 7.6 −0.1 pp
2002 7.7 +0.5 pp
2001 7.2 +0.4 pp
2000 6.8 −0.8 pp
1999 7.6 −0.7 pp
1998 8.3 −0.8 pp
1997 9.1 −0.5 pp
1996 9.6 +0.1 pp
1995 9.5 −0.9 pp
1994 10.4 −1 pp
1993 11.4 +0.2 pp
1992 11.2 +0.9 pp
1991 10.3 +2.1 pp
1990 8.2 +0.7 pp
1989 7.5 −0.3 pp
1988 7.8 −1 pp
1987 8.8 −0.8 pp
1986 9.6 −0.9 pp
1985 10.5 −0.9 pp
1984 11.4 −0.6 pp
1983 12 +0.9 pp
1982 11.1 +3.5 pp
1981 7.6 +0.1 pp
1980 7.5

Northern America, 2031

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About the indicator

The unemployment rate as a percent of the labor force, from the IMF World Economic Outlook database. The series is shorter than the ILO one: the IMF publishes it only for countries with comparable labor market statistics, but in exchange it includes a forecast. For full country coverage there is the unemployment rate based on ILO data.

Source: World Economic Outlook (IMF), license IMF open data.