ILO estimate of the unemployment rate in Canada
The ILO estimates the unemployment rate in Canada at 6.9% in 2025.
Canada, 2025
6.9%
Change from 2024
+0.6percentage points
World, 2025
4.9%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2025
5.4%
Position in 2025
58th of 181
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate in Canada over time
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% of the labour force aged 15 and over. Source: ILO, ILOSTAT (ILO Modelled Estimates). Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | Canada | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6.9% | 4.9% |
| 2024 | 6.4% | 4.9% |
| 2023 | 5.4% | 4.9% |
| 2022 | 5.3% | 5.3% |
| 2021 | 7.5% | 6.0% |
| 2020 | 9.7% | 6.6% |
| 2019 | 5.7% | 5.6% |
| 2018 | 5.8% | 5.8% |
| 2017 | 6.4% | 5.9% |
| 2016 | 7.0% | 6.0% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +0.6 percentage points from 6.4% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 6.9%, the figure has changed by 0 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, Canada has the 58th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 4.9%.
More for Canada
All statistics for Canada
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
13.8%
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Labour force participation
64.5%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Women's labour force participation
60.2%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Employment-to-population ratio
60.1%
2025 · ILOSTAT
OECD monthly unemployment rate
6.7%
October 2026 · OECD
Employment in agriculture
1.1%
2025 · World Bank