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Unemployment rate | |
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percent | |
1976 | |
January | 8.1 |
February | 8.7 |
March | 7.8 |
April | 8.4 |
May | 8.2 |
June | 8.4 |
July | 8.9 |
August | 8.8 |
September | 9.0 |
October | 9.4 |
November | 9.5 |
December | 9.3 |
1977 | |
January | 9.3 |
February | 9.9 |
March | 9.7 |
April | 9.8 |
May | 9.9 |
June | 10.0 |
July | 10.8 |
August | 10.5 |
September | 10.9 |
October | 11.3 |
November | 11.3 |
December | 11.1 |
1978 | |
January | 11.1 |
February | 11.0 |
March | 11.3 |
April | 11.3 |
May | 11.5 |
June | 11.4 |
July | 10.8 |
August | 11.2 |
September | 10.8 |
October | 10.4 |
November | 10.5 |
December | 10.3 |
1979 | |
January | 10.9 |
February | 10.5 |
March | 10.5 |
April | 10.2 |
May | 9.7 |
June | 9.5 |
July | 9.3 |
August | 8.7 |
September | 9.0 |
October | 9.5 |
November | 9.3 |
December | 9.7 |
1980 | |
January | 9.5 |
February | 10.2 |
March | 9.8 |
April | 10.0 |
May | 9.9 |
June | 10.3 |
July | 10.2 |
August | 10.2 |
September | 10.0 |
October | 10.0 |
November | 10.2 |
December | 10.0 |
1981 | |
January | 10.4 |
February | 10.2 |
March | 10.3 |
April | 9.7 |
May | 10.3 |
June | 10.1 |
July | 10.0 |
August | 9.8 |
September | 11.2 |
October | 11.6 |
November | 11.4 |
December | 12.0 |
1982 | |
January | 11.4 |
February | 11.9 |
March | 12.5 |
April | 13.0 |
May | 13.9 |
June | 14.4 |
July | 15.2 |
August | 15.6 |
September | 15.4 |
October | 15.8 |
November | 15.0 |
December | 15.3 |
1983 | |
January | 14.8 |
February | 14.9 |
March | 14.6 |
April | 14.5 |
May | 14.3 |
June | 14.6 |
July | 14.1 |
August | 14.0 |
September | 13.5 |
October | 13.4 |
November | 13.3 |
December | 13.4 |
1984 | |
January | 13.4 |
February | 13.4 |
March | 12.9 |
April | 13.5 |
May | 13.5 |
June | 13.3 |
July | 12.8 |
August | 12.7 |
September | 13.4 |
October | 13.1 |
November | 13.1 |
December | 12.5 |
1985 | |
January | 11.9 |
February | 11.9 |
March | 12.5 |
April | 12.2 |
May | 12.3 |
June | 12.5 |
July | 12.0 |
August | 11.7 |
September | 12.2 |
October | 12.5 |
November | 12.4 |
December | 12.2 |
1986 | |
January | 11.9 |
February | 12.0 |
March | 11.8 |
April | 11.4 |
May | 10.6 |
June | 10.8 |
July | 10.8 |
August | 11.0 |
September | 10.7 |
October | 10.4 |
November | 10.5 |
December | 10.5 |
1987 | |
January | 10.7 |
February | 11.0 |
March | 10.6 |
April | 10.3 |
May | 10.1 |
June | 10.2 |
July | 10.4 |
August | 10.0 |
September | 9.8 |
October | 9.5 |
November | 9.5 |
December | 9.9 |
1988 | |
January | 9.1 |
February | 9.0 |
March | 9.3 |
April | 9.4 |
May | 9.6 |
June | 9.2 |
July | 9.9 |
August | 10.1 |
September | 9.6 |
October | 9.8 |
November | 9.6 |
December | 9.2 |
1989 | |
January | 9.5 |
February | 9.2 |
March | 9.4 |
April | 9.7 |
May | 10.0 |
June | 10.0 |
July | 9.7 |
August | 9.3 |
September | 9.4 |
October | 9.3 |
November | 9.4 |
December | 9.7 |
1990 | |
January | 10.4 |
February | 10.3 |
March | 9.5 |
April | 10.0 |
May | 10.1 |
June | 9.5 |
July | 9.8 |
August | 10.5 |
September | 11.0 |
October | 11.3 |
November | 11.4 |
December | 11.8 |
1991 | |
January | 12.1 |
February | 12.0 |
March | 12.2 |
April | 12.1 |
May | 11.9 |
June | 12.1 |
July | 12.6 |
August | 12.4 |
September | 12.6 |
October | 11.8 |
November | 12.1 |
December | 11.9 |
1992 | |
January | 11.9 |
February | 12.0 |
March | 12.4 |
April | 12.0 |
May | 12.5 |
June | 12.8 |
July | 13.1 |
August | 13.3 |
September | 12.9 |
October | 12.5 |
November | 14.3 |
December | 13.5 |
1993 | |
January | 13.3 |
February | 13.0 |
March | 13.2 |
April | 13.6 |
May | 13.8 |
June | 13.8 |
July | 13.4 |
August | 12.8 |
September | 13.0 |
October | 13.3 |
November | 13.1 |
December | 12.6 |
1994 | |
January | 13.2 |
February | 12.8 |
March | 11.9 |
April | 12.7 |
May | 12.5 |
June | 12.2 |
July | 11.7 |
August | 12.4 |
September | 12.3 |
October | 11.8 |
November | 11.7 |
December | 12.1 |
1995 | |
January | 11.9 |
February | 11.7 |
March | 12.4 |
April | 11.6 |
May | 11.2 |
June | 11.3 |
July | 11.0 |
August | 11.0 |
September | 11.0 |
October | 11.1 |
November | 11.1 |
December | 11.2 |
1996 | |
January | 11.1 |
February | 11.6 |
March | 11.6 |
April | 11.3 |
May | 10.7 |
June | 11.5 |
July | 12.4 |
August | 11.8 |
September | 12.5 |
October | 12.6 |
November | 12.5 |
December | 12.4 |
1997 | |
January | 11.9 |
February | 11.8 |
March | 11.4 |
April | 11.4 |
May | 11.9 |
June | 11.4 |
July | 11.3 |
August | 11.4 |
September | 11.4 |
October | 11.4 |
November | 11.1 |
December | 10.7 |
1998 | |
January | 11.3 |
February | 10.7 |
March | 10.2 |
April | 10.2 |
May | 10.4 |
June | 10.4 |
July | 10.5 |
August | 10.1 |
September | 10.2 |
October | 9.8 |
November | 10.0 |
December | 10.3 |
1999 | |
January | 9.9 |
February | 9.8 |
March | 9.7 |
April | 9.9 |
May | 9.6 |
June | 9.4 |
July | 9.3 |
August | 9.6 |
September | 9.2 |
October | 9.2 |
November | 8.4 |
December | 8.1 |
2000 | |
January | 8.2 |
February | 8.5 |
March | 8.5 |
April | 8.6 |
May | 8.3 |
June | 8.5 |
July | 8.8 |
August | 8.5 |
September | 8.5 |
October | 8.8 |
November | 8.4 |
December | 7.8 |
2001 | |
January | 8.5 |
February | 8.4 |
March | 8.7 |
April | 8.7 |
May | 9.0 |
June | 9.0 |
July | 8.3 |
August | 8.4 |
September | 8.5 |
October | 8.5 |
November | 8.6 |
December | 9.5 |
2002 | |
January | 9.2 |
February | 9.2 |
March | 9.0 |
April | 8.8 |
May | 8.5 |
June | 8.4 |
July | 8.9 |
August | 8.5 |
September | 8.5 |
October | 8.4 |
November | 8.8 |
December | 8.5 |
2003 | |
January | 8.4 |
February | 8.6 |
March | 8.9 |
April | 9.3 |
May | 9.5 |
June | 9.2 |
July | 9.1 |
August | 9.8 |
September | 9.4 |
October | 9.4 |
November | 9.1 |
December | 9.3 |
2004 | |
January | 9.0 |
February | 9.0 |
March | 8.5 |
April | 8.4 |
May | 8.1 |
June | 8.5 |
July | 8.3 |
August | 7.9 |
September | 8.3 |
October | 8.6 |
November | 8.9 |
December | 8.6 |
2005 | |
January | 8.3 |
February | 8.1 |
March | 8.1 |
April | 7.9 |
May | 8.5 |
June | 8.2 |
July | 8.1 |
August | 8.2 |
September | 8.2 |
October | 8.4 |
November | 7.9 |
December | 8.3 |
2006 | |
January | 8.3 |
February | 8.2 |
March | 8.3 |
April | 8.2 |
May | 7.8 |
June | 8.0 |
July | 8.0 |
August | 7.8 |
September | 8.0 |
October | 7.6 |
November | 7.9 |
December | 7.5 |
2007 | |
January | 7.7 |
February | 7.9 |
March | 7.5 |
April | 7.2 |
May | 7.1 |
June | 6.9 |
July | 7.0 |
August | 7.0 |
September | 6.8 |
October | 7.0 |
November | 7.0 |
December | 6.9 |
2008 | |
January | 6.9 |
February | 7.1 |
March | 7.1 |
April | 7.5 |
May | 7.3 |
June | 7.2 |
July | 7.2 |
August | 7.4 |
September | 7.3 |
October | 7.2 |
November | 7.6 |
December | 7.8 |
2009 | |
January | 8.1 |
February | 8.5 |
March | 8.7 |
April | 8.8 |
May | 8.8 |
June | 8.9 |
July | 8.9 |
August | 8.8 |
September | 8.9 |
October | 8.5 |
November | 8.3 |
December | 8.5 |
2010 | |
January | 8.1 |
February | 8.2 |
March | 8.2 |
April | 8.0 |
May | 8.1 |
June | 7.9 |
July | 8.2 |
August | 8.1 |
September | 8.0 |
October | 7.9 |
November | 7.8 |
December | 7.5 |
2011 | |
January | 7.8 |
February | 7.7 |
March | 7.8 |
April | 7.9 |
May | 7.5 |
June | 8.0 |
July | 7.2 |
August | 7.6 |
September | 7.6 |
October | 8.0 |
November | 8.1 |
December | 8.8 |
2012 | |
January | 8.6 |
February | 8.3 |
March | 7.8 |
April | 7.8 |
May | 7.6 |
June | 7.3 |
July | 7.4 |
August | 7.5 |
September | 7.5 |
October | 7.4 |
November | 7.4 |
December | 7.4 |
2013 | |
January | 7.3 |
February | 7.3 |
March | 7.7 |
April | 7.7 |
May | 7.5 |
June | 7.7 |
July | 7.8 |
August | 7.7 |
September | 7.8 |
October | 7.7 |
November | 7.4 |
December | 7.7 |
2014 | |
January | 7.6 |
February | 7.9 |
March | 7.7 |
April | 7.8 |
May | 7.9 |
June | 8.0 |
July | 8.1 |
August | 7.6 |
September | 7.8 |
October | 7.7 |
November | 7.7 |
December | 7.4 |
2015 | |
January | 7.4 |
February | 7.3 |
March | 7.6 |
April | 7.4 |
May | 7.7 |
June | 8.0 |
July | 7.7 |
August | 8.0 |
September | 7.7 |
October | 7.7 |
November | 7.5 |
December | 7.8 |
2016 | |
January | 7.6 |
February | 7.5 |
March | 7.4 |
April | 7.4 |
May | 7.0 |
June | 6.9 |
July | 7.0 |
August | 7.0 |
September | 6.9 |
October | 6.7 |
November | 6.2 |
December | 6.5 |
2017 | |
January | 6.2 |
February | 6.4 |
March | 6.4 |
April | 6.6 |
May | 6.0 |
June | 6.0 |
July | 5.8 |
August | 6.1 |
September | 6.0 |
October | 6.1 |
November | 5.4 |
December | 4.9 |
Source: CANSIM table 282-0087. |
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