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Description for Chart 9
| Unemployment rate | |
|---|---|
| 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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