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Canada Unemployment Rate

Latest Release

Jan 06, 2023

Actual

5.0%

Forecast

5.2%

5.1%

The Unemployment Rate measures the percentage of the total work force that is not working, yet actively seeking employment.

A reading that is higher than forecast is generally negative (bearish) for the CAD, while a lower than forecast reading is generally supportive (bullish) for the CAD.

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Currency: CAD

Source: Statistics Canada

Release Date	Time	Actual	Forecast	Previous
Feb 10, 2023 (Jan)	13:30		5.2%	5.0%
Jan 06, 2023 (Dec)	13:30	5.0%	5.2%	5.1%
Dec 02, 2022 (Nov)	13:30	5.1%	5.3%	5.2%
Nov 04, 2022 (Oct)	12:30	5.2%	5.3%	5.2%
Oct 07, 2022 (Sep)	12:30	5.2%	5.4%	5.4%
Sep 09, 2022 (Aug)	12:30	5.4%	5.0%	4.9%

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