Unemployment Rate 2024 Canada Reddit. Canada’s employers are still hiring, but not enough to keep the unemployment rate from rising amid a rapidly growing population, statistics canada said friday. Canada's unemployment rate remained unchanged in december, but the country's population growth has led to nearly 20% more unemployed individuals compared to last.
The unemployment rate in canada rose to 6.6% in august of 2024 from 6.4% in the earlier month, the highest since october of 2021, and surpassing market expectations of 6.5%. This is a map of canada by province and territory showing the unemployment rate in may 2024 and the percentage point change from april 2024 to may 2024.