Unemployment Rate 2024 Canada By Province. Unemployment rate in canada increased to 6.60 percent in august from 6.40 percent in july of 2024. This is lower than the long term average of 8.03%.

Effective august 9, 2020 employment and social development canada announced that a minimum unemployment rate of 13.1% would be applied temporarily for employment. In 2023, alberta accounted for 16.9% of canada’s trucking and logistics workforce.