# Canada Unemployment Rate

> Canonical page: https://fxmacrodata.com/canada/unemployment
> Publisher: FXMacroData (https://fxmacrodata.com) — official-source macroeconomic data
> License: https://fxmacrodata.com/terms

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest value | 6.4 |
| Latest release date | 2026-09-04 |
| Previous value | 6.4 |
| Change | 0 |

## Next release

The next Canada Unemployment Rate release is scheduled for Oct 9, 2026 at 08:30 America/Toronto. This page updates with the official value the moment the announcement is published.

Canada Unemployment Rate printed 6.4% in August 2026, a change of 0 percentage points from 6.4%. The value sits in line with the previous reading, so the important market question is whether it confirms the prevailing trend or forces a reassessment of CAD macro pricing.

## Recent release history

| Release date | Actual | Previous | Forecast | Detail page |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-09-04 | 6.4 | 6.4 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/canada/unemployment/announcements/cad_unemployment_2026-09-04 |
| 2026-08-07 | 6.4 | 6.5 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/canada/unemployment/announcements/cad_unemployment_2026-08-07 |
| 2026-07-10 | 6.5 | 6.6 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/canada/unemployment/announcements/cad_unemployment_2026-07-10 |
| 2026-06-05 | 6.6 | 6.9 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/canada/unemployment/announcements/cad_unemployment_2026-06-05 |
| 2026-05-08 | 6.9 | 6.7 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/canada/unemployment/announcements/cad_unemployment_2026-05-08 |
| 2026-04-10 | 6.7 | 6.7 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/canada/unemployment/announcements/cad_unemployment_2026-04-10 |
| 2026-03-13 | 6.7 | 6.5 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/canada/unemployment/announcements/cad_unemployment_2026-03-13 |
| 2026-02-06 | 6.5 | 6.8 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/canada/unemployment/announcements/cad_unemployment_2026-02-06 |
| 2026-01-09 | 6.8 | 6.6 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/canada/unemployment/announcements/cad_unemployment_2026-01-09 |
| 2025-12-05 | 6.6 | 6.9 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/canada/unemployment/announcements/cad_unemployment_2025-12-05 |
| 2025-11-07 | 6.9 | 7.1 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/canada/unemployment/announcements/cad_unemployment_2025-11-07 |
| 2025-10-10 | 7.1 | 7.1 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/canada/unemployment/announcements/cad_unemployment_2025-10-10 |

## API access

```
GET https://fxmacrodata.com/api/v1/announcements/cad/unemployment?api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
```

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