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Unemployment rate in British Columbia

Unemployment rate in British Columbia was 6.4% in September 2026, according to Statistics Canada. That is unchanged from September 2025.

September 20266.4%
Change on September 20250 pts
Series high15.7May 1984
Series low4.1August 2007

Unemployment rate in British Columbia, October 1976 to September 2026

2.557.51012.51517.51976-101983-121991-021998-042005-062012-082019-102026-091976-10: 8 %1976-11: 7.8 %1976-12: 8.1 %1977-01: 8.4 %1977-02: 7.9 %1977-03: 8.2 %1977-04: 8.8 %1977-05: 7.7 %1977-06: 8.4 %1977-07: 8.4 %1977-08: 8.5 %1977-09: 8.4 %1977-10: 8.9 %1977-11: 8.6 %1977-12: 8.2 %1978-01: 8.3 %1978-02: 8.3 %1978-03: 8.5 %1978-04: 8 %1978-05: 8.1 %1978-06: 8 %1978-07: 7.7 %1978-08: 8.5 %1978-09: 7.8 %1978-10: 8.5 %1978-11: 8.8 %1978-12: 8.9 %1979-01: 8.1 %1979-02: 8.7 %1979-03: 8.3 %1979-04: 8.3 %1979-05: 8.1 %1979-06: 7.7 %1979-07: 7.6 %1979-08: 7.3 %1979-09: 7.4 %1979-10: 7 %1979-11: 6.8 %1979-12: 7.2 %1980-01: 8 %1980-02: 7.3 %1980-03: 7.7 %1980-04: 6.9 %1980-05: 6.7 %1980-06: 6.8 %1980-07: 6.6 %1980-08: 6.1 %1980-09: 6.5 %1980-10: 6.3 %1980-11: 5.7 %1980-12: 5.9 %1981-01: 5.5 %1981-02: 5.9 %1981-03: 6 %1981-04: 6.3 %1981-05: 6.4 %1981-06: 6.1 %1981-07: 6.3 %1981-08: 6.6 %1981-09: 7.9 %1981-10: 7.9 %1981-11: 8.1 %1981-12: 9 %1982-01: 8.9 %1982-02: 9.4 %1982-03: 9.8 %1982-04: 10.5 %1982-05: 10.7 %1982-06: 12.3 %1982-07: 13.7 %1982-08: 13.4 %1982-09: 13.9 %1982-10: 14.6 %1982-11: 14.3 %1982-12: 14.6 %1983-01: 14.5 %1983-02: 13.9 %1983-03: 14.1 %1983-04: 13.5 %1983-05: 13.9 %1983-06: 13.8 %1983-07: 13.5 %1983-08: 14 %1983-09: 13.9 %1983-10: 13.6 %1983-11: 14.1 %1983-12: 13.9 %1984-01: 14 %1984-02: 14.3 %1984-03: 14.7 %1984-04: 15.2 %1984-05: 15.7 %1984-06: 15.4 %1984-07: 15 %1984-08: 15.1 %1984-09: 15.4 %1984-10: 15.3 %1984-11: 14.9 %1984-12: 14.9 %1985-01: 14.3 %1985-02: 14.8 %1985-03: 14.3 %1985-04: 14.6 %1985-05: 14 %1985-06: 14.9 %1985-07: 14.3 %1985-08: 14.1 %1985-09: 13.4 %1985-10: 14.4 %1985-11: 14.6 %1985-12: 13.8 %1986-01: 13.2 %1986-02: 13.1 %1986-03: 13.3 %1986-04: 12.6 %1986-05: 12.4 %1986-06: 12.3 %1986-07: 12.1 %1986-08: 12.7 %1986-09: 12.6 %1986-10: 12.5 %1986-11: 13.1 %1986-12: 13.5 %1987-01: 13.9 %1987-02: 13.2 %1987-03: 13.2 %1987-04: 12.7 %1987-05: 12.2 %1987-06: 12.1 %1987-07: 12.2 %1987-08: 11.7 %1987-09: 11.3 %1987-10: 11.5 %1987-11: 10.6 %1987-12: 10.2 %1988-01: 10.3 %1988-02: 10.7 %1988-03: 10.3 %1988-04: 10.6 %1988-05: 10.6 %1988-06: 10.5 %1988-07: 9.9 %1988-08: 10 %1988-09: 10.6 %1988-10: 9.8 %1988-11: 10.2 %1988-12: 9.8 %1989-01: 9.8 %1989-02: 9.5 %1989-03: 9.6 %1989-04: 9.4 %1989-05: 9.7 %1989-06: 9 %1989-07: 9.2 %1989-08: 8.7 %1989-09: 8.4 %1989-10: 8.4 %1989-11: 8.3 %1989-12: 8.3 %1990-01: 7.8 %1990-02: 8 %1990-03: 7.8 %1990-04: 8.2 %1990-05: 8.2 %1990-06: 8.2 %1990-07: 8.2 %1990-08: 8.4 %1990-09: 8.8 %1990-10: 8.7 %1990-11: 9.3 %1990-12: 9.4 %1991-01: 9.9 %1991-02: 10 %1991-03: 10.3 %1991-04: 9.7 %1991-05: 10.1 %1991-06: 9.8 %1991-07: 9.8 %1991-08: 9.7 %1991-09: 9.8 %1991-10: 9.8 %1991-11: 9.9 %1991-12: 9.9 %1992-01: 10 %1992-02: 9.5 %1992-03: 9.9 %1992-04: 9.6 %1992-05: 9.4 %1992-06: 10.7 %1992-07: 10.2 %1992-08: 10.9 %1992-09: 10.6 %1992-10: 10.6 %1992-11: 10.7 %1992-12: 10.1 %1993-01: 9.9 %1993-02: 10 %1993-03: 9.5 %1993-04: 10.1 %1993-05: 10.3 %1993-06: 9.8 %1993-07: 10 %1993-08: 9.2 %1993-09: 9.5 %1993-10: 9.6 %1993-11: 8.8 %1993-12: 9.6 %1994-01: 9.9 %1994-02: 9.9 %1994-03: 9.3 %1994-04: 10 %1994-05: 9.3 %1994-06: 9 %1994-07: 8.8 %1994-08: 9.1 %1994-09: 8.6 %1994-10: 8.7 %1994-11: 8.3 %1994-12: 8.3 %1995-01: 8.5 %1995-02: 8.6 %1995-03: 8.4 %1995-04: 8.5 %1995-05: 8.4 %1995-06: 8.5 %1995-07: 8.6 %1995-08: 8.3 %1995-09: 8.3 %1995-10: 8.3 %1995-11: 8.5 %1995-12: 8.7 %1996-01: 8.9 %1996-02: 8.4 %1996-03: 8.5 %1996-04: 8.1 %1996-05: 8.1 %1996-06: 8.5 %1996-07: 8.1 %1996-08: 8.8 %1996-09: 8.8 %1996-10: 9.5 %1996-11: 9.3 %1996-12: 9 %1997-01: 8.1 %1997-02: 8.5 %1997-03: 8.2 %1997-04: 8.8 %1997-05: 8.6 %1997-06: 8.6 %1997-07: 8.4 %1997-08: 8.3 %1997-09: 8.7 %1997-10: 8.7 %1997-11: 8.7 %1997-12: 8.2 %1998-01: 9.2 %1998-02: 9.5 %1998-03: 9.5 %1998-04: 9 %1998-05: 9.5 %1998-06: 9.3 %1998-07: 8.9 %1998-08: 8.5 %1998-09: 8.2 %1998-10: 8 %1998-11: 7.8 %1998-12: 8.3 %1999-01: 8.3 %1999-02: 8.3 %1999-03: 8.6 %1999-04: 8.8 %1999-05: 8.3 %1999-06: 8.9 %1999-07: 8.4 %1999-08: 8.1 %1999-09: 7.8 %1999-10: 7.6 %1999-11: 7.9 %1999-12: 7.6 %2000-01: 7.2 %2000-02: 7.1 %2000-03: 7.2 %2000-04: 6.9 %2000-05: 6.9 %2000-06: 6.9 %2000-07: 6.9 %2000-08: 7.7 %2000-09: 7.6 %2000-10: 7.7 %2000-11: 7 %2000-12: 7 %2001-01: 7.3 %2001-02: 7.4 %2001-03: 6.8 %2001-04: 7.1 %2001-05: 6.8 %2001-06: 7.5 %2001-07: 7.5 %2001-08: 8.2 %2001-09: 7.8 %2001-10: 8.3 %2001-11: 8.6 %2001-12: 9.8 %2002-01: 9 %2002-02: 8.9 %2002-03: 9.2 %2002-04: 8.8 %2002-05: 9.3 %2002-06: 8.7 %2002-07: 8.2 %2002-08: 7.6 %2002-09: 7.9 %2002-10: 8.1 %2002-11: 8.6 %2002-12: 8.8 %2003-01: 8.1 %2003-02: 8.1 %2003-03: 7.8 %2003-04: 7.9 %2003-05: 8.4 %2003-06: 8 %2003-07: 8.6 %2003-08: 8.4 %2003-09: 8.6 %2003-10: 7.8 %2003-11: 7.7 %2003-12: 7.2 %2004-01: 7.6 %2004-02: 7.6 %2004-03: 7.6 %2004-04: 7.7 %2004-05: 7.5 %2004-06: 7.3 %2004-07: 6.9 %2004-08: 7.1 %2004-09: 6.6 %2004-10: 6.9 %2004-11: 6.5 %2004-12: 6.2 %2005-01: 6.6 %2005-02: 7.1 %2005-03: 6.5 %2005-04: 6.2 %2005-05: 5.9 %2005-06: 5.9 %2005-07: 5.9 %2005-08: 5.6 %2005-09: 5.4 %2005-10: 5 %2005-11: 4.8 %2005-12: 4.9 %2006-01: 5 %2006-02: 4.8 %2006-03: 4.7 %2006-04: 4.7 %2006-05: 4.5 %2006-06: 4.6 %2006-07: 4.9 %2006-08: 5.1 %2006-09: 4.9 %2006-10: 4.9 %2006-11: 5.1 %2006-12: 5.3 %2007-01: 4.6 %2007-02: 4.3 %2007-03: 4.4 %2007-04: 4.6 %2007-05: 4.2 %2007-06: 4.2 %2007-07: 4.3 %2007-08: 4.1 %2007-09: 4.7 %2007-10: 4.5 %2007-11: 4.2 %2007-12: 4.2 %2008-01: 4.4 %2008-02: 4.6 %2008-03: 4.5 %2008-04: 4.7 %2008-05: 4.7 %2008-06: 4.5 %2008-07: 4.6 %2008-08: 4.5 %2008-09: 4.6 %2008-10: 5.1 %2008-11: 5.3 %2008-12: 5.9 %2009-01: 6.7 %2009-02: 7.2 %2009-03: 7.6 %2009-04: 8 %2009-05: 8 %2009-06: 8.4 %2009-07: 7.9 %2009-08: 8.1 %2009-09: 7.3 %2009-10: 7.9 %2009-11: 8.1 %2009-12: 8.5 %2010-01: 8.1 %2010-02: 7.7 %2010-03: 8 %2010-04: 7.5 %2010-05: 7.6 %2010-06: 7.9 %2010-07: 7.7 %2010-08: 7.5 %2010-09: 7.9 %2010-10: 8.1 %2010-11: 7.6 %2010-12: 7.9 %2011-01: 8.2 %2011-02: 8.7 %2011-03: 8.1 %2011-04: 7.9 %2011-05: 7.6 %2011-06: 7.6 %2011-07: 7.6 %2011-08: 7.6 %2011-09: 7.3 %2011-10: 6.9 %2011-11: 7.2 %2011-12: 6.9 %2012-01: 7.1 %2012-02: 7 %2012-03: 7.1 %2012-04: 6.7 %2012-05: 7.4 %2012-06: 6.9 %2012-07: 7.1 %2012-08: 6.7 %2012-09: 7.2 %2012-10: 6.9 %2012-11: 6.8 %2012-12: 6.5 %2013-01: 6.6 %2013-02: 6.6 %2013-03: 7 %2013-04: 6.8 %2013-05: 6.5 %2013-06: 6.6 %2013-07: 6.7 %2013-08: 6.7 %2013-09: 6.5 %2013-10: 6.7 %2013-11: 6.9 %2013-12: 6.9 %2014-01: 6.8 %2014-02: 6.5 %2014-03: 6 %2014-04: 6.3 %2014-05: 6.7 %2014-06: 6.4 %2014-07: 6.3 %2014-08: 6.4 %2014-09: 6.3 %2014-10: 6 %2014-11: 5.7 %2014-12: 5.4 %2015-01: 5.7 %2015-02: 6 %2015-03: 5.9 %2015-04: 6.5 %2015-05: 6 %2015-06: 5.9 %2015-07: 6.3 %2015-08: 6.1 %2015-09: 6.4 %2015-10: 6.1 %2015-11: 6.1 %2015-12: 6.8 %2016-01: 6.7 %2016-02: 6.7 %2016-03: 6.2 %2016-04: 5.6 %2016-05: 5.8 %2016-06: 5.9 %2016-07: 5.7 %2016-08: 5.7 %2016-09: 6.1 %2016-10: 6.2 %2016-11: 6.2 %2016-12: 6.2 %2017-01: 5.6 %2017-02: 5.4 %2017-03: 5.6 %2017-04: 5.4 %2017-05: 5.4 %2017-06: 5.2 %2017-07: 5 %2017-08: 5.2 %2017-09: 5.3 %2017-10: 5.5 %2017-11: 5.1 %2017-12: 4.9 %2018-01: 4.9 %2018-02: 5 %2018-03: 4.9 %2018-04: 5 %2018-05: 4.8 %2018-06: 4.9 %2018-07: 4.6 %2018-08: 4.7 %2018-09: 4.1 %2018-10: 4.2 %2018-11: 4.7 %2018-12: 4.5 %2019-01: 4.7 %2019-02: 4.6 %2019-03: 4.8 %2019-04: 4.7 %2019-05: 4.6 %2019-06: 4.8 %2019-07: 4.7 %2019-08: 5 %2019-09: 5 %2019-10: 4.9 %2019-11: 5.2 %2019-12: 4.9 %2020-01: 4.7 %2020-02: 5.4 %2020-03: 7.9 %2020-04: 11.9 %2020-05: 14 %2020-06: 12.8 %2020-07: 10.8 %2020-08: 10.5 %2020-09: 8.7 %2020-10: 8.2 %2020-11: 7.8 %2020-12: 7.6 %2021-01: 7.6 %2021-02: 7.3 %2021-03: 7.2 %2021-04: 7 %2021-05: 7.1 %2021-06: 6.6 %2021-07: 6.4 %2021-08: 6.5 %2021-09: 6.2 %2021-10: 5.6 %2021-11: 5.5 %2021-12: 5.3 %2022-01: 5.1 %2022-02: 4.8 %2022-03: 5.1 %2022-04: 4.9 %2022-05: 4.5 %2022-06: 4.6 %2022-07: 4.6 %2022-08: 4.6 %2022-09: 4.4 %2022-10: 4.6 %2022-11: 4.4 %2022-12: 4.2 %2023-01: 4.5 %2023-02: 5.3 %2023-03: 4.6 %2023-04: 5.1 %2023-05: 5 %2023-06: 5.5 %2023-07: 5.5 %2023-08: 5.2 %2023-09: 5.4 %2023-10: 5.3 %2023-11: 5.4 %2023-12: 5.6 %2024-01: 5.3 %2024-02: 5.2 %2024-03: 5.6 %2024-04: 5.1 %2024-05: 5.5 %2024-06: 5.4 %2024-07: 5.7 %2024-08: 5.7 %2024-09: 5.9 %2024-10: 5.7 %2024-11: 5.9 %2024-12: 6 %2025-01: 6 %2025-02: 6 %2025-03: 6.1 %2025-04: 6.2 %2025-05: 6.5 %2025-06: 5.7 %2025-07: 6 %2025-08: 6.3 %2025-09: 6.4 %2025-10: 6.6 %2025-11: 6.4 %2025-12: 6.3 %2026-01: 6.1 %2026-02: 6.1 %2026-03: 6.7 %2026-04: 6.8 %2026-05: 6.8 %2026-06: 6.5 %2026-07: 6.2 %2026-08: 6.5 %2026-09: 6.4 %
%. Source: Statistics Canada, Table 14-10-0287-01, Labour force characteristics, monthly, seasonally adjusted, unemployment rate, both sexes, 15 years and over, Canada and provinces. Retrieved 2026-10-11.
All 600 values
Period%
2026-096.4
2026-086.5
2026-076.2
2026-066.5
2026-056.8
2026-046.8
2026-036.7
2026-026.1
2026-016.1
2025-126.3
2025-116.4
2025-106.6
2025-096.4
2025-086.3
2025-076
2025-065.7
2025-056.5
2025-046.2
2025-036.1
2025-026
2025-016
2024-126
2024-115.9
2024-105.7
2024-095.9
2024-085.7
2024-075.7
2024-065.4
2024-055.5
2024-045.1
2024-035.6
2024-025.2
2024-015.3
2023-125.6
2023-115.4
2023-105.3
2023-095.4
2023-085.2
2023-075.5
2023-065.5
2023-055
2023-045.1
2023-034.6
2023-025.3
2023-014.5
2022-124.2
2022-114.4
2022-104.6
2022-094.4
2022-084.6
2022-074.6
2022-064.6
2022-054.5
2022-044.9
2022-035.1
2022-024.8
2022-015.1
2021-125.3
2021-115.5
2021-105.6
2021-096.2
2021-086.5
2021-076.4
2021-066.6
2021-057.1
2021-047
2021-037.2
2021-027.3
2021-017.6
2020-127.6
2020-117.8
2020-108.2
2020-098.7
2020-0810.5
2020-0710.8
2020-0612.8
2020-0514
2020-0411.9
2020-037.9
2020-025.4
2020-014.7
2019-124.9
2019-115.2
2019-104.9
2019-095
2019-085
2019-074.7
2019-064.8
2019-054.6
2019-044.7
2019-034.8
2019-024.6
2019-014.7
2018-124.5
2018-114.7
2018-104.2
2018-094.1
2018-084.7
2018-074.6
2018-064.9
2018-054.8
2018-045
2018-034.9
2018-025
2018-014.9
2017-124.9
2017-115.1
2017-105.5
2017-095.3
2017-085.2
2017-075
2017-065.2
2017-055.4
2017-045.4
2017-035.6
2017-025.4
2017-015.6
2016-126.2
2016-116.2
2016-106.2
2016-096.1
2016-085.7
2016-075.7
2016-065.9
2016-055.8
2016-045.6
2016-036.2
2016-026.7
2016-016.7
2015-126.8
2015-116.1
2015-106.1
2015-096.4
2015-086.1
2015-076.3
2015-065.9
2015-056
2015-046.5
2015-035.9
2015-026
2015-015.7
2014-125.4
2014-115.7
2014-106
2014-096.3
2014-086.4
2014-076.3
2014-066.4
2014-056.7
2014-046.3
2014-036
2014-026.5
2014-016.8
2013-126.9
2013-116.9
2013-106.7
2013-096.5
2013-086.7
2013-076.7
2013-066.6
2013-056.5
2013-046.8
2013-037
2013-026.6
2013-016.6
2012-126.5
2012-116.8
2012-106.9
2012-097.2
2012-086.7
2012-077.1
2012-066.9
2012-057.4
2012-046.7
2012-037.1
2012-027
2012-017.1
2011-126.9
2011-117.2
2011-106.9
2011-097.3
2011-087.6
2011-077.6
2011-067.6
2011-057.6
2011-047.9
2011-038.1
2011-028.7
2011-018.2
2010-127.9
2010-117.6
2010-108.1
2010-097.9
2010-087.5
2010-077.7
2010-067.9
2010-057.6
2010-047.5
2010-038
2010-027.7
2010-018.1
2009-128.5
2009-118.1
2009-107.9
2009-097.3
2009-088.1
2009-077.9
2009-068.4
2009-058
2009-048
2009-037.6
2009-027.2
2009-016.7
2008-125.9
2008-115.3
2008-105.1
2008-094.6
2008-084.5
2008-074.6
2008-064.5
2008-054.7
2008-044.7
2008-034.5
2008-024.6
2008-014.4
2007-124.2
2007-114.2
2007-104.5
2007-094.7
2007-084.1
2007-074.3
2007-064.2
2007-054.2
2007-044.6
2007-034.4
2007-024.3
2007-014.6
2006-125.3
2006-115.1
2006-104.9
2006-094.9
2006-085.1
2006-074.9
2006-064.6
2006-054.5
2006-044.7
2006-034.7
2006-024.8
2006-015
2005-124.9
2005-114.8
2005-105
2005-095.4
2005-085.6
2005-075.9
2005-065.9
2005-055.9
2005-046.2
2005-036.5
2005-027.1
2005-016.6
2004-126.2
2004-116.5
2004-106.9
2004-096.6
2004-087.1
2004-076.9
2004-067.3
2004-057.5
2004-047.7
2004-037.6
2004-027.6
2004-017.6
2003-127.2
2003-117.7
2003-107.8
2003-098.6
2003-088.4
2003-078.6
2003-068
2003-058.4
2003-047.9
2003-037.8
2003-028.1
2003-018.1
2002-128.8
2002-118.6
2002-108.1
2002-097.9
2002-087.6
2002-078.2
2002-068.7
2002-059.3
2002-048.8
2002-039.2
2002-028.9
2002-019
2001-129.8
2001-118.6
2001-108.3
2001-097.8
2001-088.2
2001-077.5
2001-067.5
2001-056.8
2001-047.1
2001-036.8
2001-027.4
2001-017.3
2000-127
2000-117
2000-107.7
2000-097.6
2000-087.7
2000-076.9
2000-066.9
2000-056.9
2000-046.9
2000-037.2
2000-027.1
2000-017.2
1999-127.6
1999-117.9
1999-107.6
1999-097.8
1999-088.1
1999-078.4
1999-068.9
1999-058.3
1999-048.8
1999-038.6
1999-028.3
1999-018.3
1998-128.3
1998-117.8
1998-108
1998-098.2
1998-088.5
1998-078.9
1998-069.3
1998-059.5
1998-049
1998-039.5
1998-029.5
1998-019.2
1997-128.2
1997-118.7
1997-108.7
1997-098.7
1997-088.3
1997-078.4
1997-068.6
1997-058.6
1997-048.8
1997-038.2
1997-028.5
1997-018.1
1996-129
1996-119.3
1996-109.5
1996-098.8
1996-088.8
1996-078.1
1996-068.5
1996-058.1
1996-048.1
1996-038.5
1996-028.4
1996-018.9
1995-128.7
1995-118.5
1995-108.3
1995-098.3
1995-088.3
1995-078.6
1995-068.5
1995-058.4
1995-048.5
1995-038.4
1995-028.6
1995-018.5
1994-128.3
1994-118.3
1994-108.7
1994-098.6
1994-089.1
1994-078.8
1994-069
1994-059.3
1994-0410
1994-039.3
1994-029.9
1994-019.9
1993-129.6
1993-118.8
1993-109.6
1993-099.5
1993-089.2
1993-0710
1993-069.8
1993-0510.3
1993-0410.1
1993-039.5
1993-0210
1993-019.9
1992-1210.1
1992-1110.7
1992-1010.6
1992-0910.6
1992-0810.9
1992-0710.2
1992-0610.7
1992-059.4
1992-049.6
1992-039.9
1992-029.5
1992-0110
1991-129.9
1991-119.9
1991-109.8
1991-099.8
1991-089.7
1991-079.8
1991-069.8
1991-0510.1
1991-049.7
1991-0310.3
1991-0210
1991-019.9
1990-129.4
1990-119.3
1990-108.7
1990-098.8
1990-088.4
1990-078.2
1990-068.2
1990-058.2
1990-048.2
1990-037.8
1990-028
1990-017.8
1989-128.3
1989-118.3
1989-108.4
1989-098.4
1989-088.7
1989-079.2
1989-069
1989-059.7
1989-049.4
1989-039.6
1989-029.5
1989-019.8
1988-129.8
1988-1110.2
1988-109.8
1988-0910.6
1988-0810
1988-079.9
1988-0610.5
1988-0510.6
1988-0410.6
1988-0310.3
1988-0210.7
1988-0110.3
1987-1210.2
1987-1110.6
1987-1011.5
1987-0911.3
1987-0811.7
1987-0712.2
1987-0612.1
1987-0512.2
1987-0412.7
1987-0313.2
1987-0213.2
1987-0113.9
1986-1213.5
1986-1113.1
1986-1012.5
1986-0912.6
1986-0812.7
1986-0712.1
1986-0612.3
1986-0512.4
1986-0412.6
1986-0313.3
1986-0213.1
1986-0113.2
1985-1213.8
1985-1114.6
1985-1014.4
1985-0913.4
1985-0814.1
1985-0714.3
1985-0614.9
1985-0514
1985-0414.6
1985-0314.3
1985-0214.8
1985-0114.3
1984-1214.9
1984-1114.9
1984-1015.3
1984-0915.4
1984-0815.1
1984-0715
1984-0615.4
1984-0515.7
1984-0415.2
1984-0314.7
1984-0214.3
1984-0114
1983-1213.9
1983-1114.1
1983-1013.6
1983-0913.9
1983-0814
1983-0713.5
1983-0613.8
1983-0513.9
1983-0413.5
1983-0314.1
1983-0213.9
1983-0114.5
1982-1214.6
1982-1114.3
1982-1014.6
1982-0913.9
1982-0813.4
1982-0713.7
1982-0612.3
1982-0510.7
1982-0410.5
1982-039.8
1982-029.4
1982-018.9
1981-129
1981-118.1
1981-107.9
1981-097.9
1981-086.6
1981-076.3
1981-066.1
1981-056.4
1981-046.3
1981-036
1981-025.9
1981-015.5
1980-125.9
1980-115.7
1980-106.3
1980-096.5
1980-086.1
1980-076.6
1980-066.8
1980-056.7
1980-046.9
1980-037.7
1980-027.3
1980-018
1979-127.2
1979-116.8
1979-107
1979-097.4
1979-087.3
1979-077.6
1979-067.7
1979-058.1
1979-048.3
1979-038.3
1979-028.7
1979-018.1
1978-128.9
1978-118.8
1978-108.5
1978-097.8
1978-088.5
1978-077.7
1978-068
1978-058.1
1978-048
1978-038.5
1978-028.3
1978-018.3
1977-128.2
1977-118.6
1977-108.9
1977-098.4
1977-088.5
1977-078.4
1977-068.4
1977-057.7
1977-048.8
1977-038.2
1977-027.9
1977-018.4
1976-128.1
1976-117.8
1976-108

Compared with Canada

PlaceSeptember 2026
British Columbia6.4
Canada6.5

Rankings

Definition

Unemployed people as a percentage of the labour force, using the survey definition of unemployment: without work, available and looking for work. Spain: EPA, aged 16 and over. EU: Labour Force Survey, aged 15 to 74. United States: civilian labour force aged 16 and over, from the Current Population Survey for the nation and from BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics models, consistent with that survey, for states and counties. United Kingdom regions: Labour Force Survey, aged 16 and over, seasonally adjusted. Canada: Labour Force Survey, aged 15 and over, seasonally adjusted, for the country and the provinces. Australia: Labour Force Survey, aged 15 and over, seasonally adjusted, for the nation and the six states; the ABS publishes no seasonally adjusted series for the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory. New Zealand: Household Labour Force Survey, aged 15 and over, seasonally adjusted for the country and not seasonally adjusted for regional council areas. Norway: Statistics Norway Labour Force Survey, aged 15 to 74, seasonally adjusted monthly figures. Sweden: Labour Force Survey, aged 15 to 74, seasonally adjusted and smoothed (the series Statistics Sweden gives in its monthly release), national. Switzerland: Swiss Labour Force Survey (SLFS), ILO definition, permanent resident population aged 15 and over, seasonally adjusted quarterly averages, national. For other countries, the source may be OECD survey-based rates or annual ILO modelled estimates published by the World Bank. ILO modelled estimates cover ages 15 and over. The World series uses those ILO modelled estimates.

Survey-based for national and Eurostat series. Available for Spain, regions, provinces, EU countries, US states, US counties, United Kingdom regions, Canadian provinces, Australia and its six states, New Zealand with 10 of its regions, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland (national), not Spanish municipalities. For municipalities use registered_unemployment_rate.

How to cite

Source: Statistics Canada, Table 14-10-0287-01, Labour force characteristics, monthly, seasonally adjusted, unemployment rate, both sexes, 15 years and over, Canada and provinces, reference period 2026-09. Reproduced and distributed on an "as is" basis with the permission of Statistics Canada. Adapted from Statistics Canada, Table 14-10-0287-01, Labour force characteristics, monthly, seasonally adjusted, unemployment rate, both sexes, 15 years and over, Canada and provinces, reference period 2026-09. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product. https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/wds/rest/getDataFromVectorByReferencePeriodRange?vectorIds=2062815,2063004,2063193,2063382,2063571,2063760,2063949,2064138,2064327,2064516,2064705&startRefPeriod=1976-01-01&endReferencePeriod=2026-10-11. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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What is the unemployment rate in British Columbia?

Unemployment rate in British Columbia was 6.4% in September 2026, according to Statistics Canada. That is unchanged from September 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

Statistics Canada. Table 14-10-0287-01, Labour force characteristics, monthly, seasonally adjusted, unemployment rate, both sexes, 15 years and over, Canada and provinces. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-11.

What was the highest unemployment rate in British Columbia?

15.7% in May 1984, the highest value since October 1976 in this series.

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