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Unemployment rate in Ontario

Unemployment rate in Ontario was 7% in September 2026, according to Statistics Canada. That is down 0.9 pts from September 2025.

September 20267%
Change on September 2025-0.9 pts
Series high14.2May 2020
Series low4.7June 1989

Unemployment rate in Ontario, October 1976 to September 2026

468101214161976-101983-121991-021998-042005-062012-082019-102026-091976-10: 6.4 %1976-11: 6.3 %1976-12: 6.6 %1977-01: 6.7 %1977-02: 7 %1977-03: 6.8 %1977-04: 6.9 %1977-05: 6.9 %1977-06: 6.7 %1977-07: 6.8 %1977-08: 7.1 %1977-09: 7.2 %1977-10: 7 %1977-11: 7 %1977-12: 7.2 %1978-01: 7 %1978-02: 7 %1978-03: 7.2 %1978-04: 7.2 %1978-05: 7.3 %1978-06: 7.2 %1978-07: 7.4 %1978-08: 7.1 %1978-09: 7.5 %1978-10: 7.1 %1978-11: 7.5 %1978-12: 7.4 %1979-01: 7 %1979-02: 6.8 %1979-03: 6.7 %1979-04: 6.8 %1979-05: 6.6 %1979-06: 6.6 %1979-07: 6.4 %1979-08: 6.5 %1979-09: 6.2 %1979-10: 6.6 %1979-11: 6.5 %1979-12: 6.2 %1980-01: 6.6 %1980-02: 6.6 %1980-03: 7 %1980-04: 7.2 %1980-05: 7.6 %1980-06: 7.2 %1980-07: 7 %1980-08: 7.1 %1980-09: 6.6 %1980-10: 6.5 %1980-11: 6.1 %1980-12: 6.6 %1981-01: 6.5 %1981-02: 6.4 %1981-03: 6.5 %1981-04: 6.3 %1981-05: 6.2 %1981-06: 6.4 %1981-07: 6.2 %1981-08: 6 %1981-09: 7 %1981-10: 7.1 %1981-11: 7 %1981-12: 7.5 %1982-01: 7.6 %1982-02: 7.8 %1982-03: 8 %1982-04: 8.3 %1982-05: 8.8 %1982-06: 9.5 %1982-07: 10.4 %1982-08: 10.5 %1982-09: 11.1 %1982-10: 11.8 %1982-11: 12.2 %1982-12: 12.4 %1983-01: 11.7 %1983-02: 11.8 %1983-03: 11.3 %1983-04: 11.4 %1983-05: 11.2 %1983-06: 10.9 %1983-07: 10.1 %1983-08: 9.8 %1983-09: 9.2 %1983-10: 9.2 %1983-11: 9.1 %1983-12: 9.1 %1984-01: 9.2 %1984-02: 9.1 %1984-03: 9.2 %1984-04: 9.3 %1984-05: 9.4 %1984-06: 8.7 %1984-07: 8.8 %1984-08: 9 %1984-09: 9.2 %1984-10: 8.5 %1984-11: 8.9 %1984-12: 8.6 %1985-01: 8.3 %1985-02: 8.3 %1985-03: 8.6 %1985-04: 8.4 %1985-05: 8 %1985-06: 8 %1985-07: 7.9 %1985-08: 7.9 %1985-09: 7.7 %1985-10: 7.6 %1985-11: 7.1 %1985-12: 7.2 %1986-01: 7.2 %1986-02: 7.2 %1986-03: 6.9 %1986-04: 7 %1986-05: 7 %1986-06: 7 %1986-07: 7 %1986-08: 6.9 %1986-09: 7.2 %1986-10: 7 %1986-11: 6.5 %1986-12: 6.8 %1987-01: 6.4 %1987-02: 6.6 %1987-03: 6.6 %1987-04: 6.4 %1987-05: 6.3 %1987-06: 6.2 %1987-07: 5.9 %1987-08: 5.9 %1987-09: 5.9 %1987-10: 5.8 %1987-11: 5.8 %1987-12: 5.3 %1988-01: 5.7 %1988-02: 5.1 %1988-03: 5 %1988-04: 4.8 %1988-05: 4.9 %1988-06: 4.9 %1988-07: 5 %1988-08: 4.9 %1988-09: 5.2 %1988-10: 5 %1988-11: 5.1 %1988-12: 4.9 %1989-01: 4.8 %1989-02: 5.2 %1989-03: 5 %1989-04: 5.2 %1989-05: 5 %1989-06: 4.7 %1989-07: 4.8 %1989-08: 4.9 %1989-09: 4.8 %1989-10: 4.7 %1989-11: 5.1 %1989-12: 5.4 %1990-01: 5.6 %1990-02: 5.2 %1990-03: 5.2 %1990-04: 5.3 %1990-05: 5.6 %1990-06: 5.5 %1990-07: 6.1 %1990-08: 6.2 %1990-09: 6.7 %1990-10: 7.2 %1990-11: 7.6 %1990-12: 8.1 %1991-01: 8.5 %1991-02: 9.4 %1991-03: 9.9 %1991-04: 9.6 %1991-05: 9.4 %1991-06: 10 %1991-07: 9.7 %1991-08: 9.9 %1991-09: 9 %1991-10: 9.5 %1991-11: 9.5 %1991-12: 9.7 %1992-01: 9.6 %1992-02: 9.8 %1992-03: 10.3 %1992-04: 10.5 %1992-05: 10.6 %1992-06: 10.9 %1992-07: 10.7 %1992-08: 11.3 %1992-09: 11.6 %1992-10: 11.3 %1992-11: 11.5 %1992-12: 11.3 %1993-01: 10.6 %1993-02: 10.3 %1993-03: 10.6 %1993-04: 11.1 %1993-05: 11 %1993-06: 11.3 %1993-07: 11.2 %1993-08: 10.9 %1993-09: 11.1 %1993-10: 10.6 %1993-11: 11 %1993-12: 11.2 %1994-01: 11 %1994-02: 10.6 %1994-03: 10.1 %1994-04: 10.3 %1994-05: 9.9 %1994-06: 9.5 %1994-07: 9.3 %1994-08: 9.2 %1994-09: 9.3 %1994-10: 9.1 %1994-11: 8.9 %1994-12: 8.7 %1995-01: 8.6 %1995-02: 8.8 %1995-03: 8.7 %1995-04: 8.7 %1995-05: 8.9 %1995-06: 8.8 %1995-07: 9.2 %1995-08: 9 %1995-09: 8.6 %1995-10: 8.7 %1995-11: 8.4 %1995-12: 8.6 %1996-01: 8.8 %1996-02: 8.9 %1996-03: 9 %1996-04: 8.9 %1996-05: 9 %1996-06: 9.5 %1996-07: 9.1 %1996-08: 8.6 %1996-09: 9.2 %1996-10: 9.1 %1996-11: 9.1 %1996-12: 9 %1997-01: 8.9 %1997-02: 8.9 %1997-03: 8.8 %1997-04: 9 %1997-05: 8.6 %1997-06: 8.4 %1997-07: 8.1 %1997-08: 8.1 %1997-09: 7.9 %1997-10: 8 %1997-11: 8.1 %1997-12: 7.6 %1998-01: 7.9 %1998-02: 7.5 %1998-03: 7.4 %1998-04: 7.3 %1998-05: 7 %1998-06: 7.2 %1998-07: 7.2 %1998-08: 6.9 %1998-09: 7 %1998-10: 6.9 %1998-11: 6.9 %1998-12: 7 %1999-01: 6.6 %1999-02: 6.7 %1999-03: 6.6 %1999-04: 7.3 %1999-05: 6.9 %1999-06: 6.3 %1999-07: 6.4 %1999-08: 5.9 %1999-09: 6.3 %1999-10: 5.9 %1999-11: 5.6 %1999-12: 5.5 %2000-01: 5.8 %2000-02: 5.8 %2000-03: 5.7 %2000-04: 5.6 %2000-05: 5.6 %2000-06: 5.6 %2000-07: 5.4 %2000-08: 5.9 %2000-09: 5.9 %2000-10: 6 %2000-11: 6.1 %2000-12: 6 %2001-01: 5.7 %2001-02: 6.2 %2001-03: 6.3 %2001-04: 6.1 %2001-05: 5.9 %2001-06: 6.3 %2001-07: 6.2 %2001-08: 6.5 %2001-09: 6.5 %2001-10: 6.6 %2001-11: 6.9 %2001-12: 7.1 %2002-01: 7.5 %2002-02: 7.1 %2002-03: 7.2 %2002-04: 7 %2002-05: 7 %2002-06: 7.1 %2002-07: 7 %2002-08: 7.1 %2002-09: 7.2 %2002-10: 7.2 %2002-11: 6.8 %2002-12: 6.9 %2003-01: 6.9 %2003-02: 6.8 %2003-03: 6.5 %2003-04: 6.9 %2003-05: 7.1 %2003-06: 7.1 %2003-07: 7.1 %2003-08: 7 %2003-09: 7.4 %2003-10: 7 %2003-11: 6.8 %2003-12: 6.6 %2004-01: 6.6 %2004-02: 6.6 %2004-03: 6.9 %2004-04: 6.7 %2004-05: 6.9 %2004-06: 6.8 %2004-07: 6.7 %2004-08: 6.8 %2004-09: 6.5 %2004-10: 6.6 %2004-11: 6.9 %2004-12: 7 %2005-01: 6.7 %2005-02: 6.8 %2005-03: 6.8 %2005-04: 6.7 %2005-05: 7.1 %2005-06: 6.8 %2005-07: 6.7 %2005-08: 6.7 %2005-09: 6.5 %2005-10: 6.5 %2005-11: 6.1 %2005-12: 6.3 %2006-01: 6.6 %2006-02: 6.6 %2006-03: 6.3 %2006-04: 6.4 %2006-05: 6.2 %2006-06: 6.2 %2006-07: 6.6 %2006-08: 6.6 %2006-09: 6.7 %2006-10: 6.6 %2006-11: 6.7 %2006-12: 6.3 %2007-01: 6.5 %2007-02: 6.5 %2007-03: 6.6 %2007-04: 6.7 %2007-05: 6.4 %2007-06: 6.5 %2007-07: 6.4 %2007-08: 6.3 %2007-09: 6.2 %2007-10: 6.2 %2007-11: 6.5 %2007-12: 6.7 %2008-01: 6.6 %2008-02: 6.4 %2008-03: 6.5 %2008-04: 6.3 %2008-05: 6.3 %2008-06: 6.5 %2008-07: 6.5 %2008-08: 6.5 %2008-09: 6.6 %2008-10: 6.8 %2008-11: 7.2 %2008-12: 7.4 %2009-01: 8.2 %2009-02: 8.9 %2009-03: 9.1 %2009-04: 9 %2009-05: 9.6 %2009-06: 9.7 %2009-07: 9.4 %2009-08: 9.4 %2009-09: 9.2 %2009-10: 9.2 %2009-11: 9.3 %2009-12: 9.2 %2010-01: 9.1 %2010-02: 9.3 %2010-03: 9 %2010-04: 9 %2010-05: 8.8 %2010-06: 8.5 %2010-07: 8.6 %2010-08: 8.9 %2010-09: 8.9 %2010-10: 8.4 %2010-11: 8.2 %2010-12: 8.3 %2011-01: 8.3 %2011-02: 8.2 %2011-03: 8.4 %2011-04: 8.2 %2011-05: 8.3 %2011-06: 8.1 %2011-07: 7.7 %2011-08: 7.6 %2011-09: 7.9 %2011-10: 8 %2011-11: 8.1 %2011-12: 7.7 %2012-01: 8.1 %2012-02: 8 %2012-03: 7.7 %2012-04: 8 %2012-05: 8.2 %2012-06: 8 %2012-07: 8 %2012-08: 8.2 %2012-09: 7.9 %2012-10: 8.2 %2012-11: 8.1 %2012-12: 7.9 %2013-01: 7.8 %2013-02: 7.6 %2013-03: 7.6 %2013-04: 7.6 %2013-05: 7.5 %2013-06: 7.6 %2013-07: 7.8 %2013-08: 7.7 %2013-09: 7.7 %2013-10: 7.8 %2013-11: 7.5 %2013-12: 7.7 %2014-01: 7.5 %2014-02: 7.7 %2014-03: 7.5 %2014-04: 7.5 %2014-05: 7.7 %2014-06: 7.6 %2014-07: 7.6 %2014-08: 7.4 %2014-09: 7.3 %2014-10: 6.9 %2014-11: 7.1 %2014-12: 7 %2015-01: 7 %2015-02: 7 %2015-03: 6.9 %2015-04: 6.9 %2015-05: 6.5 %2015-06: 6.6 %2015-07: 6.8 %2015-08: 6.9 %2015-09: 6.9 %2015-10: 7 %2015-11: 6.9 %2015-12: 6.8 %2016-01: 6.7 %2016-02: 6.8 %2016-03: 6.9 %2016-04: 7.2 %2016-05: 6.5 %2016-06: 6.5 %2016-07: 6.3 %2016-08: 6.5 %2016-09: 6.5 %2016-10: 6.4 %2016-11: 6.3 %2016-12: 6.5 %2017-01: 6.6 %2017-02: 6.3 %2017-03: 6.3 %2017-04: 6 %2017-05: 6.4 %2017-06: 6.2 %2017-07: 6 %2017-08: 5.5 %2017-09: 5.8 %2017-10: 5.8 %2017-11: 5.9 %2017-12: 5.9 %2018-01: 5.7 %2018-02: 5.6 %2018-03: 5.6 %2018-04: 5.3 %2018-05: 5.8 %2018-06: 5.9 %2018-07: 5.5 %2018-08: 5.8 %2018-09: 5.7 %2018-10: 5.5 %2018-11: 5.7 %2018-12: 5.5 %2019-01: 5.6 %2019-02: 5.6 %2019-03: 5.9 %2019-04: 5.9 %2019-05: 5.2 %2019-06: 5.3 %2019-07: 5.7 %2019-08: 5.6 %2019-09: 5.5 %2019-10: 5.5 %2019-11: 5.5 %2019-12: 5.2 %2020-01: 5.2 %2020-02: 5.6 %2020-03: 8.5 %2020-04: 12.1 %2020-05: 14.2 %2020-06: 12.6 %2020-07: 11.4 %2020-08: 10.4 %2020-09: 9.6 %2020-10: 9.4 %2020-11: 9 %2020-12: 9.9 %2021-01: 10.2 %2021-02: 9.5 %2021-03: 7.8 %2021-04: 9.4 %2021-05: 9.4 %2021-06: 8.8 %2021-07: 7.9 %2021-08: 7.7 %2021-09: 7.4 %2021-10: 6.7 %2021-11: 6.5 %2021-12: 6.3 %2022-01: 7.4 %2022-02: 5.7 %2022-03: 5.4 %2022-04: 5.6 %2022-05: 5.4 %2022-06: 5.1 %2022-07: 5.1 %2022-08: 5.4 %2022-09: 5.5 %2022-10: 5.5 %2022-11: 5.6 %2022-12: 5.3 %2023-01: 5.3 %2023-02: 5.2 %2023-03: 5.3 %2023-04: 5 %2023-05: 5.5 %2023-06: 5.6 %2023-07: 5.6 %2023-08: 5.8 %2023-09: 5.8 %2023-10: 6.2 %2023-11: 6.1 %2023-12: 6.2 %2024-01: 6.1 %2024-02: 6.6 %2024-03: 6.8 %2024-04: 6.8 %2024-05: 6.7 %2024-06: 7 %2024-07: 6.8 %2024-08: 7.2 %2024-09: 7 %2024-10: 7.1 %2024-11: 7.8 %2024-12: 7.5 %2025-01: 7.6 %2025-02: 7.4 %2025-03: 7.5 %2025-04: 7.8 %2025-05: 7.9 %2025-06: 7.8 %2025-07: 7.8 %2025-08: 7.7 %2025-09: 7.9 %2025-10: 7.6 %2025-11: 7.4 %2025-12: 7.9 %2026-01: 7.3 %2026-02: 7.6 %2026-03: 7.6 %2026-04: 7.5 %2026-05: 7 %2026-06: 7 %2026-07: 6.8 %2026-08: 6.9 %2026-09: 7 %
%. 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%
2026-097
2026-086.9
2026-076.8
2026-067
2026-057
2026-047.5
2026-037.6
2026-027.6
2026-017.3
2025-127.9
2025-117.4
2025-107.6
2025-097.9
2025-087.7
2025-077.8
2025-067.8
2025-057.9
2025-047.8
2025-037.5
2025-027.4
2025-017.6
2024-127.5
2024-117.8
2024-107.1
2024-097
2024-087.2
2024-076.8
2024-067
2024-056.7
2024-046.8
2024-036.8
2024-026.6
2024-016.1
2023-126.2
2023-116.1
2023-106.2
2023-095.8
2023-085.8
2023-075.6
2023-065.6
2023-055.5
2023-045
2023-035.3
2023-025.2
2023-015.3
2022-125.3
2022-115.6
2022-105.5
2022-095.5
2022-085.4
2022-075.1
2022-065.1
2022-055.4
2022-045.6
2022-035.4
2022-025.7
2022-017.4
2021-126.3
2021-116.5
2021-106.7
2021-097.4
2021-087.7
2021-077.9
2021-068.8
2021-059.4
2021-049.4
2021-037.8
2021-029.5
2021-0110.2
2020-129.9
2020-119
2020-109.4
2020-099.6
2020-0810.4
2020-0711.4
2020-0612.6
2020-0514.2
2020-0412.1
2020-038.5
2020-025.6
2020-015.2
2019-125.2
2019-115.5
2019-105.5
2019-095.5
2019-085.6
2019-075.7
2019-065.3
2019-055.2
2019-045.9
2019-035.9
2019-025.6
2019-015.6
2018-125.5
2018-115.7
2018-105.5
2018-095.7
2018-085.8
2018-075.5
2018-065.9
2018-055.8
2018-045.3
2018-035.6
2018-025.6
2018-015.7
2017-125.9
2017-115.9
2017-105.8
2017-095.8
2017-085.5
2017-076
2017-066.2
2017-056.4
2017-046
2017-036.3
2017-026.3
2017-016.6
2016-126.5
2016-116.3
2016-106.4
2016-096.5
2016-086.5
2016-076.3
2016-066.5
2016-056.5
2016-047.2
2016-036.9
2016-026.8
2016-016.7
2015-126.8
2015-116.9
2015-107
2015-096.9
2015-086.9
2015-076.8
2015-066.6
2015-056.5
2015-046.9
2015-036.9
2015-027
2015-017
2014-127
2014-117.1
2014-106.9
2014-097.3
2014-087.4
2014-077.6
2014-067.6
2014-057.7
2014-047.5
2014-037.5
2014-027.7
2014-017.5
2013-127.7
2013-117.5
2013-107.8
2013-097.7
2013-087.7
2013-077.8
2013-067.6
2013-057.5
2013-047.6
2013-037.6
2013-027.6
2013-017.8
2012-127.9
2012-118.1
2012-108.2
2012-097.9
2012-088.2
2012-078
2012-068
2012-058.2
2012-048
2012-037.7
2012-028
2012-018.1
2011-127.7
2011-118.1
2011-108
2011-097.9
2011-087.6
2011-077.7
2011-068.1
2011-058.3
2011-048.2
2011-038.4
2011-028.2
2011-018.3
2010-128.3
2010-118.2
2010-108.4
2010-098.9
2010-088.9
2010-078.6
2010-068.5
2010-058.8
2010-049
2010-039
2010-029.3
2010-019.1
2009-129.2
2009-119.3
2009-109.2
2009-099.2
2009-089.4
2009-079.4
2009-069.7
2009-059.6
2009-049
2009-039.1
2009-028.9
2009-018.2
2008-127.4
2008-117.2
2008-106.8
2008-096.6
2008-086.5
2008-076.5
2008-066.5
2008-056.3
2008-046.3
2008-036.5
2008-026.4
2008-016.6
2007-126.7
2007-116.5
2007-106.2
2007-096.2
2007-086.3
2007-076.4
2007-066.5
2007-056.4
2007-046.7
2007-036.6
2007-026.5
2007-016.5
2006-126.3
2006-116.7
2006-106.6
2006-096.7
2006-086.6
2006-076.6
2006-066.2
2006-056.2
2006-046.4
2006-036.3
2006-026.6
2006-016.6
2005-126.3
2005-116.1
2005-106.5
2005-096.5
2005-086.7
2005-076.7
2005-066.8
2005-057.1
2005-046.7
2005-036.8
2005-026.8
2005-016.7
2004-127
2004-116.9
2004-106.6
2004-096.5
2004-086.8
2004-076.7
2004-066.8
2004-056.9
2004-046.7
2004-036.9
2004-026.6
2004-016.6
2003-126.6
2003-116.8
2003-107
2003-097.4
2003-087
2003-077.1
2003-067.1
2003-057.1
2003-046.9
2003-036.5
2003-026.8
2003-016.9
2002-126.9
2002-116.8
2002-107.2
2002-097.2
2002-087.1
2002-077
2002-067.1
2002-057
2002-047
2002-037.2
2002-027.1
2002-017.5
2001-127.1
2001-116.9
2001-106.6
2001-096.5
2001-086.5
2001-076.2
2001-066.3
2001-055.9
2001-046.1
2001-036.3
2001-026.2
2001-015.7
2000-126
2000-116.1
2000-106
2000-095.9
2000-085.9
2000-075.4
2000-065.6
2000-055.6
2000-045.6
2000-035.7
2000-025.8
2000-015.8
1999-125.5
1999-115.6
1999-105.9
1999-096.3
1999-085.9
1999-076.4
1999-066.3
1999-056.9
1999-047.3
1999-036.6
1999-026.7
1999-016.6
1998-127
1998-116.9
1998-106.9
1998-097
1998-086.9
1998-077.2
1998-067.2
1998-057
1998-047.3
1998-037.4
1998-027.5
1998-017.9
1997-127.6
1997-118.1
1997-108
1997-097.9
1997-088.1
1997-078.1
1997-068.4
1997-058.6
1997-049
1997-038.8
1997-028.9
1997-018.9
1996-129
1996-119.1
1996-109.1
1996-099.2
1996-088.6
1996-079.1
1996-069.5
1996-059
1996-048.9
1996-039
1996-028.9
1996-018.8
1995-128.6
1995-118.4
1995-108.7
1995-098.6
1995-089
1995-079.2
1995-068.8
1995-058.9
1995-048.7
1995-038.7
1995-028.8
1995-018.6
1994-128.7
1994-118.9
1994-109.1
1994-099.3
1994-089.2
1994-079.3
1994-069.5
1994-059.9
1994-0410.3
1994-0310.1
1994-0210.6
1994-0111
1993-1211.2
1993-1111
1993-1010.6
1993-0911.1
1993-0810.9
1993-0711.2
1993-0611.3
1993-0511
1993-0411.1
1993-0310.6
1993-0210.3
1993-0110.6
1992-1211.3
1992-1111.5
1992-1011.3
1992-0911.6
1992-0811.3
1992-0710.7
1992-0610.9
1992-0510.6
1992-0410.5
1992-0310.3
1992-029.8
1992-019.6
1991-129.7
1991-119.5
1991-109.5
1991-099
1991-089.9
1991-079.7
1991-0610
1991-059.4
1991-049.6
1991-039.9
1991-029.4
1991-018.5
1990-128.1
1990-117.6
1990-107.2
1990-096.7
1990-086.2
1990-076.1
1990-065.5
1990-055.6
1990-045.3
1990-035.2
1990-025.2
1990-015.6
1989-125.4
1989-115.1
1989-104.7
1989-094.8
1989-084.9
1989-074.8
1989-064.7
1989-055
1989-045.2
1989-035
1989-025.2
1989-014.8
1988-124.9
1988-115.1
1988-105
1988-095.2
1988-084.9
1988-075
1988-064.9
1988-054.9
1988-044.8
1988-035
1988-025.1
1988-015.7
1987-125.3
1987-115.8
1987-105.8
1987-095.9
1987-085.9
1987-075.9
1987-066.2
1987-056.3
1987-046.4
1987-036.6
1987-026.6
1987-016.4
1986-126.8
1986-116.5
1986-107
1986-097.2
1986-086.9
1986-077
1986-067
1986-057
1986-047
1986-036.9
1986-027.2
1986-017.2
1985-127.2
1985-117.1
1985-107.6
1985-097.7
1985-087.9
1985-077.9
1985-068
1985-058
1985-048.4
1985-038.6
1985-028.3
1985-018.3
1984-128.6
1984-118.9
1984-108.5
1984-099.2
1984-089
1984-078.8
1984-068.7
1984-059.4
1984-049.3
1984-039.2
1984-029.1
1984-019.2
1983-129.1
1983-119.1
1983-109.2
1983-099.2
1983-089.8
1983-0710.1
1983-0610.9
1983-0511.2
1983-0411.4
1983-0311.3
1983-0211.8
1983-0111.7
1982-1212.4
1982-1112.2
1982-1011.8
1982-0911.1
1982-0810.5
1982-0710.4
1982-069.5
1982-058.8
1982-048.3
1982-038
1982-027.8
1982-017.6
1981-127.5
1981-117
1981-107.1
1981-097
1981-086
1981-076.2
1981-066.4
1981-056.2
1981-046.3
1981-036.5
1981-026.4
1981-016.5
1980-126.6
1980-116.1
1980-106.5
1980-096.6
1980-087.1
1980-077
1980-067.2
1980-057.6
1980-047.2
1980-037
1980-026.6
1980-016.6
1979-126.2
1979-116.5
1979-106.6
1979-096.2
1979-086.5
1979-076.4
1979-066.6
1979-056.6
1979-046.8
1979-036.7
1979-026.8
1979-017
1978-127.4
1978-117.5
1978-107.1
1978-097.5
1978-087.1
1978-077.4
1978-067.2
1978-057.3
1978-047.2
1978-037.2
1978-027
1978-017
1977-127.2
1977-117
1977-107
1977-097.2
1977-087.1
1977-076.8
1977-066.7
1977-056.9
1977-046.9
1977-036.8
1977-027
1977-016.7
1976-126.6
1976-116.3
1976-106.4

Compared with Canada

PlaceSeptember 2026
Ontario7
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 Ontario?

Unemployment rate in Ontario was 7% in September 2026, according to Statistics Canada. That is down 0.9 pts from September 2025.

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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 Ontario?

14.2% in May 2020, the highest value since October 1976 in this series.

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