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Job Vacancy Rate

(JOB_VACANCY_RATE)
Observations
Aug 2026: 2.9
Updated: 2026-11-02, 7:06:24 a.m. ET
Units
Percent,
Monthly
Frequency
Monthly
Source
Statistics Canada, Job Vacancy and Wage Survey
Series ID
JOB_VACANCY_RATE
Table 14-10-0371-01
CREDJob Vacancy Rate
COVID-19 recession22.533.544.555.566.5201520172019202120232026Percent2015-04-01: 3.22015-05-01: 2.92015-06-01: 2.62015-07-01: 2.42015-08-01: 2.42015-09-01: 32015-10-01: 2.42015-11-01: 2.42015-12-01: 1.92016-01-01: 22016-02-01: 1.92016-03-01: 2.42016-04-01: 2.52016-05-01: 2.62016-06-01: 2.52016-07-01: 2.32016-08-01: 2.62016-09-01: 2.72016-10-01: 2.52016-11-01: 2.42016-12-01: 2.22017-01-01: 2.22017-02-01: 2.32017-03-01: 2.82017-04-01: 32017-05-01: 32017-06-01: 2.72017-07-01: 2.72017-08-01: 2.82017-09-01: 3.22017-10-01: 32017-11-01: 32017-12-01: 2.62018-01-01: 2.62018-02-01: 2.82018-03-01: 3.22018-04-01: 3.42018-05-01: 3.42018-06-01: 3.32018-07-01: 3.22018-08-01: 3.22018-09-01: 3.62018-10-01: 3.62018-11-01: 3.32018-12-01: 2.82019-01-01: 2.92019-02-01: 2.92019-03-01: 3.32019-04-01: 3.62019-05-01: 3.52019-06-01: 3.32019-07-01: 3.22019-08-01: 3.32019-09-01: 3.52019-10-01: 3.32019-11-01: 32019-12-01: 2.62020-01-01: 32020-02-01: 32020-03-01: 3.22020-10-01: 3.92020-11-01: 3.52020-12-01: 32021-01-01: 3.12021-02-01: 3.52021-03-01: 4.12021-04-01: 4.42021-05-01: 4.42021-06-01: 4.92021-07-01: 52021-08-01: 5.52021-09-01: 5.92021-10-01: 5.62021-11-01: 5.22021-12-01: 5.12022-01-01: 4.92022-02-01: 52022-03-01: 5.72022-04-01: 62022-05-01: 5.92022-06-01: 5.82022-07-01: 5.52022-08-01: 5.52022-09-01: 5.62022-10-01: 5.22022-11-01: 4.82022-12-01: 4.22023-01-01: 4.42023-02-01: 4.32023-03-01: 4.52023-04-01: 4.82023-05-01: 4.62023-06-01: 4.32023-07-01: 4.12023-08-01: 4.12023-09-01: 3.92023-10-01: 3.92023-11-01: 3.62023-12-01: 32024-01-01: 3.32024-02-01: 3.42024-03-01: 3.42024-04-01: 3.62024-05-01: 3.52024-06-01: 3.32024-07-01: 3.12024-08-01: 3.22024-09-01: 3.22024-10-01: 3.12024-11-01: 2.92024-12-01: 2.52025-01-01: 2.62025-02-01: 2.72025-03-01: 2.92025-04-01: 3.22025-05-01: 3.12025-06-01: 2.92025-07-01: 2.82025-08-01: 2.82025-09-01: 2.92025-10-01: 2.82025-11-01: 2.62025-12-01: 2.42026-01-01: 2.52026-02-01: 2.62026-03-01: 2.82026-04-01: 3.12026-05-01: 3.12026-06-01: 2.92026-07-01: 2.82026-08-01: 2.9
Source: Statistics Canada, Job Vacancy and Wage Survey via CRED
Shaded areas indicate Canadian recessions (C.D. Howe Institute).
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Notes

Source: Statistics Canada

Release: Job Vacancy and Wage Survey

Units: Percent, Monthly

Frequency: Monthly

Notes: Vacant positions as a share of all occupied plus vacant payroll jobs, from the Job Vacancy and Wage Survey. It is the demand-side complement to the unemployment rate: high vacancies alongside low unemployment means workers hold bargaining power. Published monthly.

Suggested Citation: Statistics Canada, Job Vacancy Rate JOB_VACANCY_RATE, retrieved from CRED, Canadian Research Economic Data; https://cred.nshipyard.com/series/JOB_VACANCY_RATE, November 2, 2026.

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Source: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey via CRED
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Source: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey via CRED
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Source: Statistics Canada, Survey of Employment, Payrolls and Hours via CRED
Shaded areas indicate Canadian recessions (C.D. Howe Institute).
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