Unemployment rate, Utilities, Canada

(SC_14100291_13682115)
Observations
Sep 2026: 1
Updated: 2026-11-02, 7:26:11 a.m. ET
Units
Percent,
Frequency
Monthly
Source
Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey
Series ID
SC_14100291_13682115
Table 14-10-0291-01
CREDUnemployment rate, Utilities, Canada
COVID-19 recessionGlobal Financial CrisisEarly 1990s recession11.522.533.544.555.566.51987199119951999200320072011201520192026Percent1987-01-01: 31987-02-01: 2.61987-03-01: 2.11987-04-01: 2.41987-05-01: 2.21987-06-01: 1.61987-07-01: 2.21987-08-01: 2.21987-09-01: 2.11987-10-01: 21987-11-01: 2.21987-12-01: 2.41988-01-01: 2.31988-02-01: 2.51988-03-01: 3.21988-04-01: 3.41988-05-01: 3.31988-06-01: 1.51988-07-01: 2.21988-08-01: 1.31988-09-01: 31988-10-01: 2.51988-11-01: 2.11988-12-01: 2.31989-01-01: 1.81989-02-01: 31989-03-01: 2.41989-04-01: 21989-05-01: 1.91989-06-01: 1.91989-07-01: 1.11989-08-01: 2.11989-09-01: 1.71989-10-01: 2.21989-11-01: 2.21989-12-01: 1.71990-01-01: 2.51990-02-01: 2.41990-03-01: 1.71990-04-01: 1.81990-05-01: 1.91990-06-01: 21990-07-01: 2.21990-08-01: 2.71990-09-01: 2.51990-10-01: 1.61990-11-01: 2.71990-12-01: 31991-01-01: 3.41991-02-01: 2.51991-03-01: 3.11991-04-01: 2.81991-05-01: 3.11991-06-01: 3.11991-07-01: 3.71991-08-01: 3.11991-09-01: 3.41991-10-01: 3.21991-11-01: 4.81991-12-01: 3.51992-01-01: 2.81992-02-01: 3.31992-03-01: 2.91992-04-01: 3.31992-05-01: 51992-06-01: 4.51992-07-01: 31992-08-01: 2.91992-09-01: 3.91992-10-01: 4.71992-11-01: 3.31992-12-01: 41993-01-01: 31993-02-01: 3.21993-03-01: 3.51993-04-01: 3.41993-05-01: 3.31993-06-01: 3.21993-07-01: 3.61993-08-01: 3.21993-09-01: 1.71993-10-01: 3.21993-11-01: 4.31993-12-01: 41994-01-01: 4.91994-02-01: 4.81994-03-01: 5.91994-04-01: 5.51994-05-01: 4.51994-06-01: 4.21994-07-01: 4.31994-08-01: 3.11994-09-01: 3.41994-10-01: 2.81994-11-01: 31994-12-01: 2.61995-01-01: 2.71995-02-01: 3.51995-03-01: 3.41995-04-01: 3.11995-05-01: 3.61995-06-01: 3.61995-07-01: 3.71995-08-01: 4.81995-09-01: 3.81995-10-01: 3.81995-11-01: 3.41995-12-01: 3.31996-01-01: 3.31996-02-01: 31996-03-01: 2.21996-04-01: 2.21996-05-01: 2.11996-06-01: 2.21996-07-01: 3.91996-08-01: 2.31996-09-01: 2.11996-10-01: 2.61996-11-01: 2.21996-12-01: 1.91997-02-01: 1.61997-03-01: 21997-04-01: 31997-05-01: 5.51997-06-01: 2.91997-07-01: 2.61997-08-01: 2.51997-09-01: 3.21997-10-01: 2.31997-11-01: 3.81997-12-01: 2.61998-01-01: 3.41998-02-01: 2.61998-03-01: 2.71998-04-01: 3.41998-05-01: 2.61998-06-01: 2.51998-07-01: 3.61998-08-01: 2.91998-09-01: 21998-10-01: 2.31998-11-01: 2.21998-12-01: 2.41999-01-01: 3.71999-02-01: 2.81999-03-01: 21999-04-01: 1.91999-05-01: 1.71999-06-01: 2.11999-07-01: 1.61999-08-01: 1.41999-09-01: 21999-10-01: 2.71999-11-01: 2.11999-12-01: 2.42000-02-01: 1.32000-03-01: 1.92000-04-01: 1.92000-05-01: 2.82000-06-01: 2.62000-07-01: 2.42000-08-01: 3.32000-09-01: 3.22000-10-01: 2.22000-11-01: 2.12000-12-01: 2.22001-01-01: 1.92001-02-01: 3.22001-03-01: 2.92001-04-01: 1.62001-05-01: 1.72001-06-01: 1.72001-07-01: 1.52001-08-01: 1.72001-10-01: 1.82001-11-01: 4.72001-12-01: 2.52002-01-01: 2.62002-02-01: 22002-03-01: 3.12002-04-01: 2.52002-05-01: 3.62002-06-01: 3.42002-07-01: 2.82002-08-01: 2.32002-09-01: 1.62002-10-01: 2.22002-11-01: 1.42003-01-01: 2.42003-02-01: 2.12003-03-01: 1.62003-04-01: 2.82003-06-01: 1.72003-07-01: 1.92003-08-01: 2.32003-09-01: 3.92003-10-01: 2.92003-11-01: 2.72003-12-01: 3.32004-01-01: 1.72004-02-01: 1.92004-03-01: 2.42004-04-01: 2.12004-05-01: 1.52004-06-01: 1.22004-07-01: 22004-08-01: 2.22004-09-01: 2.22004-10-01: 1.82004-11-01: 1.32004-12-01: 2.62005-01-01: 1.82005-02-01: 2.82005-03-01: 22005-05-01: 32005-06-01: 2.82005-07-01: 1.92005-08-01: 22005-09-01: 1.32005-10-01: 1.42005-11-01: 2.52005-12-01: 1.22006-01-01: 1.62006-02-01: 1.32006-03-01: 1.82006-04-01: 1.72006-05-01: 2.22006-06-01: 2.12006-07-01: 1.82006-08-01: 1.92006-09-01: 1.82006-10-01: 22006-11-01: 1.72007-01-01: 1.72007-02-01: 1.62007-04-01: 1.52007-05-01: 1.42007-06-01: 1.32007-07-01: 1.42007-09-01: 1.42007-10-01: 2.22007-11-01: 1.92007-12-01: 2.72008-01-01: 2.52008-02-01: 22008-03-01: 1.82008-06-01: 1.42008-07-01: 1.82008-08-01: 2.12008-09-01: 1.82008-10-01: 1.22008-11-01: 1.62008-12-01: 1.92009-01-01: 1.92009-02-01: 1.22009-03-01: 22009-04-01: 3.32009-05-01: 2.72009-06-01: 5.82009-07-01: 2.52009-08-01: 2.22009-09-01: 2.62009-10-01: 1.82009-11-01: 2.72009-12-01: 2.42010-01-01: 2.72010-02-01: 3.72010-03-01: 3.62010-04-01: 3.22010-05-01: 3.12010-06-01: 1.72010-07-01: 2.42010-08-01: 1.82010-09-01: 1.82010-10-01: 32010-11-01: 1.52010-12-01: 1.82011-01-01: 1.92011-02-01: 1.52011-03-01: 1.32011-04-01: 1.82011-06-01: 2.22011-07-01: 2.62011-08-01: 3.22011-09-01: 3.22011-10-01: 2.42011-11-01: 5.12011-12-01: 2.82012-01-01: 2.12012-02-01: 32012-03-01: 2.32012-04-01: 3.12012-05-01: 4.42012-06-01: 3.82012-07-01: 2.62012-08-01: 2.42012-09-01: 1.72012-10-01: 1.72012-12-01: 1.62013-01-01: 1.92013-03-01: 2.42013-05-01: 1.52013-06-01: 1.12013-07-01: 2.32013-08-01: 3.82013-09-01: 1.82013-10-01: 22013-11-01: 1.82013-12-01: 1.62014-02-01: 1.12014-04-01: 1.92014-06-01: 2.82014-07-01: 1.92014-08-01: 1.42014-10-01: 2.12014-11-01: 2.22014-12-01: 2.12015-01-01: 4.82015-02-01: 2.62015-03-01: 3.72015-04-01: 2.52015-05-01: 32015-06-01: 1.52015-07-01: 1.42015-09-01: 2.82015-10-01: 1.82015-11-01: 2.32015-12-01: 3.12016-01-01: 4.12016-02-01: 3.22016-03-01: 1.72016-04-01: 2.62016-05-01: 3.12016-06-01: 1.12016-07-01: 1.62016-08-01: 1.62016-09-01: 2.42016-10-01: 2.72016-11-01: 1.72016-12-01: 1.72017-01-01: 2.32017-02-01: 1.52017-04-01: 1.22017-05-01: 1.22017-06-01: 2.92017-07-01: 2.72017-08-01: 2.92017-09-01: 3.12017-10-01: 2.62017-11-01: 2.92017-12-01: 1.42018-01-01: 1.92018-02-01: 22018-03-01: 1.52018-04-01: 1.62018-05-01: 1.12018-06-01: 1.82018-07-01: 1.92018-08-01: 3.22018-09-01: 2.12018-10-01: 1.72018-11-01: 1.52018-12-01: 22019-01-01: 1.32019-03-01: 3.12019-04-01: 1.72019-05-01: 1.72019-06-01: 1.62019-07-01: 2.72019-08-01: 1.62019-09-01: 1.32019-10-01: 2.12019-11-01: 2.52019-12-01: 22020-01-01: 1.52020-02-01: 2.92020-03-01: 1.42020-04-01: 32020-05-01: 2.32020-06-01: 2.32020-07-01: 1.82020-08-01: 1.72020-09-01: 1.72020-10-01: 1.52020-11-01: 1.72020-12-01: 2.22021-01-01: 1.52021-02-01: 1.92021-03-01: 2.32021-04-01: 1.22021-05-01: 2.42021-06-01: 2.92021-07-01: 1.52021-08-01: 1.42021-09-01: 1.12021-11-01: 2.42022-01-01: 1.62022-03-01: 1.72022-04-01: 1.12022-05-01: 1.42022-07-01: 1.22022-08-01: 1.42022-09-01: 22022-10-01: 1.82022-11-01: 2.12022-12-01: 2.42023-01-01: 22023-02-01: 2.42023-03-01: 1.52023-04-01: 1.52023-05-01: 1.12023-07-01: 1.22023-09-01: 12023-10-01: 1.72023-11-01: 1.12023-12-01: 1.22024-01-01: 1.12024-03-01: 1.12024-04-01: 1.62024-06-01: 1.12024-07-01: 1.52024-08-01: 2.32024-09-01: 1.82024-10-01: 1.52024-11-01: 2.72025-01-01: 1.32025-02-01: 1.62025-03-01: 12025-04-01: 1.62025-05-01: 1.92025-06-01: 2.82025-07-01: 2.62025-08-01: 2.72025-09-01: 1.92025-10-01: 1.52026-03-01: 12026-05-01: 12026-09-01: 1
Source: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey via CRED
Shaded areas indicate Canadian recessions (C.D. Howe Institute).
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Notes

Units: Percent

Frequency: Monthly

Notes: Unemployment rate, Utilities. Labour force characteristics by industry, From the Labour Force Survey (Statistics Canada), table 14-10-0291-01. Expressed in percent; published monthly.

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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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Labour Force Participation Rate

CREDAverage Hourly Earnings
COVID-19 recession232425262728293031323334201620182020202220242026Dollars per hour2016-09-01: 23.722016-10-01: 24.22016-11-01: 24.232016-12-01: 24.322017-01-01: 24.052017-02-01: 24.322017-03-01: 24.32017-04-01: 24.682017-05-01: 24.22017-06-01: 24.232017-07-01: 23.832017-08-01: 23.82017-09-01: 24.362017-10-01: 24.362017-11-01: 24.462017-12-01: 24.72018-01-01: 24.822018-02-01: 24.972018-03-01: 25.112018-04-01: 24.862018-05-01: 24.772018-06-01: 24.862018-07-01: 24.822018-08-01: 24.932018-09-01: 25.32018-10-01: 25.352018-11-01: 25.442018-12-01: 25.682019-01-01: 25.392019-02-01: 25.772019-03-01: 25.532019-04-01: 25.72019-05-01: 25.732019-06-01: 25.692019-07-01: 25.522019-08-01: 25.552019-09-01: 25.572019-10-01: 26.022019-11-01: 26.022019-12-01: 26.492020-01-01: 26.252020-02-01: 26.382020-03-01: 26.772020-04-01: 27.322020-05-01: 27.312020-06-01: 27.162020-07-01: 26.82020-08-01: 26.992020-09-01: 26.992020-10-01: 27.232020-11-01: 27.132020-12-01: 27.562021-01-01: 27.752021-02-01: 27.932021-03-01: 27.512021-04-01: 27.522021-05-01: 27.652021-06-01: 27.322021-07-01: 27.312021-08-01: 27.412021-09-01: 27.462021-10-01: 27.662021-11-01: 27.832021-12-01: 28.312022-01-01: 28.142022-02-01: 28.192022-03-01: 28.62022-04-01: 28.482022-05-01: 28.412022-06-01: 28.592022-07-01: 28.222022-08-01: 28.422022-09-01: 28.832022-10-01: 28.992022-11-01: 29.192022-12-01: 29.442023-01-01: 29.252023-02-01: 29.42023-03-01: 29.572023-04-01: 29.662023-05-01: 29.722023-06-01: 29.712023-07-01: 29.62023-08-01: 29.462023-09-01: 29.832023-10-01: 30.022023-11-01: 29.892023-12-01: 30.022024-01-01: 30.142024-02-01: 30.542024-03-01: 30.452024-04-01: 30.742024-05-01: 30.762024-06-01: 30.872024-07-01: 30.572024-08-01: 30.912024-09-01: 31.172024-10-01: 32.022024-11-01: 31.152024-12-01: 31.012025-01-01: 31.222025-02-01: 31.432025-03-01: 31.252025-04-01: 31.72025-05-01: 31.82025-06-01: 31.552025-07-01: 31.742025-08-01: 31.732025-09-01: 32.122025-10-01: 32.392025-11-01: 32.512025-12-01: 32.742026-01-01: 32.752026-02-01: 32.992026-03-01: 32.842026-04-01: 32.922026-05-01: 33.012026-06-01: 32.742026-07-01: 32.912026-08-01: 33.1
Source: Statistics Canada, Survey of Employment, Payrolls and Hours via CRED
Shaded areas indicate Canadian recessions (C.D. Howe Institute).
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