Canada Unemployment by Industry (Nation, Province)

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Description

This dataset contains the total number of unemployed persons by two-digit NAICS industry code. Data is monthly and goes back to 2001. The dataset contains data for the nation and the ten provinces. Statistics Canada does not at this time record data for the three territories, and territorial unemployment is not included in the national total.

Questions answered by this dataset

• Which provinces have the fastest increase in unemployment rates?
• Which industries have the lowest unemployment rates?
• Which provinces are outperforming others in terms of dealing with unemployment?

Metrics

• Employment: population of employed persons
• Unemployment: population of unemployed persons
• Labour Force: population of employed and unemployed persons

Filters

• Area: Nation or province
• Industry (NAICS 1- to 2-digit code)
• Year (2001-present)
• Month

Core LMI Metadata