Chart 4
Unemployment rate on steady downward trend in Canada and the United States

unemployment rate (%) 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 Jan. 2020 2021 Mar. 2022 CanadaCanada United StatesUnited States
Note(s):
Canada data are adjusted to US concepts and seasonally adjusted.
Source(s):
Labour Force Survey (3701), custom tabulation and U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Unemployment rate on steady downward trend in Canada and the United States, unemployment rate (%)
  Canada United States
January 2020 4.5 3.5
February 2020 4.7 3.5
March 2020 7.1 4.4
April 2020 11.7 14.7
May 2020 11.7 13.2
June 2020 10.8 11.0
July 2020 9.3 10.2
August 2020 9.2 8.4
September 2020 7.9 7.9
October 2020 7.8 6.9
November 2020 7.2 6.7
December 2020 7.4 6.7
January 2021 7.7 6.4
February 2021 6.9 6.2
March 2021 6.4 6.0
April 2021 6.8 6.0
May 2021 6.8 5.8
June 2021 6.2 5.9
July 2021 6.1 5.4
August 2021 5.7 5.2
September 2021 5.6 4.7
October 2021 5.2 4.6
November 2021 4.8 4.2
December 2021 4.8 3.9
January 2022 5.2 4.0
February 2022 4.2 3.8
March 2022 4.3 3.6
Note(s):
Canada data are adjusted to US concepts and seasonally adjusted.
Source(s):
Labour Force Survey (3701), custom tabulation and U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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