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Ontario's job market is the weak link

Unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted, 2015–Sept 2026

Unit: % of labour force
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Ontario's job market is the weak linkOntario's unemployment rate was 7.0% in September versus 6.5% nationally. Unit: % of labour force. Seasonally adjusted (LFS). Use left and right arrow keys to inspect observations. The data table follows the chart.Ontario's job market is the weak linkCanadaOntarioB.C.Alberta% of labour force4%5%6%7%8%9%Sep 2021Sep 2022Sep 2023Sep 2024Sep 2025Sep 2026Homies Research, using Statistics Canada Labour Force Survey · Through 2026-09Seasonally adjusted (LFS)HOMIES RESEARCH
Sep 2026Canada 6.5%Ontario 7%B.C. 6.4%Alberta 6.4%

Ontario's unemployment rate was 7.0% in September versus 6.5% nationally.

Source: Homies Research, using Statistics Canada Labour Force Survey. Reference: 2026-09. Released 2026-10-09. Retrieved 2026-10-27.

Seasonally adjusted (LFS) · Monthly LFS estimates carry sampling error of roughly ±0.2–0.3 points nationally.

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Ontario's job market is the weak link. Unit: % of labour force. Seasonally adjusted (LFS)
PeriodCanadaOntarioB.C.Alberta
Oct 20256.9%7.6%6.6%7.6%
Nov 20256.6%7.4%6.4%6.5%
Dec 20256.8%7.9%6.3%6.7%
Jan 20266.5%7.3%6.1%6.4%
Feb 20266.7%7.6%6.1%6.3%
Mar 20266.7%7.6%6.7%6.5%
Apr 20266.9%7.5%6.8%7%
May 20266.6%7%6.8%6.6%
Jun 20266.5%7%6.5%7%
Jul 20266.4%6.8%6.2%7%
Aug 20266.4%6.9%6.5%6.8%
Sep 20266.5%7%6.4%6.4%

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