Unemployment Drops to 6.5 Percent as Economy Adds 54,000 Jobs: StatCan

A customer enters a restaurant with help wanted signs in Laval, Que., on Nov. 17, 2021. The Canadian Press/Ryan RemiorzCanada’s unemployment rate fell by 0.4 percentage points to 6.5 percent in November, with 54,000 jobs being created, according to Statistics Canada.The Labour Force Survey released on Dec. 5 marks the second month in a row unemployment has fallen, declining from 7.1 percent to 6.9 percent. September’s unemployment rate was a high not seen since 2016 outside of the COVID-19 pandemic years, after drifting upward for most of 2025.