Unemployment Rate 2024 Canada Per Month. For most people, the basic rate for calculating employment insurance (ei) benefits is 55% of their average insurable weekly earnings, up to a maximum amount. The canadian economy added some 47,000 jobs in september, enough to lower the unemployment rate for the first time since the start of 2024.

The unemployment rate in canada was 6.6% in august 2024, and the percentage point change from july 2024 to august 2024 was +0.2*. Statistics canada said friday that the unemployment rate rose to 6.6 per cent, up from 6.4 per cent the month before, amid a gain of 22,000 net jobs.