Canada
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As of 2025 | % of male labour force
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 7.22% |
| 2024 | 6.66% |
| 2023 | 5.56% |
| 2022 | 5.41% |
| 2021 | 7.69% |
| 2020 | 9.78% |
| 2019 | 6.07% |
| 2018 | 6.11% |
| 2017 | 6.87% |
| 2016 | 7.71% |
| 2015 | 7.51% |
| 2014 | 7.49% |
| 2013 | 7.55% |
| 2012 | 7.79% |
| 2011 | 8.05% |
| 2010 | 8.91% |
| 2009 | 9.61% |
| 2008 | 6.74% |
| 2007 | 6.48% |
| 2006 | 6.73% |
| 2005 | 7.01% |
| 2004 | 7.47% |
| 2003 | 7.93% |
| 2002 | 8.13% |
Male unemployment is ILO modelled unemployment among men in the male labour force (SL.UEM.TOTL.MA.ZS). Latest: 7.22% in 2025.
Read it next to the female series. From 1991 to 2025 (35 years): mean 8.05%, median 7.69%; low 5.41% (2022), high 12.01% (1992).
Source: World Bank Open Data. Licence: CC BY 4.0 (terms).
This series is the unemployment rate for men: men without work who are available for and actively seeking it, as a share of the male labour force. The source is World Bank Open Data indicator SL.UEM.TOTL.MA.ZS, an ILO modelled estimate that uses the same definition as the all-ages rate. It measures joblessness among men who are in the labour market, not the share of men who work. The gap with the female series can reflect joblessness, but it can also reflect differences in participation, because men outside the labour force are not counted as unemployed.
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