Unemployment with intermediate education in Canada
Canada: Unemployment with intermediate education was 8.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment with intermediate education in Canada, 1990–2025
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total labor force with intermediate education.
Analysis
In 2025, unemployment with intermediate education in Canada stood at 8.8%.
The figure is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with intermediate education in Canada peaked at 13.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 6.6%, in 2007.
That places Canada 36th out of 130 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Unemployment with intermediate education in Canada, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force with intermediate education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7.8% | — |
| 1991 | 10.2% | +31.7% |
| 1992 | 10.9% | +6.6% |
| 1993 | 11.6% | +6.1% |
| 1994 | 10.2% | -11.9% |
| 1995 | 9.6% | -5.7% |
| 1996 | 9.8% | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 9.2% | -6.0% |
| 1998 | 8.6% | -6.5% |
| 1999 | 7.8% | -9.3% |
| 2000 | 7.0% | -9.9% |
| 2001 | 7.2% | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 7.8% | +8.4% |
| 2003 | 7.7% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 7.4% | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 7.1% | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 6.7% | -6.1% |
| 2007 | 6.6% | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 6.7% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 9.5% | +41.8% |
| 2010 | 9.1% | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 8.5% | -7.1% |
| 2012 | 8.2% | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 8.2% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 8.1% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 8.2% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 8.2% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 7.4% | -9.5% |
| 2018 | 6.9% | -7.2% |
| 2019 | 7.1% | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 13.1% | +83.5% |
| 2021 | 10.0% | -23.7% |
| 2022 | 6.8% | -32.0% |
| 2023 | 7.0% | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 8.4% | +21.1% |
| 2025 | 8.8% | +3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.5% | 7.8% | 11.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.4% | 6.6% | 9.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.0% | 6.9% | 9.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.0% | 6.8% | 13.1% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with intermediate education in Canada?
- Unemployment with intermediate education in Canada was 8.8% in 2025, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with intermediate education recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 13.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest unemployment with intermediate education recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.6% in 2007.
- How does Canada rank for unemployment with intermediate education?
- Canada ranks 36th out of 130 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment with intermediate education rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Unemployment with intermediate education (% of total labor force with intermediate education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of the labor force with an intermediate level of education who are unemployed. Intermediate education comprises upper secondary or post-secondary non tertiary education according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).