This statistic shows the average duration of unemployment in Canada from 2000 to 2019. In 2019, unemployed Canadians had to look for work for 16.7 weeks on average before they became employed.
Average duration of unemployment in Canada from 2000 to 2019
(in weeks)
Duration of unemployment refers to the number of continuous weeks during which a person has been without work and is looking for work or is on temporary layoff.
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StatCan. (January 10, 2020). Average duration of unemployment in Canada from 2000 to 2019 (in weeks) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 21, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/441765/average-duration-of-unemployment-canada/
StatCan. "Average duration of unemployment in Canada from 2000 to 2019 (in weeks)." Chart. January 10, 2020. Statista. Accessed February 21, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/441765/average-duration-of-unemployment-canada/
StatCan. (2020). Average duration of unemployment in Canada from 2000 to 2019 (in weeks). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 21, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/441765/average-duration-of-unemployment-canada/
StatCan. "Average Duration of Unemployment in Canada from 2000 to 2019 (in Weeks)." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Jan 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/441765/average-duration-of-unemployment-canada/
StatCan, Average duration of unemployment in Canada from 2000 to 2019 (in weeks) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/441765/average-duration-of-unemployment-canada/ (last visited February 21, 2020)
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