In 2020, Canada's ICT sector had an unemployment rate of 6.9 percent. This stands in stark contrast to the overall Canadian economy, where employment dropped by 5.2 percent.
Unemployment rate of the information and communication technology (ICT) sector compared to the overall rate in Canada, from 2011 to 2020
Characteristic
ICT unemployment rate
Unemployment rate overall
2020
6.9%
-5.2%
2019
6%
2.2%
2018
2.2%
1.6%
2017
4.7%
2.1%
2016
3%
0.7%
2015
2%
0.7%
2014
5.7%
0.5%
2013
3.7%
1.3%
2012
2.4%
1.1%
2011
1.6%
1.6%
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-7.5%-5%-2.5%0%2.5%5%7.5%10%
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