There are fewer vacant jobs available for Canadians to fill now than there have been since 2017 , according to new government data.

Statistics Canada reported on Thursday that the number of job vacancies in August fell to 457,400 — the lowest level since August 2017.

That’s a drop of 15.2 per cent in August 2025 compared to a year prior, with a drop of 82,100 available jobs.

The job vacancy rate is defined by Statistics Canada as “the number of vacant positions as a proportion of total labour demand.”

A job vacancy usually means a paid position that is open or about to become open for people to apply to, and where the employer is actively seeking someone to hire for those roles from outside their organization.

Statistics Canada also said there were 3.5 unemployed persons for eve

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