| Canadian Public Opinion Trends | |||||||||
| Source | Canadian Opinion Research Archive | ||||||||
| http:///www.queensu.ca/cora/trends | |||||||||
| Unemployment | |||||||||
| In your opinion, will unemployment increase or decrease in the next six months? | |||||||||
| Year | Month | Increase | Decrease | Same | DK | Valid N | Variable | Survey | Firm |
| 1978 | June | 59.8 | 23.7 | 13.1 | 3.1 | 1913 | Q9 | FC784 | Environics |
| 1978 | September | 76.6 | 11.9 | 7 | 4.6 | 1812 | Q27 | FC785 | Environics |
| 1978 | November | 66.8 | 14.9 | 12.4 | 5.8 | 1850 | Q10 | FC791 | Environics |
| 1979 | March | 41.7 | 35.2 | 15.6 | 7.5 | 1967 | Q3 | FC792 | Environics |
| 1979 | May | 42 | 34 | 16.3 | 7.6 | 1893 | Q1 | FC793 | Environics |
| 1979 | June | 51.6 | 27.5 | 16.1 | 4.7 | 1772 | Q1 | FC794 | Environics |
| 1979 | September | 68.6 | 14.7 | 11.7 | 5 | 1876 | Q1 | FC795 | Environics |
| 1979 | November | 75.7 | 10.3 | 8.2 | 5.8 | 1836 | Q1 | FC801 | Environics |
| 1980 | February | 54.8 | 25.9 | 11.9 | 7.4 | 1935 | Q1 | FC802 | Environics |
| 1980 | April | 63.6 | 23.7 | 9.2 | 3.7 | 1863 | Q1 | FC803 | Environics |
| 1980 | June | 63.1 | 20.7 | 11 | 5.1 | 1923 | Q1 | FC804 | Environics |
| 1980 | September | 71.4 | 13.7 | 8.9 | 6 | 1917 | Q1 | FC805 | Environics |
| 1980 | November | 76.8 | 11.6 | 7.5 | 4.2 | 1938 | FC811 | Environics | |
| 1981 | June | 64.6 | 24.7 | 7.7 | 3.1 | 1960 | Q1 | FC814 | Environics |
| 1981 | November | 83.7 | 9.3 | 4.2 | 2.9 | 1084 | Q1 | FC821 | Environics |
| 1982 | June | 79.2 | 12.5 | 6.3 | 2 | 1998 | Q1 | FC824 | Environics |
| 1982 | September | 79.4 | 13.2 | 5.3 | 2.1 | 2011 | Q6 | FC825 | Environics |
| 1982 | November | 76 | 15.7 | 6.3 | 2 | 2017 | Q1 | FC831 | Environics |
| 1983 | February | 50 | 37 | 10.7 | 2.3 | 2018 | Q4 | FC832 | Environics |
| 1983 | April | 45.4 | 39 | 12.8 | 2.8 | 2024 | Q4 | FC833 | Environics |
| 1983 | June | 41.1 | 40.7 | 14.6 | 3.7 | 2020 | Q1 | FC834 | Environics |
| 1983 | September | 54.1 | 28.6 | 13.7 | 3.5 | 2011 | Q1 | FC835 | Environics |
| 1983 | November | 54.1 | 28.3 | 14.2 | 3.5 | 2009 | Q2 | FC841 | Environics |
| 1984 | June | 54.6 | 27.2 | 15.9 | 2.1 | 2019 | Q2 | FC844 | Environics |
| 1984 | November | 62.6 | 21.4 | 12.8 | 3.2 | 2021 | Q1 | FC851 | Environics |
| 1985 | June | 46.2 | 35.4 | 15 | 3.4 | 2058 | Q1 | FC854 | Environics |
| 1985 | November | 55.5 | 24.7 | 15.3 | 4.6 | 2040 | Q1 | FC861 | Environics |
| 1986 | November | 51.3 | 23.1 | 21.5 | 4.1 | 2004 | Q4 | FC871 | Environics |
| 1987 | May | 43.3 | 34.8 | 19.6 | 2.3 | 2033 | Q2 | FC873 | Environics |
| 1987 | November | 49.4 | 22.9 | 22.7 | 4.9 | 2044 | Q4 | FC881 | Environics |
| 1988 | May | 43.1 | 30.2 | 20.6 | 6.1 | 2053 | Q5 | FC883 | Environics |
| 1988 | December | 52.7 | 22.2 | 19.9 | 5.1 | 2006 | Q5 | FC891 | Environics |
| 1989 | June | 56.2 | 21 | 18.8 | 4 | 2003 | Q6 | FC893 | Environics |
| 1989 | December | 67.1 | 16.3 | 13.9 | 2.6 | 2002 | Q8 | FC901 | Environics |
| 1990 | June | 65.5 | 16.9 | 12.5 | 5.1 | 2029 | Q6 | FC903 | Environics |
| 1991 | January | 75.9 | 16.4 | 5 | 2.7 | 2220 | Q5 | FC911 | Environics |
| 1991 | July | 61 | 25 | 11.2 | 2.8 | 2012 | Q12 | FC913 | Environics |
| 1992 | February | 70.5 | 20.2 | 6.4 | 2.9 | 2001 | Q6 | FC921 | Environics |
| 1992 | August | 66.5 | 16.7 | 15.5 | 1.3 | 2019 | Q7 | FC923 | Environics |
| 1993 | March | 57.6 | 27.7 | 12.5 | 2.2 | 2042 | Q6 | FC931 | Environics |
| 1993 | August | 66 | 17.6 | 14.3 | 2.1 | 2001 | Q6 | FC933 | Environics |
| 1994 | March | 47.6 | 32.4 | 18.6 | 1.5 | 2020 | Q8 | FC941 | Environics |
| 1994 | September | 49.3 | 29.7 | 16.7 | 4.3 | 2001 | Q8 | FC943 | Environics |
| 1995 | March | 52.5 | 30.8 | 13.8 | 3 | 2003 | Q8 | FC951 | Environics |
| 1995 | September | 64.6 | 18.7 | 13.3 | 3.5 | 2022 | Q12 | FC953 | Environics |
| Series terminated | |||||||||