Barrie Employment Trends
The unemployment rate in Barrie was 5.6% as of February 2025, down 0.2% from the previous month. The unemployment rate stood 7.7% below the peak from January 2021 and is below the long-run average.
There were 1,800 fewer full-time jobs in February 2025 compared to a month earlier. A gain of 1,400 part-time positions led to a decrease of 400 total jobs in February.
Full-time employment was still down 10,800 jobs from the peak in June 2023 but stood 1,900 jobs above the trough in July 2024.
* All figures are seasonally adjusted, 3-month moving averages. Seasonal adjustment removes normal seasonal fluctuations.
