Brantford Employment Trends
The unemployment rate in Brantford was 6.7% as of May 2025, up 0.2% from the previous month. The unemployment rate stood 7% below the peak from June 2020 but remains above the long-run average.
There were 1,800 more full-time jobs in May 2025 compared to a month earlier. Combined with a loss of 400 part-time positions, this led to an increase of 1,400 total jobs in May.
Full-time employment was still down 5,800 jobs from the peak in May 2024 but stood 1,800 jobs above the trough in April 2025.
* All figures are seasonally adjusted, 3-month moving averages. Seasonal adjustment removes normal seasonal fluctuations.