Brantford Employment Trends
The unemployment rate in Brantford was 7% as of June 2025, up 0.3% from the previous month. The unemployment rate stood 6.7% below the peak from June 2020 but remains above the long-run average.
There were 1,200 more full-time jobs in June 2025 compared to a month earlier. Combined with a gain of 400 part-time positions, this led to an increase of 1,600 total jobs in June.
Full-time employment was still down 4,600 jobs from the peak in May 2024 but stood 3,000 jobs above the trough in April 2025.
* All figures are seasonally adjusted, 3-month moving averages. Seasonal adjustment removes normal seasonal fluctuations.