Chilliwack Employment Trends
The unemployment rate in Chilliwack was 6.6% as of March 2025, down 0.4% from the previous month. The unemployment rate stood 3.5% below the peak from June 2020 but remains above the long-run average.
There were 2,100 more full-time jobs in March 2025 compared to a month earlier. A loss of 1,000 part-time positions led to an increase of 1,100 total jobs in March.
Full-time employment was still down 3,300 jobs from the peak in December 2023 but stood 4,400 jobs above the trough in December 2024.
* All figures are seasonally adjusted, 3-month moving averages. Seasonal adjustment removes normal seasonal fluctuations.
