Chilliwack Employment Trends
The unemployment rate in Chilliwack was 6.4% as of September 2025, up 0.3% from the previous month. The unemployment rate stood 3.7% below the peak from June 2020 but remains above the long-run average.
There were 300 more full-time jobs in September 2025 compared to a month earlier. Combined with a gain of 300 part-time positions, this led to an increase of 600 total jobs in September.
Full-time employment was still down 5,700 jobs from the peak in December 2023 but stood 2,000 jobs above the trough in December 2024.
* All figures are seasonally adjusted, 3-month moving averages. Seasonal adjustment removes normal seasonal fluctuations.


