Guelph Employment Trends

The unemployment rate in Guelph was 6.9% as of December 2024, up 0.9% from the previous month. The unemployment rate stood 8.1% below the peak from June 2020 but remains above the long-run average.

There were 900 fewer full-time jobs in December 2024 compared to a month earlier. A gain of 800 part-time positions led to a decrease of 100 total jobs in December.

Full-time employment was still down 9,900 jobs from the peak in January 2024.

* All figures are seasonally adjusted, 3-month moving averages. Seasonal adjustment removes normal seasonal fluctuations.

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