Hamilton Employment Trends
The unemployment rate in Hamilton was 7.4% as of January 2026, up 0.2% from the previous month. The unemployment rate stood 5.6% below the peak from June 2020 but remains above the long-run average.
There were 800 fewer full-time jobs in January 2026 compared to a month earlier. Combined with an unchanged number of part-time positions, this led to a decrease of 800 total jobs in January.
Full-time employment was down 17,800 jobs from the peak in August 2025.
* All figures are seasonally adjusted, 3-month moving averages. Seasonal adjustment removes normal seasonal fluctuations.
