Ontario Employment Trends
The unemployment rate in Ontario was 7.8% as of September 2025, unchanged from the previous month. The unemployment rate stood 5.2% below the peak in June 2020 but remains above the long-run average.
There were 29,300 more full-time jobs in September 2025 compared to a month earlier. Combined with a loss of 36,000 part-time positions, this led to a decrease of 6,700 total jobs in September.
Full-time employment was still down 11,900 jobs from the peak in February 2025 but stood 52,000 jobs above the trough in June 2025.
* All figures are seasonally adjusted, 3-month moving averages. Seasonal adjustment removes normal seasonal fluctuations.
