Kingston Employment Trends
The unemployment rate in Kingston was 7.5% as of May 2025, up 0.3% from the previous month. The unemployment rate stood 4.9% below the peak from June 2020 but remains above the long-run average.
There were 900 fewer full-time jobs in May 2025 compared to a month earlier. Combined with a loss of 1,300 part-time positions, this led to a decrease of 2,200 total jobs in May.
Full-time employment was still down 1,500 jobs from the peak in May 2023 but stood 4,400 jobs above the trough in December 2023.
* All figures are seasonally adjusted, 3-month moving averages. Seasonal adjustment removes normal seasonal fluctuations.
