Kingston Employment Trends
The unemployment rate in Kingston was 6.8% as of August 2025, unchanged from the previous month. The unemployment rate stood 5.6% below the peak in June 2020 but remains above the long-run average.
There were 100 fewer full-time jobs in August 2025 compared to a month earlier. Combined with a gain of 600 part-time positions, this led to an increase of 500 total jobs in August.
Full-time employment was still down 3,500 jobs from the peak in May 2023 but stood 2,200 jobs above the trough in December 2023.
* All figures are seasonally adjusted, 3-month moving averages. Seasonal adjustment removes normal seasonal fluctuations.
