Ontario Employment Trends
The unemployment rate in Ontario was 7.6% as of April 2026, up 0.1% from the previous month. The unemployment rate stood 5.4% below the peak from June 2020 but remains above the long-run average.
There were 13,100 more full-time jobs in April 2026 compared to a month earlier. Combined with a gain of 200 part-time positions, this led to an increase of 13,300 total jobs in April.
Full-time employment was down 10,200 jobs from the peak in December 2025 but stood 13,100 jobs above the trough in March 2026.
* All figures are seasonally adjusted, 3-month moving averages. Seasonal adjustment removes normal seasonal fluctuations.
