Ottawa Employment Trends
The unemployment rate in Ottawa was 5.5% as of March 2025, unchanged from the previous month. The unemployment rate stood 4.6% below the peak in July 2020 and is below the long-run average.
There were 2,000 more full-time jobs in March 2025 compared to a month earlier. A gain of 3,200 part-time positions led to an increase of 5,200 total jobs in March.
Full-time employment was still down 4,400 jobs from the peak in October 2024 but stood 2,000 jobs above the trough in February 2025.
* All figures are seasonally adjusted, 3-month moving averages. Seasonal adjustment removes normal seasonal fluctuations.
