St. Catharines-Niagara Employment Trends
The unemployment rate in St. Catharines - Niagara was 6.9% as of December 2025, up 0.3% from the previous month. The unemployment rate stood 8.4% below the peak from June 2020 and is below the long-run average.
There were 1,700 more full-time jobs in December 2025 compared to a month earlier. Combined with a loss of 1,500 part-time positions, this led to an increase of 200 total jobs in December.
Full-time employment was down 13,600 jobs from the peak in April 2025 but stood 1,700 jobs above the trough in November 2025.
* All figures are seasonally adjusted, 3-month moving averages. Seasonal adjustment removes normal seasonal fluctuations.
