St. Catharines-Niagara Employment Trends
The unemployment rate in St. Catharines - Niagara was 6.7% as of October 2024, down 0.3% from the previous month. The unemployment rate stood 8.6% below the peak from June 2020 and is below the long-run average.
There were 2,100 fewer full-time jobs in October 2024 compared to a month earlier. A gain of 1,800 part-time positions led to a decrease of 300 total jobs in October.
Full-time employment was still down 5,600 jobs from the peak in June 2022 but stood 7,000 jobs above the trough in July 2023.
* All figures are seasonally adjusted, 3-month moving averages. Seasonal adjustment removes normal seasonal fluctuations.
