St. Catharines-Niagara Employment Trends
The unemployment rate in St. Catharines - Niagara was 6.5% as of December 2024, down 0.2% from the previous month. The unemployment rate stood 8.8% below the peak from June 2020 and is below the long-run average.
There were 1,200 more full-time jobs in December 2024 compared to a month earlier. A loss of 2,500 part-time positions led to a decrease of 1,300 total jobs in December.
Full-time employment was still down 1,900 jobs from the peak in June 2022 but stood 10,600 jobs above the trough in July 2023.
* All figures are seasonally adjusted, 3-month moving averages. Seasonal adjustment removes normal seasonal fluctuations.
