St. Catharines-Niagara Employment Trends
The unemployment rate in St. Catharines - Niagara was 6.6% as of November 2025, down 0.6% from the previous month. The unemployment rate stood 8.7% below the peak from June 2020 and is below the long-run average.
There were 1,100 fewer full-time jobs in November 2025 compared to a month earlier. Combined with a gain of 100 part-time positions, this led to a decrease of 1,000 total jobs in November.
Full-time employment was still down 15,700 jobs from the peak in April 2025.
* All figures are seasonally adjusted, 3-month moving averages. Seasonal adjustment removes normal seasonal fluctuations.
