Greater Sudbury Employment Trends

The unemployment rate in Greater Sudbury was 6.4% as of August 2025, up 0.7% from the previous month. The unemployment rate stood 4.1% below the peak from June 2020 and is below the long-run average.

There were 700 fewer full-time jobs in August 2025 compared to a month earlier. Combined with a gain of 700 part-time positions, this led to an unchanged number of total jobs in August.

Full-time employment was still down 1,400 jobs from the peak in June 2025.

* All figures are seasonally adjusted, 3-month moving averages. Seasonal adjustment removes normal seasonal fluctuations.

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