Winnipeg Employment Trends
The unemployment rate in Winnipeg was 6.5% as of September 2025, up 0.3% from the previous month. The unemployment rate stood 5.7% below the peak from June 2020 but remains above the long-run average.
There were 1,800 more full-time jobs in September 2025 compared to a month earlier. Combined with a loss of 100 part-time positions, this led to an increase of 1,700 total jobs in September.
Full-time employment was still down 13,000 jobs from the peak in May 2025 but stood 1,800 jobs above the trough in August 2025.
* All figures are seasonally adjusted, 3-month moving averages. Seasonal adjustment removes normal seasonal fluctuations.
