Barrie Employment Trends
The unemployment rate in Barrie was 7% as of August 2025, up 0.5% from the previous month. The unemployment rate stood 6.3% below the peak from January 2021 and is on par with the long-run average.
There were 1,500 fewer full-time jobs in August 2025 compared to a month earlier. Combined with a loss of 100 part-time positions, this led to a decrease of 1,600 total jobs in August.
Full-time employment was still down 13,900 jobs from the peak in March 2023 but stood 900 jobs above the trough in April 2025.
* All figures are seasonally adjusted, 3-month moving averages. Seasonal adjustment removes normal seasonal fluctuations.
