Barrie Employment Trends

The unemployment rate in Barrie was 5.6% as of October 2024, down 0.3% from the previous month. The unemployment rate stood 7.8% below the peak from January 2021 and is below the long-run average.

There were 800 more full-time jobs in October 2024 compared to a month earlier. A loss of 800 part-time positions led to an unchanged number of total jobs in October.

Full-time employment was still down 9,200 jobs from the peak in February 2023 but stood 4,000 jobs above the trough in August 2024.

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

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