Chilliwack Employment Trends
The unemployment rate in Chilliwack was 6% as of March 2026, down 1.2% from the previous month. The unemployment rate stood 4.1% below the peak from June 2020 but remains above the long-run average.
There were 1,000 fewer full-time jobs in March 2026 compared to a month earlier. Combined with a gain of 1,000 part-time positions, this led to an unchanged number of total jobs in March.
Full-time employment was down 7,000 jobs from the peak in December 2023 but stood 700 jobs above the trough in December 2024.
* All figures are seasonally adjusted, 3-month moving averages. Seasonal adjustment removes normal seasonal fluctuations.
