Guelph Employment Trends

The unemployment rate in Guelph was 8.5% as of September 2025, down 0.2% from the previous month. The unemployment rate stood 6.7% below the peak from June 2020 but remains above the long-run average.

There were 1,600 more full-time jobs in September 2025 compared to a month earlier. Combined with a loss of 700 part-time positions, this led to an increase of 900 total jobs in September.

Full-time employment was still down 7,900 jobs from the peak in January 2024 but stood 3,000 jobs above the trough in January 2025.

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

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