Guelph Employment Trends
The unemployment rate in Guelph was 6.8% as of April 2026, up 0.3% from the previous month. The unemployment rate stood 8.4% below the peak from June 2020 but remains above the long-run average.
There were 700 more full-time jobs in April 2026 compared to a month earlier. Combined with a loss of 900 part-time positions, this led to a decrease of 200 total jobs in April.
Full-time employment was down 11,500 jobs from the peak in January 2024 but stood 700 jobs above the trough in March 2026.
* All figures are seasonally adjusted, 3-month moving averages. Seasonal adjustment removes normal seasonal fluctuations.
