Guelph Employment Trends
The unemployment rate in Guelph was 8.3% as of November 2025, down 0.1% from the previous month. The unemployment rate stood 6.9% below the peak from June 2020 but remains above the long-run average.
There were 1,200 fewer full-time jobs in November 2025 compared to a month earlier. Combined with a gain of 700 part-time positions, this led to a decrease of 500 total jobs in November.
Full-time employment was still down 9,700 jobs from the peak in January 2024 but stood 1,400 jobs above the trough in April 2025.
* All figures are seasonally adjusted, 3-month moving averages. Seasonal adjustment removes normal seasonal fluctuations.
