Kamloops Employment Trends

The unemployment rate in Kamloops was 9.6% as of October 2025, up 0.1% from the previous month. The unemployment rate stood 4.6% below the peak from April 2020 but remains above the long-run average.

There were 1,600 fewer full-time jobs in October 2025 compared to a month earlier. Combined with a gain of 1,500 part-time positions, this led to a decrease of 100 total jobs in October.

Full-time employment was still down 21,100 jobs from the peak in April 2025.

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

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