Kingston Employment Trends
The unemployment rate in Kingston was 5.9% as of October 2026, up 0.3% from the previous month. The unemployment rate stood 6.5% below the peak from June 2020 and is below the long-run average.
There were 500 more full-time jobs in October 2026 compared to a month earlier. Combined with a loss of 600 part-time positions, this led to a decrease of 100 total jobs in October.
Full-time employment was down 1,200 jobs from the peak in May 2023 but stood 4,300 jobs above the trough in February 2024.
* All figures are seasonally adjusted, three-month moving averages. Seasonal adjustment removes normal seasonal fluctuations.
