Ottawa Employment Trends
The unemployment rate in Ottawa was 5.4% as of April 2025, down 0.1% from the previous month. The unemployment rate stood 4.7% below the peak from July 2020 and is below the long-run average.
There were 900 fewer full-time jobs in April 2025 compared to a month earlier. Combined with a loss of 1,000 part-time positions, this led to a decrease of 1,900 total jobs in April.
Full-time employment was still down 5,100 jobs from the peak in October 2024 but stood 1,100 jobs above the trough in February 2025.
* All figures are seasonally adjusted, 3-month moving averages. Seasonal adjustment removes normal seasonal fluctuations.