St. Catharines-Niagara Employment Trends
The unemployment rate in St. Catharines - Niagara was 7% as of June 2025, down 0.1% from the previous month. The unemployment rate stood 8.3% below the peak from June 2020 and is below the long-run average.
There were 1,800 fewer full-time jobs in June 2025 compared to a month earlier. Combined with a loss of 700 part-time positions, this led to a decrease of 2,500 total jobs in June.
Full-time employment was still down 4,900 jobs from the peak in April 2025.
* All figures are seasonally adjusted, 3-month moving averages. Seasonal adjustment removes normal seasonal fluctuations.
