St. Catharines-Niagara Employment Trends
The unemployment rate in St. Catharines - Niagara was 7.1% as of September 2025, up 0.1% from the previous month. The unemployment rate stood 8.2% below the peak from June 2020 and is below the long-run average.
There were 3,900 fewer full-time jobs in September 2025 compared to a month earlier. Combined with a gain of 100 part-time positions, this led to a decrease of 3,800 total jobs in September.
Full-time employment was still down 14,000 jobs from the peak in April 2025.
* All figures are seasonally adjusted, 3-month moving averages. Seasonal adjustment removes normal seasonal fluctuations.
