Newfoundland Employment Trends
The unemployment rate in Newfoundland and Labrador was 10.4% as of August 2025, up 0.4% from the previous month. The unemployment rate stood 7.2% below the peak from July 2020 and is below the long-run average.
There were 1,700 fewer full-time jobs in August 2025 compared to a month earlier. Combined with a loss of 100 part-time positions, this led to a decrease of 1,800 total jobs in August.
Full-time employment was still down 4,600 jobs from the peak in December 2012 but stood 36,900 jobs above the trough in June 2020.
* All figures are seasonally adjusted, 3-month moving averages. Seasonal adjustment removes normal seasonal fluctuations.
St. John's Employment Trends
The unemployment rate in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador was 7% as of August 2025, up 0.3% from the previous month. The unemployment rate stood 6.5% below the peak from July 2020 and is below the long-run average.
There were 100 more full-time jobs in August 2025 compared to a month earlier. Combined with a loss of 400 part-time positions, this led to a decrease of 300 total jobs in August.
Full-time employment was still down 1,500 jobs from the peak in February 2025 but stood 100 jobs above the trough in July 2025.
* All figures are seasonally adjusted, 3-month moving averages. Seasonal adjustment removes normal seasonal fluctuations.
