Kitchener-Cambridge-Waterloo Employment Trends
The unemployment rate in Kitchener-Cambridge-Waterloo was 7.2% as of June 2025, down 0.1% from the previous month. The unemployment rate stood 5.9% below the peak from July 2020 but remains above the long-run average.
There were 1,100 fewer full-time jobs in June 2025 compared to a month earlier. Combined with a loss of 500 part-time positions, this led to a decrease of 1,600 total jobs in June.
Full-time employment was still down 1,100 jobs from the peak in May 2025.
* All figures are seasonally adjusted, 3-month moving averages. Seasonal adjustment removes normal seasonal fluctuations.
