July 2025 Labour Lowdown

July 2025 Labour Lowdown

Toronto’s Labour Market Rebounds in June. Employment Trends Toronto’s labour market showed a welcome improvement in June 2025. The unemployment rate fell to about 8.4%, down from 9.1% in May, marking the first decline in several months as employers ramped up

JobsTO Labour Lowdown March 2025

JobsTO Labour Lowdown March 2025

Potential Tariffs Take Their Toll Toronto’s labour market is showing clear signs of strain as economic pressures continue to weigh on employment opportunities. As of February 2025, the city’s unemployment rate remains at 9%, unchanged from the previous month, while

JobsTO Labour Lowdown February 2025

JobsTO Labour Lowdown February 2025

In January 2025, Toronto’s labour market surprised economists by exhibiting positive momentum, and aligning with provincial and national employment trends.  Analysts had been expecting the economy would have lost significant jobs based on the spectre of proposed U.S. tariffs and

September JobsTO Labour Lowdown

September JobsTO Labour Lowdown

Jobs Decline Led by Retail and Construction Toronto’s unemployment rate continued to trend higher in August reaching 8.8 per cent.  Our unemployment rate compares unfavourably to the national average of 6.6 percent.  Indeed, across Canada, only Windsor and Edmonton had

June Labour Lowdown

June Labour Lowdown

Employment Conditions Improve in May

After months of lagging behind other regions of Canada in job creation, Toronto led the country by adding over 30,000 jobs in May.  Unemployment ticked lower to 8.3% while the employment rate increased from 60.4% from 59.8%.  Unfortunately, Toronto’s unemployment rate of 8.3% remains well above the national average of 6.2%.

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