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Statistics Canada's Census Profile presents information from the 2021 Census of Population - Ottawa, City (CV) [Census subdivision], Ontario.
Despite strong employment gains year-over-year, as of June 2021, employment in Ontario remains 2.5% below its pre-pandemic level in February 2020. In June 2021, Ontario’s employment increased by 1.6% (+116,900), while Canada’s employment increased by 1.2% (+230,700).
Toronto (42,700 or 1.2%) led employment gains among the sixteen Ontario Census Metropolitan Areas (CMAs) between September and October, followed by Oshawa (5,600 or 2.6%) and Kitchener-Cambridge-Waterloos (4,600 or 1.4%). The employment level notably fell in Ottawa-Gatineau (Ontario part) (-9,500 or -1.6%) and Belleville (-2,500 or -5.0%).
On an annual basis, employment in Ontario increased by 344,800 (4.9%) in 2021, the largest employment increase on record. This compared to a decline of 355,300 (-4.8%) net jobs in 2020. Full-time jobs increase by 273,400 (4.7%) and part-time jobs increased by 71,300 (5.8%) in 2021.
Employment increased by 42,700 (+0.6%) jobs in October 2022, with the majority of gains in part-time employment (+37,400; +2.8%). The unemployment rate rose for the fourth consecutive month to 5.9% in October, 0.1 percentage point up from the previous month.
Feb 23, 2022 · Following the sharp job loss caused by the COVID-19 pandemic shutdowns, Ontario employment rebounded strongly in 2021, with jobs increasing by 344,800 (a 4.9 per cent rise compared to 2020). This marked the largest annual job gain on record and raised employment essentially to the 2019 pre-pandemic level.
Mar 11, 2022 · Including the municipal and provincial governments, the region supported 175,700 public administration employees last month, representing 23 per cent of the total workforce.
