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Toronto's employment levels, although to a lesser degree than in 2020. In 2021, the Toronto Employment Survey recorded a 0.1% increase in total jobs (up 1,610 jobs). • Full-time employment increased by 5,260 jobs (0.5%) from 2020 to 1,119,350 jobs. • Part-time employment decreased by 3,650 jobs (-1.1%) from 2020 to 332,170 jobs.
The Toronto Employment Survey counted 1,535,290 jobs in 2023. Total employment in the city of Toronto in 2023 grew by 50,690 jobs (3.4 per cent) from 2022, compared to 33,080 jobs (2.3 per cent) growth between 2021 and 2022. Toronto’s total employment is approaching the pre-pandemic total high of 1,569,800 in 2019, a difference of 34,510 jobs ...
Total employment in the city of Toronto is essentially unchanged in 2021 from the year before. The Survey observed a slight increase in employment from 2020 of 1,610 jobs or 0.1%, to a total of 1,451,520 jobs (see Table 1).
- Quick Facts
- Employment Increased in October
- Mployment Rate Decreased to 7.0 %
- Employment and Unemployment in Urban Centres
In October 2021: 1. There were 12.4 million people in Ontario aged 15 years or older 1.1. 8.1 million (65.4%) were in the labour force. The labour force increased in October (13,200 or 0.2%) compared to September. 1.2. 7.5 million (60.9%) were employed, up by 37,000 (0.5%) from September. 2. Ontario's unemployment rate decreased to 7.0% in October ...
Employment in Ontario increased for the fifth consecutive month in October (37,000 or 0.5%), following an increase of 73,600 (1.0%) in September. In October, employment in Ontario was 45,600 (0.6%) above its pre-COVID-19 February 2020 level. Chart 1 shows employment in Ontario from January 2005 to October 2021.
Chart 3 shows unemployment rates, Ontario and Canada, January 2005 to October 2021. Ontario’s unemployment rate in October was 7.0%, down from 7.3% in September and was at its lowest rate since February 2020 (5.5%). Canada’s unemployment rate fell to 6.7% in October from 6.9% in September. Canada’s unemployment rate in February 2020 was 5.7%.
Employment change in urban centres
Chart 5 shows employment change for Ontario Census Metropolitan Areas (CMAs) from September 2021 to October 2021. 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%). In October, employment in most of the 16...
Lowest and highest unemployment rates in urban centres
Chart 6 shows Census Metropolitan Areas (CMAs) with highest and lowest unemployment rates in Canada, October 2021. Windsor recorded the highest unemployment rate in Canada in October (9.2%), followed by Toronto (8.4%). Guelph recorded the lowest unemployment rate in Ontario in October (5.1%), while Quebec City recorded the lowest unemployment rate in Canada (3.8%).
Year-over-year, part-time employment increased by 23.3% and full-time employment increased by 9.1% in the second quarter of 2021. Despite these strong employment gains year-over-year, as of June 2021, employment in Ontario remains below its pre-pandemic level in February 2020 for part-time workers (-3.1%) and full-time workers (-2.4%).
Toronto Employment Trends. The unemployment rate in Toronto was 8% as of August 2024, up 0.3% from the previous month. The unemployment rate stood 7.1% below the peak from July 2020 but remains above the long-run average. There were 3,800 more full-time jobs in August 2024 compared to a month earlier.
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Full-time jobs increase by 273,400 (4.7%) and part-time jobs increased by 71,300 (5.8%) in 2021. On an annual basis, Ontario’s employment in 2021 was still below its 2019 pre-pandemic level, at 7,366,400 in 2021 compared to 7,376,900 in 2019. Nationally, employment in Canada grew by 866,200 (4.8%) in 2021, the largest annual increase on record.
