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Jul 5, 2024 · There were 1.4 million unemployed people in June 2024, an increase of 42,000 (+3.1%) from the previous month. Of those who were unemployed in May, just over one-fifth (21.4%) had transitioned to employment in June (not seasonally adjusted).
In March, an estimated 122,600 Ontarians or 21.3% of all unemployed people were unemployed for 27 weeks or longer (long-term unemployed). This compared to 122,000 Ontarians or 22.0% of all unemployed people in February and 77,100 or 17.5% of all unemployed people a year earlier in March 2023.
- Quick Facts
- Employment Increased in December
- Mployment Rate Decreased to 6.0 %
- Employment and Unemployment in Urban Centres
In December 2021: 1. There were 12.4 million people in Ontario aged 15 years or older 1.1. 8.1 million (65.6%) were in the labour force. The labour force increased in December (19,800 or 0.2%) compared to November. 1.2. 7.7 million (61.6%) were employed, up by 46,900 (0.6%) from November. 2. Ontario's unemployment rate decreased to 6.0% in December...
Employment in Ontario increased for the seventh consecutive month in December (46,900 or 0.6%), following an increase of 68,100 (0.5%) in November. In December, employment in Ontario was 160,600 (2.1%) above its pre-COVID‑19 February 2020 level. Chart 1 shows employment in Ontario from January 2005 to December 2021.
Chart 3 shows unemployment rates, Ontario and Canada, January 2005 to December 2021. Ontario’s unemployment rate in December was 6.0%, down from 6.4% in November and was at its lowest rate since February 2020 (5.5%). Canada’s unemployment rate fell to 5.9% in December from 6.0% in November. 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 December 2020 to December 2021. In December 2021, employment in most of the sixteen Ontario Census Metropolitan Areas (CMAs) was above December 2020 levels, led by Toronto (210,700 or 6.3%) and followed by Windsor (31,200 or 20.5%) and London (25,900 or 9.7%). The employment level fell in Kingston (-1,700 or 2.0%) and was unchanged in Brantford and Belleville during the period. Employment in most of the 16 Ontar...
Lowest and highest unemployment rates in urban centres
Chart 6 shows Census Metropolitan Areas (CMAs) with highest and lowest unemployment rates in Canada, December 2021. Peterborough recorded the highest unemployment rate in Canada in December (9.5%), followed by Saint John, New Brunswick (8.3%). Guelph recorded the lowest unemployment rate in Ontario in December (3.9%), while Quebec City recorded the lowest unemployment rate in Canada (2.6%).
Toronto’s total employment is approaching the pre-pandemic total high of 1,569,800 in 2019, a difference of 34,510 jobs (2.2 per cent) in 2023. Full-time employment increased by 38,270 jobs (3.4 per cent) from 2022. Part-time employment increased by 12, 410 jobs (3.6 per cent) from 2022.
Jun 7, 2024 · There were 1.4 million unemployed people in May 2024, an increase of 28,000 (+2.1%) from the previous month. Of those who were unemployed in April 2024, just under one-quarter (24.0%) had transitioned to employment in May (not seasonally adjusted).
Employment in the Toronto economic region increased by 67,500 from July 2023 to July 2024 (+1.7%), with gains coming from part-time employment (+12.2%; +72,000). The unemployment rate increased by 1.3 percentage points year-over-year to reach 8.1%, while the participation rate fell (-1.0%) to 67.8%.
Jun 4, 2021 · Labour force participation drops, led by youth and core-aged women. The number of people participating in the labour force (that is, they are either employed or unemployed) fell by 56,000 (-0.3%) in May. The overall labour force participation rate dropped 0.3 percentage points in May to 64.6%.
