Data Insights – Halton’s unemployment rate continues to decline

On January 6, Statistics Canada released the Labour Force Survey data for Q4 of 2022. The data shows a consistent downward trend in Halton’s unemployment rate for 2022. The Region’s unemployment rate averaged 3.8% during the fourth quarter, down from 6.6% in Q1 and lower than that of Toronto and Hamilton CMAs. Meanwhile, Halton’s labour force participation rate averaged 70.3% in Q4, higher than the pre-pandemic rate in Q4 2019 which stood at 68.8%.

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