Labour Force Survey Results - December 2025

The Greater Sudbury labour force survey results for December 2025 are in.

Labour Force refers to the total adult population available to the labour market at a specific time. As of December 2025, the labour force of Greater Sudbury (Census Metropolitan Area) is 102,500 , a increase of 1000 from November 2025.

The unemployment rate for Greater Sudbury (Census Metropolitan Area) in December is 6.7%. The unemployment rate in Ontario is 7.6% and Canada is 6.7%.
The number of people employed in the city is 95,600, up from 94,800 in November 2025.

The participation rate is 62.8%, a slight increase from November 2025. The participation rate remains below the pre-COVID peak of 65.1% in May 2019.