Ontario’s labour market
Labour market information and statistics can help you plan your career. Learn more about work trends and the skills, education and training you need for jobs today, and in the future.
On this page
September 2024 snapshot
- 8.1 million are employed
- 82% in full-time jobs
- 6.9% are unemployed
Explore labour market by region
View labour market information about five Ontario regions.
You’ll find information about:
- which jobs are currently in demand in each region
- which jobs are expected to remain in demand for the next five years in each region
Explore job profiles
Explore 516 job profiles to find the one that’s right for you.
You’ll find information about the:
- job description and 5-year outlook
- number of people employed and where they work in Ontario
- education and training requirements
- average annual income
- industries that employ people in these occupations
Take a career quiz
Take this simple quiz to identify your strengths, and in about ten minutes you’ll get a list of ten jobs that may be a good fit for you. You can consider the results of this quiz in combination with other resources as you make career-related decisions.
Labour market reports
Current labour market reports offer you another way to look at job trends in Ontario. Using Statistics Canada’s Labour Force Survey, these reports include things like:
- provincial unemployment rate
- cities with highest and lowest unemployment rates
- job change by occupation
Labour market information
We provide labour market information to help individuals and organizations make decisions about careers, education, training and employment.
How this information can help you
For individuals
If you’re a student or a job-seeker, labour market information can help you:
- identify career paths that suit your skills and interests
- see which jobs have the best outlooks
- find where the jobs are: the sectors, occupations and locations
- find out what skills are in demand, real-time information on job postings, and the employment requirements for a particular type of job
For organizations
If you represent an organization, you can find labour market information like regional and demographic trends, industry statistics, and other information on workplace changes. This can help you make decisions about recruiting new staff and training your current workforce.
Where we get our information
Our information comes from a variety of sources including the Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development, Statistics Canada, other federal and provincial ministries, related associations and licensing bodies, the National Occupational Classification (NOC) system, and labour market data subscription services.
About the National Occupational Classification (NOC)
The National Occupational Classification assigns codes to and groups jobs by:
- main duties or tasks
- example titles for jobs within an occupational group
- specific education or training requirements
- experience needed
Frequency of job profile updates
Most charts and tables on our job profiles use data from the 2016 Census.
Job growth uses data from the Labour Force Survey.
The federal government and the Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development develop occupational projections every two years, which provide the basis of Ontario’s job outlook ratings. These are also the source for the two components of projected job openings: “new jobs” and “replacement jobs".
The annual number of job postings, job postings by different levels of geography, and information on “In-demand skills and knowledge” are based on online job posting data from labour market data subscriptions services.
Read labour market reports
Current labour market reports offer you another way to look at job trends in Ontario.
Using Statistics Canada’s Labour Force Survey, these reports include things like:
- provincial unemployment rate
- cities with highest and lowest unemployment rates
- job change by occupation
2024 reports
Get the monthly Ontario labour market reports for 2024:
- August 2024 (Volume 24, Issue 8)
- July 2024 (Volume 24, Issue 7)
- June 2024 (Volume 24, Issue 6)
- May 2024 (Volume 24, Issue 5)
- April 2024 (Volume 24, Issue 4)
- March 2024 (Volume 24, Issue 3)
- February 2024 (Volume 24, Issue 2)
- January 2024 (Volume 24, Issue 1)
2023 reports
Get the monthly Ontario labour market reports for 2023:
- December 2023 (Volume 23, Issue 12)
- November 2023 (Volume 23, Issue 11)
- October 2023 (Volume 23, Issue 10)
- September 2023 (Volume 23, Issue 9)
- August 2023 (Volume 23, Issue 8)
- July 2023 (Volume 23, Issue 7)
- June 2023 (Volume 23, Issue 6)
- May 2023 (Volume 23, Issue 5)
- April 2023 (Volume 23, Issue 4)
- March 2023 (Volume 23, Issue 3)
- February 2023 (Volume 23, Issue 2)
- January 2023 (Volume 23, Issue 1)
2022 reports
Get the monthly Ontario labour market reports for 2022:
- December 2022 (Volume 22, Issue 12)
- November 2022 (Volume 22, Issue 11)
- October 2022 (Volume 22, Issue 10)
- September 2022 (Volume 22, Issue 9)
- August 2022 (Volume 22, Issue 8)
- July 2022 (Volume 22, Issue 7)
- June 2022 (Volume 22, Issue 6)
- May 2022 (Volume 22, Issue 5)
- April 2022 (Volume 22, Issue 4)
- March 2022 (Volume 22, Issue 3)
- Feburary 2022 (Volume 22, Issue 2)
- January 2022 (Volume 22, Issue 1)
2021 reports
Get the monthly Ontario labour market reports for 2021:
- December 2021(Volume 21, Issue 12)
- November 2021 (Volume 21, Issue 11)
- October 2021 (Volume 21, Issue 10)
- September 2021 (Volume 21, Issue 9)
- August 2021 (Volume 21, Issue 8)
- July 2021 (Volume 21, Issue 7)
- June 2021 (Volume 21, Issue 6)
- May 2021 (Volume 21, Issue 5)
- April 2021 (Volume 21, Issue 4)
- March 2021 (Volume 21, Issue 3)
- February 2021 (Volume 21, Issue 2)
- January 2021 (Volume 21, Issue 1)
2020 reports
Get the monthly Ontario labour market reports for 2020:
- December 2020 (Volume 20, Issue 12)
- November 2020 (Volume 20, Issue 11)
- October 2020 (Volume 20, Issue 10)
- September 2020 (Volume 20, Issue 9)
- August 2020 (Volume 20, Issue 8)
- July 2020 (Volume 20, Issue 7)
- June 2020 (Volume 20, Issue 6)
- May 2020 (Volume 20, Issue 5)
- April 2020 (Volume 20, Issue 4)
- March 2020 (Volume 20, Issue 3)
- February 2020 (Volume 20, Issue 2)
- January 2020 (Volume 20, Issue 1)
2019 reports
Get the monthly Ontario labour market reports for 2019:
- December 2019 (Volume 19, Issue 12)
- November 2019 (Volume 19, Issue 11)
- October 2019 (Volume 19, Issue 10)
- September 2019 (Volume 19, Issue 9)
- August 2019 (Volume 19, Issue 8)
- July 2019 (Volume 19, Issue 7)
- June 2019 (Volume 19, Issue 6)
- May 2019 (Volume 19, Issue 5)
- April 2019 (Volume 19, Issue 4)
- March 2019 (Volume 19, Issue 3)
- February 2019 (Volume 19, Issue 2)
- January 2019 (Volume 19, Issue 1)
2018 reports
Get the monthly Ontario labour market reports for 2018:
- December 2018 (Volume 18, Issue 12)
- November 2018 (Volume 18, Issue 11)
- October 2018 (Volume 18, Issue 10)
- September 2018 (Volume 18, Issue 9)
- August 2018 (Volume 18, Issue 8)
- July 2018 (Volume 18, Issue 7)
- June 2018 (Volume 18, Issue 6)
- May 2018 (Volume 18, Issue 5)
- April 2018 (Volume 18, Issue 4)
- March 2018 (Volume 18, Issue 3)
- February 2018 (Volume 18, Issue 2)
- January 2018 (Volume 18, Issue 1)