Durham’s labour market remained active in Q4 2025, with steady employer hiring and seasonal shifts in demand. This blog explores what the latest data reveals about local employment trends.
As 2025 comes to a close, Durham’s labour market reflects a year of transition, insight, and collaboration. From the Durham Workforce Data Walk to ongoing research and analysis, this year reinforced the importance of using local data to support better decisions for job seekers, employers, and service providers across the region.
The 2024 DWA Workforce Survey and Jobs First Durham tools reveal who makes up Durham’s workforce and how local data can connect job seekers and employers in real time.
Durham Region’s skilled trades and energy sectors are key to its economic future. Explore insights from the 2025 DWA Data Walk on apprenticeships, diversity, and the clean energy transition.
Durham Region’s labour market shows both opportunity and challenge. Explore 2025 DWA Data Walk findings on youth unemployment, hiring obstacles, and strategies to strengthen the local workforce.
The 2025 DWA Data Walk brought local labour market data to life through six interactive research stations. Explore the key themes and how data informs Durham’s workforce planning.
Jobseekers in Durham stayed active in Q3 2025, with more than 38,000 interactions on DWA tools. Searches focused on warehouse, retail, and personal support roles, with growing interest in work-from-home and apprenticeship opportunities. Explore what this reveals about Durham’s evolving workforce priorities.
Job demand across Durham Region remained strong in Q3 2025, with over 11,000 new postings. Health care, food service, and caregiving roles led the way, while agriculture continued to grow. Explore which jobs, sectors, and skills are most in demand as Durham’s economy adapts to shifting workforce needs.
Durham’s labour market remained resilient through Q3 2025, with nearly 13,000 active job postings and rising wages. Health care and retail continued to lead hiring, while education and administrative support sectors cooled. See how Durham’s economy is evolving and what this means for workers and employers.
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