Brandon’s Labour Force is regional in nature and has proven to be an extremely stable, committed and well educated; Totaling over 34,000 and growing, the labour force is drawn from not only the city but the surrounding municipalities.
The combination of a well-educated and rural rooted workforce is a key strength of Brandon as evidenced by the 83% of Brandon's population aged 15 years and over that have a high school graduation certificate or higher. Brandon University, Assiniboine Community College and the Manitoba Emergency Services College provide highly skilled people to Brandon’s employers year after year.
| Unemployment Rates by Month % Brandon (CA) | |||||||||||
| 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | |
| January | 5.9 | 4.1 | 7.1 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 6.3 | 8.1 | 3.6 | 3.4 |
| February | 6.0 | 4.0 | 7.3 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 6.3 | 6.9 | 3.7 | 4.4 |
| March | 5.6 | 4.2 | 6.5 | 5.6 | 6.2 | 3.2 | 5.0 | 6.1 | 7.3 | 3.4 | 5.3 |
| April | 4.7 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 9.6 | 3.8 | 5.8 | 6.3 | 8.3 | 3.4 | 6.1 | |
| May | 5.1 | 4.9 | 5.4 | 10.7 | 4.7 | 6.1 | 5.9 | 8.8 | 3.3 | 5.9 | |
| June | 5.0 | 4.6 | 5.5 | 12.7 | 4.7 | 5.2 | 6.0 | 8.0 | 2.9 | 5.0 | |
| July | 5.3 | 4.5 | 5.8 | 9.3 | 5.6 | 4.9 | 5.6 | 6.6 | 3.2 | 4.3 | |
| August | 5.6 | 5.1 | 5.6 | 10.4 | 6.1 | 4.7 | 5.5 | 7.2 | 4.1 | 4.1 | |
| September | 6.0 | 4.6 | 5.6 | 8.1 | 6.6 | 4.6 | 5.5 | 7.0 | 5.4 | 4.1 | |
| October | 6.3 | 4.1 | 6.4 | 7.2 | 6.3 | 4.0 | 5.3 | 7.5 | 4.7 | 3.8 | |
| November | 5.9 | 2.7 | 6.1 | 5.3 | 6.6 | 2.6 | 4.7 | 6.6 | 6.0 | 3.2 | |
| December | 6.3 | 3.3 | 7.1 | 5.0 | 6.9 | 3.1 | 4.6 | 6.9 | 7.0 | 3.2 | |
|
Annual Rate |
5.5 | 4.7 | 5.9 | 7.8 | 5.3 | 4.5 | 5.8 | 7.2 | 4.7 | 4.6 | |
*Source: Statistics Canada Labour Force Survey *Unadjusted Rates (%), 3 month moving average,
due to an extremely small sample size, the numbers are estimates only.
| Historical Annual Unemployment Rates | |
| Year | Rate |
| 2010 | 5.4% |
| 2009 | 4.1% |
| 2008 | 3.1% |
| 2007 | 4.7% |
| 2006 | 4.9% |
| 2005 | 5.2% |
| 2004 | 5.2% |
| 2003 | 4.5% |
| 2002 | 3.9% |
| 2001 | 4.7% |
| 2000 | 4.6% |
Source: Statistics Canada
