It’s getting harder to find a job in Toronto even if you have a degree
Toronto’s job market has tightened significantly, leaving many graduates and experienced professionals unable to secure interviews or full-time work, even for entry-level roles. Youth are most affected, with one in four young people in Toronto looking for work, as Ontario’s unemployment rate reached 7 per cent in 2025 — the highest outside the pandemic since the 1990s.
Highly educated candidates, including those with MBAs and PhDs, report applying to hundreds of jobs without success, prompting some to consider leaving Ontario. Job losses are concentrated in manufacturing, construction, film and television, and post-secondary education, though policymakers remain cautiously optimistic that infrastructure and public service investment could support recovery.