Unemployment down slightly for trucking and logistics; rate for drivers remains lower than national rate
OTTAWA, ON (December 9, 2025) — Trucking HR Canada data show that both employment and unemployment in trucking and logistics fell slightly since October, while information released by Statistics Canada last week shows strong job numbers for the Canadian workforce in general.
The unemployment rate for the sector in general, and drivers specifically, remains noticeably lower than the national rate in November.
“The number of unemployed workers in the transport truck driver occupation is up 14.2% or 1,900 job seekers year-over-year,” says Craig Faucette, Chief Operating Officer, THRC.
Across the Canadian economy, Stats Can is reporting that employment grew by 58,000 jobs (mostly part-time positions) and that unemployment is down 6.9% in October to 6.5% in November.
In our sector specifically, in November 2025:
- Employment is up 0.4% year-over-year (an additional 2,800 jobs across the sector).
- Employment of transport truck drivers is down 3% compared to November last year, shedding 10,500 driver positions year-over-year.
- Unemployment rate in trucking and logistics fell 4.0% in November last year, down 0.2 percentage points year-over-year.
- Unemployment rate for transport truck drivers increased from 3.7% last November to 4.4%.
These numbers reflect the year-over-year change — from November 2024 to November 2025 — in employment and unemployment for the trucking and logistics sector overall and for transport truck drivers specifically.
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