ANALYSIS: 'Tough year' looms after London region lost 5,000 jobs in a month

ANALYSIS: 'Tough year' looms after London region lost 5,000 jobs in a month

The London region’s recent spike in unemployment, losing about 5,000 jobs in one month, was an eruption a year in the making – and points to 2026 as a tough year for the local economy, business and employment experts say.

“People are scared”: 5,000 London jobs lost in January alone

Language English News Content: “People are scared”: 5,000 London jobs lost in January alone LONDON – Ontario NDP MPPs Terence Kernaghan (London North Centre), Teresa Armstrong (London—Fanshawe), and Peggy Sattler (London West) say the loss of roughly 5,000 jobs in the London region in a single month is a devastating hit to families already struggling to keep up with the cost of living. “Losing five thousand jobs in just one month is absolutely …