GDP
$24.8 billion
2024 real GDP (+2.6% YoY)
Halifax Partnership — Halifax Index ↗As of 12 Jul 2026
Local Industries
The sectors and employers that drive the local economy.
This page brings together the sectors and employers that drive the local economy. for Halifax, Nova Scotia. Each published record links to its original public source; dates and update cadence are shown with the data.
Total employment
277,400
2024 record high (+5.3% / +13,900 jobs)
Halifax Partnership — Halifax Index ↗As of 12 Jul 2026
Unemployment rate
5.5%
2024 (2nd lowest among benchmark cities)
Halifax Partnership — Halifax Index ↗As of 12 Jul 2026
Labour force participation
68.9%
2024 (Halifax CMA)
Halifax Partnership — Halifax Index ↗As of 12 Jul 2026
Local Industries — Published indicators
$24.8 billion
Total employment
2024 record high (+5.3% / +13,900 jobs)
Source: Halifax Partnership — Halifax Index ↗As of 12 Jul 2026
277,400
Unemployment rate
2024 (2nd lowest among benchmark cities)
Source: Halifax Partnership — Halifax Index ↗As of 12 Jul 2026
5.5%
Labour force participation
2024 (Halifax CMA)
Source: Halifax Partnership — Halifax Index ↗As of 12 Jul 2026
68.9%
Key sectors
HRM priority economic sectors
Source: Halifax Partnership — Key Sectors ↗As of 12 Jul 2026
Ocean · finance · IT · life sciences · logistics · defence
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