Windsor’s Unemployment Rate: 9.9%
Windsor’s unemployment rate drops to 9.9% for May
Remains highest in Canada
Provinicial Look
In Ontario, employment edged down in May, and the unemployment rate was unchanged at 7.8%. Compared with 12 months earlier, employment in the province was little changed.
National Look
Following two months of large gains, employment was unchanged in May, and the unemployment rate remained at 7.3%.
Compared with 12 months earlier, employment increased 1.2% or 203,000. Virtually all of this growth was in full-time work, up 192,000 (+1.4%). The total number of hours worked rose 1.3% over the same period.
Employment up among men aged 25 and over
For the fourth month in a row, employment rose among men aged 25 and over, up 19,000 in May. Compared with 12 months earlier, the number of employed for this group was up 1.6% (+129,000).
Among women aged 25 and over, employment was unchanged in May. Over the 12 previous months, employment for this group rose 1.7% (+121,000).
Employment edged down among youths aged 15 to 24, and their unemployment rate was 14.3%. Youth employment is roughly at the same level as in July 2009, when the labour market downturn hit a low.
Student summer employment
From May to August, the Labour Force Survey collects labour market data about young people aged 15 to 24 who were attending school full time in March and who intend to return to school full time in the fall. The May survey results provide the first indicators of the summer job market, especially for students aged 20 to 24, as most students aged 15 to 19 are not yet out of school for the summer. The data for June, July and August will provide further insight into the summer job market. The published data are not seasonally adjusted, and therefore comparisons can only be made from one year to another.
The rate of employment among students aged 20 to 24—that is, the number of employed as a percentage of their population—was 58.9% in May 2012. This is lower than the rate of 60.8% observed in May 2011, as the increase in the student population outpaced that of student employment.
The May 2012 employment rate of 58.9% was higher than the 56.3% rate in May 2009, when student employment was hit hard by the labour market downturn.
The unemployment rate for students aged 20 to 24 was 14.9% in May, similar to the rate in May 2011, but well below the 18.2% rate in May 2009.
Top 5 Regions in Canada with the Highest Unemployment Rate
|
Location (CMA) |
Unemployment Rate |
|
Windsor, Ontario |
9.9% |
|
Kelowna, British Columbia |
9.2% |
|
Peterborough, Ontario |
9.2% |
|
Montréal, Quebec |
8.9% |
|
Toronto, Ontario |
8.8% |
Read the full results of the Labour Force Survey or view the PDF published by Statistics Canada.
Notes: Labour force characteristics, seasonally adjusted, by census metropolitan area (3 month moving average)
Source: Statistics Canada
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