Windsor’s Unemployment Rate: 9.0%
Windsor’s unemployment rate drops slightly to 9.0 per cent for September
Drops 0.2 per cent from last month
Provinicial Look
Following a decline in August, employment in Ontario grew by 31,000 in September. Year-over-year growth was 0.7%, mostly in part-time work, and below the national growth rate of 1.0%. The unemployment rate for the province was 7.9% in September.
National Look
Employment increased for the second consecutive month in September, up 52,000, mainly in full-time work. The unemployment rate rose 0.1 percentage points to 7.4% as more people participated in the labour market.
There was more employment in a number of industries, including retail and wholesale trade; construction; information, culture and recreation as well as agriculture. Employment losses were primarily in "other services"; business, building and other support services; and natural resources.
The number of self-employed increased by 34,000 in September, while there was little change in the number of private and public sector employees. Despite the September increase in self-employment, year-over-year gains in total employment were primarily among private sector employees (+159,000).
Top 5 Regions in Canada with the Highest Unemployment Rate
|
Location (CMA) |
Unemployment Rate |
|
Saint John's, New Brunswick |
9.1% |
|
Windsor, Ontario Oshawa, Ontario |
9.0% |
|
Barrie, Ontario |
8.9% |
|
London, Ontario Toronto, Ontario Sherbrooke, Quebec St. Catherines-Niagara, Ontario |
8.5% |
|
Brantford, Ontario |
8.4% |
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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