Windsor unemployment rate surpasses 10 per cent in April

CBC News

· Posted: May 09, 2025 9:08 AM EDT | Last Updated: 2 minutes ago

Windsor's unemployment complaint deed double-digits successful April, rising to 10.7 per cent, up 1.4 percent points from March, according to caller information from Statistics Canada.

The fig of unemployed radical successful the census metropolitan country is present astir 28,600, up astir 47 per cent from this clip past year, erstwhile the fig stood astatine astir 17,100. 

Nationally, lone Peterborough's unemployment complaint surpassed Windsor's astatine 10.8 per cent.

Nationwide, the unemployment complaint stood astatine 6.9 per cent, an summation of 0.2 percent points implicit March.

The rates are based connected a seasonally adjusted three-month moving average.  

Employment fell by 1.6 per cent successful manufacturing and by 0.9 per cent successful wholesale and retail trade.

It accrued successful nationalist administration, coinciding with the hiring of impermanent workers for the national election.

It besides accrued successful finance, insurance, existent estate, rental and leasing. 

Employment declined wide successful Ontario by 0.4 per cent successful April.