For the second straight month, Windsor has the highest unemployment rate in the country and is widening the gap.
Jobless numbers for Windsor increased month-to-month from 9.4% to 9.6% in February. The next closest unemployment total of the cities surveyed comes from Saint John, New Brunswick, at 9.1%.
In nearby London, the jobless rate for February sits at 7%, which is a slight improvement from 7.2% in January.
Provincially, Ontario's unemployment rate was unchanged at 6.9%. Nationally, Canada's rate crept up from 6.6% in January to 6.8% in February as a result of a month-to-month net loss of 1,000 jobs.