Despite a drop in local jobs, Windsor-Essex's unemployment rate fell in July.
The local jobless rate fell to 5.6 per cent, from 5.8 per cent in June, according to the monthly jobs report from Statistics Canada released Friday morning.
However, more people left the labour force, with the Labour Force Survey for July stating that 2,800 were no longer working or looking for work.
The local economy shed about 2,300 jobs from June to July, and the labour participation rate fell from 64.8 per cent to 63.7 per cent month-to-month.
The unemployment rate across Canada increased in July, up a tenth of a percentage point to 5.5 per cent. The nationwide economy lost 6,400 jobs.
The construction industry saw the largest drop in employment for July, according to Stats Canada. The sector seeing the biggest gain was health care and social assistance, with education not too far behind.
Employment went up for men aged 15 to 24. Men aged 25 to 54 experienced a decline, while women in that age group saw a slight decrease.
Ontario's jobless rate changed little in July, sitting at 5.6 per cent.
The average Canadian hourly wage continues to rise, posting a 5.0 per cent, or $1.59, jump from one year ago to $33.24.
With the summer jobs season well underway, the report also indicated a good percentage of postsecondary students working a job in their chosen field.
"In July 2023, among workers aged 18 to 24 who had been postsecondary students at some point since January 2023, 30.6 per cent indicated that they were in a job closely related to their field of study," read the report.
Data collection for August is scheduled between August 13 and 19, and the next report is due on September 8.