Windsor's jobless rate didn't change in July.
According to Statistics Canada's July Labour Force Survey, it was 9.1 per cent, the same as in June.
The local economy added 2,000 jobs last month, but the city's population grew by 1,300, while another 300 people joined the work search. The Labour Participation Rate increased from 64.1 per cent to 64.1 per cent.
The national jobless rate also didn't change from June. It remained at 6.4 per cent in July. The economy lost 2,800 net positions, not enough to impact the unemployment rate.
Using the same criterion used in the United States, Canada's unemployment rate was 5.4 per cent, up eight-tenths of a basis point from a year ago.
The American jobless rate was 4.3 per cent.
While employment in the private sector fell by 42,000 net jobs, it grew by 41,000 in the public sector. The national economy saw gains in employment in health and social assistance, public administration, and education services. Over the past year, employment in the public sector has grown by 205,000 jobs.
Canadians worked longer. Total hours worked increased by one per cent from June. Year over year, it is up 1.9 per cent.
Canadian paycheques grew as average hourly wages increased by 5.2 per cent from a year ago, up $1.73 to $34.97.
Canada's labour participation rate dipped slightly, down 0.3 per cent to 65 per cent, the lowest rate since June 1998, excluding the period during the pandemic.
Unemployment in Ontario slipped 0.3 per cent to 6.7 per cent as the Ontario economy added 22,000 net jobs.
Statistics Canada collected data between July 14 and July 20. It's Labour Market Survey for August is out on September 6.