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Windsor's unemployment rate still highest in the country

Windsor's unemployment rate increased again in December.

According to the latest Statistics Canada Labour Force Survey, the region's unemployment rate was 9.1 per cent last month, up from 8.7 per cent in November.

The city's unemployment rate is still the highest in the country.

The statistic also showed the region's labour force increased by 1,100 people last month. The region's participation rate increase 0.2 percentage points to 64.5 per cent.

Across Canada, the unemployment rate ticked down 0.1 percentage points to 6.7 per cent.

In Ontario, the rate stayed the same at 7.5 per cent.

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