While the unemployment rate didn't change much nationally or provincially, another 700 Windsor residents joined the ranks of the unemployed last month.
Windsor's economy added 600 jobs in February, but the population grew by 400, and another 600 people joined the labour force.
The local unemployment rate was 9.4 per cent, an increase of 0.3 percentage points.
The population grew to 408,900 in the Windsor Census Metropolitan Area, and the labour force increased to 268,000 from 266,700 in January.
Windsor's participation rate also grew last month, from 65.3 per cent in January to 65.5 per cent.
Despite the spike, Red Deer, Alberta, had the highest unemployment rate in Canada, at 9.6 per cent.
Canada's economy added 1,100 net positions in February, not enough to change the employment rate to 61.1 per cent or the unemployment rate to 6.6 per cent.
Ontario's jobless rate was 7.6 per cent.
Snowstorms in February took a bite out of the total hours worked. About 429,000 workers missed work because of heavy snow in Central and Eastern Canada. That's four times more than in the previous five years and the largest monthly decrease since April 2022.
The average hourly wage climbed 3.8 per cent, adding another $1.32 to $36.14.
February's Labour Market Survey also asked Canadian workers if they would be willing to move to another province for a job. That increased to 30.3 per cent, up 3.5 percentage points since February 2022. Those in natural and applied sciences were most likely to say yes, 35.6 per cent, while those in management, education, law, government services, and health were least likely to say they'd move. Of those unwilling, 73.2 per cent blamed family or personal reasons, while 5.3 per cent cited financial reasons, and 2.2 per cent said the high cost of housing kept them from moving.
Statistics Canada conducted its survey for the Labour Force Survey between February 9 and February 15. The next one will be taken between March 9 and March 15 and released on April 4.