Amid the ongoing trade war with the U.S., Windsor's unemployment rate was among the five highest in Canada last month.
The local unemployment rate increased from 8 per cent in February to 8.5 per cent, as 2,400 jobs were lost from Windsor's economy.
According to Statistics Canada's Labour Force Survey, the number of unemployed in Windsor went from 20,700 in February to 22,100. Another 900 people left the city's labour force in March.
Windsor did not have the highest unemployment rate in the country. London did, at 9.1 per cent. The other three cities mentioned in the report were Kitchener-Cambridge-Waterloo with a jobless rate of 8.6 per cent, Barrie at 8.5 per cent, and Toronto at 8.5 per cent.
Across Canada, employment remained steady. The national economy netted another 14,000 positions. The employment rate didn't change from February. It was still 60.6 per cent, and unemployment was 6.7 per cent, unchanged from the month before.
Ontario's employment rate held steady for the second consecutive month after the province's economy shed 67,000 positions in January. The jobless rate didn't change. It held at 7.6 per cent.
The average hourly wage continues to climb in Canada. Last month, it climbed 4.7 per cent, or by $1.68 to $37.73.
