Windsor's economy added 6,000 jobs in July, pushing down the unemployment rate to 7.6 per cent.
That's down from 8 per cent in June.
The labour force added another 2,300 workers, and the labour participation rate rose to 62.9 per cent from 61.6 per cent.
Across Canada, 75,000 jobs were added to the national economy, mostly in Ontario. The employment rate rose 0.4 percentage points to 60.9 per cent, and the jobless rate dipped one tenth of a percentage point to 6.4 per cent, the lowest rate in two years and the third consecutive month it dropped.
Women were the main beneficiaries of job creation last month. Women filled 33,000 positions.
There was job growth in wholesale and retail trade, finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing, professional and technical services, and construction. Jobs were lost in public administration and agriculture.
Youth unemployment was 12.6 per cent in July, down from its peak of 14.3 per cent in April.
Ontario added 52,000 jobs as its unemployment rate fell 0.2 per cent to 6.8 per cent.
Canadians are getting paid more. The average hourly wage increased another 2.8 per cent, or by $1.01 to $37.17.
