Windsor’s unemployment rate has dipped below the national level.
The city’s jobless rate was at 7.0 per cent last month, compared to the national level of 7.1 per cent, according to Statistics Canada.
The unemployment rate was 7.7 per cent in February.
The country's labour market received a surge in full-time and private-sector work last month that helped to drive down the national unemployment rate to 7.1 per cent.
The agency's latest labour force survey said Canada generated 40,600 net new jobs in March, pushing down the national unemployment rate from 7.3 per cent in February.
It was the largest month-over-month increase since 43,100 jobs were added in October.
The data also showed that 35,300 of March's net new jobs were full time, 65,100 jobs were created in the private sector, public-sector positions fell by 2,600, and 74,700 net new positions were in the services sector.
In the hard hit region of Alberta, the provincial unemployment rate fell to 7.1 per cent in March compared to 7.9 per cent in February, thanks to more retail and wholesale trade positions. This change came despite the fact the jobless rate rose in both Calgary and Edmonton.
Calgary's unemployment rate rose to 8.6 per cent from 8.4 per cent in February -- reaching its highest mark in at least 20 years. In Edmonton, the rate crept up to 6.9 per cent from 6.8 per cent.
With files from The Canadian Press.
