The unemployment rate in Windsor rose to 9.3 per cent per cent in December.

That’s an increase from 9.0 per cent in November, according to Statistics Canada.

The only other major city with a higher rate was Saguenay, Que., at 9.6.

At the provincial level, there was little change in Ontario's employment numbers for December, with the unemployment rate steady at seven per cent, above the national average of 6.6 per cent.

However, there was some positive news in the province's third-quarter economic results released today, showing gross domestic product rose by one per cent from July to September.

The finance ministry says the strong third quarter gain was led by higher household and business spending along with "robust" export growth.

There was a 3.9 per cent rise in durable goods spending, including a solid seven per cent increase in automobile sales in the third quarter.

Exports gained three per cent, the strongest quarterly growth since 2011, and imports were also up one per cent in the third quarter after rising 2.3 per cent in the second quarter.

Business investment in machinery and equipment also rose 2.5 per cent for its third consecutive quarterly gain.

With files from The Canadian Press.