WINDSOR, ONT. -- Windsor’s unemployment rate is the highest out of major cities in Canada, according to Statistics Canada.
The Windsor jobless rate jumped to 16.7 per cent in May, compared to 12.9 per cent in April.
The second highest rate in Canada is Montreal at 14 per cent.
On a national level, Stats Can reports a record high unemployment rate as the economy added 289,600 jobs in May, with businesses reopening amid easing public health restrictions.
The national unemployment rate rose to 13.7 per cent, topping the previous high of 13.1 per cent set in December 1982.
The increase in the unemployment rate came as more people started looking for work.
The increase in the number of jobs come after three million jobs were lost over March and April.
The average economist estimate is for the loss of 500,000 jobs in May and for the unemployment rate to rise to 15.0 per cent, according to financial markets data firm Refinitiv.
With files from The Canadian Press.
