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Windsor #1 in Canada Unemployment… Again!

Posted on : 04-06-2010 | By : admin | In : Uncategorized

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In this file photo, an altered sign on County Rd. 20 near the Windsor Raceway welcomes motorists to Windsor. The "automotive" capital of Windsor has been changed to the "unemployment" capital of Canada.

In this file photo, an altered sign on County Rd. 20 near the Windsor Raceway welcomes motorists to Windsor. The “automotive” capital of Windsor has been changed to the “unemployment” capital of Canada.

Photograph by: Dan Janisse, The Windsor STar

WINDSOR, ONt. — Windsor’s unemployment rate rose marginally in May from 12.6 per cent to 12.7 per cent and remains the highest in the country, according to figures released this morning by Statistics Canada.

Unemployment rates for the rest of Ontario include Oshawa, 9.6 per cent; Toronto, 9.5; Greater Sudbury, 8.9; St. Catharines-Niagara, 8.8; London, 8.6; Kitchener, 8.2; Hamilton, 7.8; Ottawa, 6.0; Kingston, 5.5 and Thunder Bay, 5.4.

The lowest rate among the 27 cities listed by StatsCan was recorded in Regina at 4.8 per cent.

The national rate remained unchanged at 8.1 per cent. The country gained 24,700 jobs while more Canadians entered the labour market in search of jobs.

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