Windsor, Canada, recorded the second-highest unemployment rate in the country in May 2025, climbing to 10.8%. This marks a significant increase from the previous year and reflects a nationwide trend of minimal employment growth.
Windsor unemployment rate climbs to 10.8% in May
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TL;DR: Key points with love ❤️Windsor, Canada, recorded the second-highest unemployment rate in the country in May 2025, climbing to 10.8%. This marks a significant increase from the previous year and reflects a nationwide trend of minimal employment growth.
Trending- 1 Fall 2024: Strong employment gains nationwide.
- 2 January 2025: Employment growth virtually stops.
- 3 April 2025: Windsor's unemployment rate surpasses 10%.
- 4 May 2025: Windsor's unemployment rate climbs to 10.8%. Nationwide unemployment rate rises to 7%.
- 5 Friday, June 6, 2025: Statistics Canada releases new data.
- High unemployment in Windsor
- Windsor having the second-highest jobless rate in Canada
- Nationwide unemployment rate reaching a nine-year high (outside pandemic)
- Minimal employment growth across Canada
What: Windsor's unemployment rate rose to 10.8% in May, making it the second highest in Canada.
When: May 2025 (data released Friday, June 6, 2025). Compared to May 2024 (8.5%). Rate surpassed 10% in April 2025. Nationwide rate rose in May 2025.
Where: Windsor, Ontario, Canada. Also mentions Peterborough, Canada. Nationwide data for Canada.
Why: The article states there has been 'virtually no employment growth since January after strong gains in the fall,' and the economy added only 8,800 jobs nationwide in May.
How: Statistics Canada released new data showing the seasonally adjusted three-month moving average for unemployment.