Windsor Windsor’s unemployment rate climbed by 0.5 percentage points in January, reaching 8.1 per cent, up from 7.6 per cent in December.
The national jobless number is 6.5%
· Posted: Feb 06, 2026 12:11 PM EST | Last Updated: February 6 Estimated 1 minute
For January, Windsor has the sixth highest jobless rate among major cities in Canada. (Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg)
The unemployment rate in Windsor reached 8.1 per cent in January, an increase of 0.5 percentage points from December’s figure of 7.6 per cent.
This southwestern Ontario city is now tied for the sixth highest rate across Canada.
<p Nationwide, the unemployment rate stands at 6.5 per cent for the first month of 2026.
The statistics released on Friday are seasonally adjusted.
According to Statistics Canada, these numbers can vary widely due to being based on small sample sizes.
Across Canada, manufacturing accounted for most job losses, adding pressure to a sector already struggling with U. S. tariffs over the past ten months.
Belleville-Quinte West, Ont. 10 per cent (10.6). Brantford, Ont. 8.7 per cent (9.3). Barrie, Ont. 8.3 per cent (8.5). Kitchener-Cambridge-Waterloo, Ont. 8.3 per cent (8.3). London, Ont. 8.2 per cent (7.7). Oshawa, Ont. 8.1 per cent (8.5). Red Deer, Alta. 8.1 per cent (9.0). Windsor, Ont. 8.1 per cent (7.6). Corrections and clarifications·Submit a news tip·Report errorSource link
