Windsor's unemployment rate third highest in Canada

Windsor's unemployment rate is now the third highest in the country, behind only Saint John and Edmonton.

The city's unemployment rate rose 0.3 percentage points to seven per cent from October to November.

Across the country, the unemployment rate jumped 0.4 percentage points to 5.9 per cent. The provincial unemployment rate rose to 5.6 per cent.

According to Statistics Canada, employment in Canada fell by 21,000 for women over the age of 55.

Justin Falconer, senior director of Workforce WindsorEssex, said 2019's unemployment numbers are "on par with last year, in terms of following the month-to-month changes in unemployment."

"This year we're a little bit worse for this month," he said. "But overall, it's been on track with what kind of performance we had last year."