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CBC
4 days ago
- Business
- CBC
Windsor unemployment rate climbs to 10.8% in May
Windsor's jobless rate is the second highest in Canada for the second month in a row, according to new data released Friday by Statistic Canada. The seasonally adjusted three-month moving average rose a tenth of a percentage point to 10.8 per cent in May. Only Peterborough had a higher unemployment rate at 11.2 per cent. The Windsor number is more than two percentage points higher than it was in May of 2024, when the unemployment rate in the census metropolitan area sat at 8.5 per cent. The rate surpassed the 10 per cent mark in April. Nationwide, the unemployment rate rose 0.1 percentage points to seven per cent in May, the highest it's been in nine years outside of the pandemic, according to Stat Can. There has been virtually no employment growth since January after strong gains in the fall, the agency wrote in its latest labour force survey.
CTV News
4 days ago
- Business
- CTV News
Here's a quick glance at unemployment rates for May, by province
A construction worker attaches a basket on a crane as they work on the rooftop of a residential apartment building in Levis, Que. on Tuesday, May 20, 2025. (Jacques Boissinot/The Canadian Press) OTTAWA — Canada's national unemployment rate was 7.0 per cent in May. Here are the jobless rates last month by province (numbers from the previous month in brackets): Newfoundland and Labrador 9.7 per cent (9.6) Prince Edward Island 8.2 per cent (6.6) Nova Scotia 6.5 per cent (7.2) New Brunswick 6.3 per cent (6.9) Quebec 5.8 per cent (6.0) Ontario 7.9 per cent (7.8) Manitoba 5.9 per cent (5.3) Saskatchewan 4.2 per cent (4.3) Alberta 7.4 per cent (7.1) British Columbia 6.4 per cent (6.2) This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 6, 2025.
Wall Street Journal
4 days ago
- Business
- Wall Street Journal
Ahead of the Jobs Report, Here's How Unemployment Has Changed in Recent Years
The unemployment rate stayed flat at 4.2% in April as the labor market overall held up better than expected. In this chart, take a look at how joblessness has trended since 2021:
Reuters
7 days ago
- Business
- Reuters
Italy April jobless rate falls to 5.9%, below forecast
ROME, June 3 (Reuters) - Italy's jobless rate fell to 5.9% in April from 6.1% in March, national statistics bureau ISTAT reported on Tuesday, with a stable number of people employed during the month and an increase in those leaving the labour market. A Reuters survey of seven analysts had forecast an April jobless rate of 6.1%. ISTAT gave the following data: r=revised
Reuters
30-05-2025
- Business
- Reuters
Japan April jobless rate unchanged at 2.5%
TOKYO, May 30 (Reuters) - Japan's jobless rate in April was unchanged at 2.5% from last month, government data showed on Friday. Economists' median forecast was for 2.5%. The jobs-to-applicants ratio in April was also unchanged from the previous month at 1.26. The median forecast was 1.26.
