According to Statistics Canada's latest Labour Force Survey, Windsor's unemployment rate fell for a fourth straight month in September as joblessness dipped to 7.3 per cent.
The unemployment rate in the city last rose in June and has fallen 0.7 percentage points since then.
Windsor's economy added 1,200 jobs and 500 more people either joined the workforce or are actively looking for work. The Labour Participation Rate in September was unchanged at 64.3 per cent.
Windsor bucked the trend last month as the national economy shed 68,000 jobs, a second consecutive monthly decline. The losses were split between full- and part-time positions.
The employment rate across Canada fell 0.2 percentage points to 60.6 per cent, and the unemployment rate rose 0.1 percentage point to 6.5 per cent.
That decline was concentrated among young workers aged 15 to 24, a demographic that lost 48,000 jobs, and women aged 25 to 54. That category lost 28,000 positions.
Employment dropped in educational services, healthcare and social assistance, and in manufacturing, which shed 13,000 jobs nationwide.
Other services, including car repair and home renovations, saw an increase of 17,000 jobs.
The layoff rate didn't change much from September 2025. It was 0.7 per cent, compared to 0.6 per cent a year ago.
As for the Labour Force Participation Rate, the rate of Canadians who are employed or looking for work fell 0.2 percentage points to 64.8 per cent.
Canadians were paid, on average, another 2.3 per cent more in September, or by another $0.86 to $37.64 an hour.
Ontario's economy lost 20,000 net positions in September as the unemployment rate rose to 7 per cent, an increase of 0.1 percentage points. The employment rate was 60.2 per cent, and the Labour Participation Rate slipped 0.1 percentage points to 64.6 per cent.
