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Windsors Jobless Rate Jumps Slightly

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It stood at 5.2 in June

A slight jump in Windsor's unemployment rate.

According to StatsCan, it stood at 5.2% in June, up from 5.0% in May.

Across the country, the labour market beat expectations by adding more than 45,000 positions edging the jobless rate down to 6.5%.

The majority of the new jobs were part-time, although the number of full-time positions also increased.