London’s unemployment rate of 9.1 per cent is the highest in Canada from the latest Statistics Canada report.
London reported a loss of about 3,000 jobs from February to March.
London’s unemployment rate has risen over the past few months with 8.8 per cent in February and 8.2 per cent in January.
The London unemployment rate includes Strathroy, St. Thomas and parts of Elgin and Middlesex counties.
The next highest unemployment rate following London is Kitchener-Cambridge-Waterloo at 8.6 per cent. Barrie and Windsor follow close behind with an unemployment rate of 8.5 per cent.
Ontario’s unemployment rate held steady at 7.6 per cent but the province has lost almost 5,800 jobs — more than half from the London-area.
The London-area unemployment rate is currently above the provincial average by 1.5 percent, and national average by 2.4 per cent.
The Canada unemployment rate of 6.7 per cent stayed the same from February.
