Windsor-Essex is home to a widely diverse, skilled and educated workforce. With a strong history in agri-food and advanced manufacturing, especially within the automotive sector, the region has recently seen growth and diversification in multiple other thriving industries, including applied science and technologies. This new growth has also increased trade, which has contributed to the local economy for decades.
Demographics and statistics
One of the most diverse communities in Canada, Windsor-Essex's residents speak more than 70 different languages, with 150 ethnic origins represented. Behind English and French, Arabic is the third most commonly spoken language in the community.
View Workforce WindsorEssex's WEdata Hub for more labour market information, including career trends, sectors and industry clusters, Census information and more.
Strengths and skill sets in Windsor-Essex
View Workforce WindsorEssex's Skills Matrix to identify the strengths and skill sets that align with in-demand careers in the region. This resource is useful both for employers reviewing employee skill sets and for those pursuing new career opportunities.
Our industries
Our diverse workforce contributes their skills to a wide variety of thriving industries in the region.
Employment by industry
View Windsor-Essex's employment numbers by industry from Statistics Canada's Labour Market Survey Q4 2020.