OTTAWA – The unemployment rate in Saskatchewan dropped in December, down 0.2 percentage points to 3.9 per cent, Statistics Canada announced on Friday.
That is the lowest rate in the country and during 2013, unemployment numbers in Saskatchewan dropped 0.7 percentage points.
The government points to more jobs in the province behind the drop in unemployment.
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“With more than 18,000 people working in Saskatchewan in 2013 than there were in 2012, it shows we have an economy that is both broad based and dynamic,” said Tim McMillan, Saskatchewan’s energy and resource minister.
StatsCan says employment in the province rose by 2.5 per cent in 2013, driven by gains during the first six months of the year.
In December, employment rose 0.3 per cent to 558,100, an increase of 1,900. All those gains were in part-time work, with 3,600 more jobs, while full-time employment fell by 1,700.
Both Saskatoon and Regina had the lowest unemployment rate for a major city at 4.2 per cent.
The national unemployment rate in Canada for December was 7.2 per cent, up 0.3 percentage points.
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