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Unemployment rate drops in Saskatchewan as more part-time jobs created

Overall employment in Saskatchewan for September 2018 was 571,000, up 0.3 percentage points from August. File / Global News

Saskatchewan’s unemployment rate fell in September as the number of people working rose slightly.

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Statistics Canada reported Friday the unemployment rate was down 0.3 percentage points to 6.4 per cent.

All jobs gains in the month were for part-time positions, with 2,900 new positions created.

That was offset by 1,000 losses in full-time positions.

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Overall employment in the province for the month was 571,000, up 0.3 percentage points from August.

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On a year-over-year basis, 2,900 more people were working last month than in September 2017.

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