Saskatchewan Employment

• Saskatchewan added almost 5K jobs in January, contributing to national increase

  Positive trends were reported nationally and provincially in the job market by Statistics Canada on Friday in reports for January 2023. 

  Data Desk

  Feb 10, 2023
  
• Sask. daycares experience staffing shortages despite government grants

  The governments of Saskatchewan and Canada announced $44 million in grants for daycares and for early childhood learning centres on Monday.

  Canada

  Feb 1, 2023
  
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• Unemployment rate rises to 5.5% in Saskatchewan

  Statistics Canada reported the unemployment rate in Saskatchewan was up 0.5 percentage points to 5.5 per cent in April.

  Economy

  May 6, 2022
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• Unemployment rate down in Saskatchewan compared to 2021

  Across Canada, the unemployment rate fell to 5.3 per cent, which is the lowest on record going back to 1976.

  Economy

  Apr 8, 2022
• Sask. unemployment rate drops to 5.2%, 10,100 jobs gained in November

  While the Saskatchewan Party is boasting the job numbers, the Saskatchewan NDP says Saskatchewan is trailing the nation when it comes to pandemic job recovery. 

  Economy

  Dec 3, 2021
• Saskatchewan government reports nation-leading job growth in August

  The provincial government says Saskatchewan is leading the nation in job growth with more than 10,000 jobs gained in one month.

  Economy

  Sep 10, 2021
• Sask. unemployment rate drops again in May, inches towards pre-pandemic level

  According to Statistics Canada's latest labour report, Saskatchewan had the lowest unemployment rate in the country in May and is closing in on pre-pandemic employment levels.

  Canada

  Jun 5, 2021
• Nearly 40% of Saskatchewan’s workforce has received CERB

  Federal government data shows that as of June 28, it has received more than 214,000 unique CERB applications from Saskatchewan.

  Economy

  Jul 9, 2020