As economic recovery continues amid the coronavirus pandemic, Saskatchewan has the lowest unemployment rate in the country.
Job numbers released by Statistics Canada Friday show Saskatchewan’s jobless rate at 7.9 per cent for August. Among the provinces, close behind are Manitoba at 8.1 per cent, Quebec at 8.7 per cent and 9.4 per cent. The rest are still sitting in the double digits.
Of the 603,400 people in the province’s seasonally adjusted labour force, 555,800 were working last month — 456,600 held full-time jobs and 99.2 held part-time jobs.
According to the province, there were 4,700 more jobs in Saskatchewan in August than there were in July.
“With the lowest unemployment rate in the nation, it’s clear people are getting back to work and helping our economy recover and grow,” Immigration and Career Training Minister Jeremy Harrison said in a statement.
Sucks to be you.
Job numbers released by Statistics Canada Friday show Saskatchewan’s jobless rate at 7.9 per cent for August. Among the provinces, close behind are Manitoba at 8.1 per cent, Quebec at 8.7 per cent and 9.4 per cent. The rest are still sitting in the double digits.
Of the 603,400 people in the province’s seasonally adjusted labour force, 555,800 were working last month — 456,600 held full-time jobs and 99.2 held part-time jobs.
According to the province, there were 4,700 more jobs in Saskatchewan in August than there were in July.
“With the lowest unemployment rate in the nation, it’s clear people are getting back to work and helping our economy recover and grow,” Immigration and Career Training Minister Jeremy Harrison said in a statement.
Sucks to be you.