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Job strength continues in Saskatchewan

Job strength continues in Saskatchewan

Aug 11, 2024 | 2:42pm
REGINA — Saskatchewan continues to set the standard for job growth according to the latest numbers released by Statistics Canada. According to the report, Saskatchewan added 22,900 new jobs year-over-year in the month of July, ranking second among provinces in terms of percentage change at 3.9 per cent. This is the largest number of jobs […]
Economy lost 2,800 jobs in July, unemployment rate unchanged at 6.4%

Economy lost 2,800 jobs in July, unemployment rate unchanged at 6.4%

Aug 9, 2024 | 6:49am
Statistics Canada says students are facing a particularly challenging summer job market, while recent immigrants are disproportionately affected by the weakening labour conditions. The federal agency’s July labour force survey says the jobless rate held steady at 6.4 per cent last month as the economy shed a modest 2,800 jobs. As the Bank of Canada […]
Saskatchewan Students’ Access to High School Transcripts to Go Digital 24/7

Saskatchewan Students’ Access to High School Transcripts to Go Digital 24/7

Apr 5, 2024 | 9:51am
Saskatchewan Students will soon have 24/7 online access to high school transcripts, commencing in summer 2024. Facilitated through a strategic partnership with the Association of Registrars of the Universities and Colleges of Canada (ARUCC) and their MyCreds platform, this will streamline the transcript acquisition process, empowering students with secure digital access to their academic records […]
Saskatchewan achieves countries lowest unemployment rate

Saskatchewan achieves countries lowest unemployment rate

Nov 5, 2023 | 8:14am
Saskatchewan saw its unemployment decrease to now lead the nation, while the country saw its jobless rate increase. According to the latest Statistics Canada Labour Force Survey released, the province added 19,300 new jobs in October 2023 while also seeing its unemployment rate decrease to 4.4 per cent as of October 2023, marking the lowest […]
Sask. adds close to 3,000 jobs last month, but continues to see unemployment rise

Sask. adds close to 3,000 jobs last month, but continues to see unemployment rise

Sep 8, 2023 | 12:36pm
Saskatchewan added 2,800 jobs last month, the third most in the country, seeing the province’s labour force climbing to an all-time high of 632,800. Comparing year-over-year, the province added 4,600 jobs according to the newly released labour force figures from Statistics Canada. While Saskatchewan saw its labour force grow, its unemployment rate increased for the […]

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