REGINA — The latest labour force numbers from Statistics Canada show Saskatchewan’s labour market is strong.
Saskatchewan has the lowest unemployment rate among provinces at 4.9 per cent, which is below the national average of 6.9 per cent. Saskatchewan added 20,500 jobs year-over-year in June.
June 2025 statistics:
- Saskatchewan employment: 636,800
- Saskatchewan full-time employment: 533,800
- Off-Reserve Indigenous employment: 67,900
- Off-Reserve Indigenous full-time employment: 56,500
Year-over-year, full time employment increased 26,300, an increase of 5.2 per cent. Off-reserve Indigenous employment was up 6,300, or 10.2 per cent, for the 12th consecutive month of year-over-year increases. Indigenous youth employment was up 2,200, or 21.8 per cent, for the seventh consecutive month of year-over-year increases. Women employment is up 13,200 which is an increase of 4.6 per cent, and employment for men is up 7,300 an increase of 2.2 per cent.
Compared to June 2024, Saskatoon's employment was up 7,600, an increase of 3.8 per cent, and Regina's employment was up 6,400, an increase of 4.4 per cent. Regina's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 4.9 per cent, the fifth lowest among 41 major cities in Canada, and Saskatoon's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 4.6 per cent, ranked fourth lowest among major cities.
Major year-over-year gains were reported for health care and social assistance, up 11,800, which is an increase of 12.7 per cent. Construction is up 6,500, an increase of 14.5 per cent and public administration is up 5,000, an increase of 13.6 per cent.
