This province’s unemployment rate was 5.2 per cent in July of 2015 according to Statistics Canada. Numbers were calculated on a seasonally adjusted template.
This was the lowest rate among the provinces and below the 6.8 per cent recorded nationally.
July marked the 22nd consecutive month the province has had the lowest unemployment rate in the country.
“The numbers show Saskatchewan has maintained the lowest unemployment rate in the country for almost two straight years,” said Jeremy Harrison, Saskatchewan’s Immigration, Jobs, Skills and Training Minister. “We know there are gains and losses taking place in the job market, which is something we watch closely. However, consistently having the lowest unemployment rate in Canada means a sustainable and reliable job market that speaks volumes to business and industry when they are looking for jurisdictions to invest in.”
There were 575,300 people employed in Saskatchewan in July of this year.
Major year-over-year gains were reported for health-care and social assistance up 6,300 jobs. Other services jobs were up by 3,400 and information, culture and recreation jobs were up 2,600.
Off-reserve Aboriginal employment was up 1,300 or three per cent for five consecutive months of the year-over-year increases, and the youth unemployment rate was 9.5 per cent (seasonally adjusted), which was also lowest among the provinces and below the national rate of 13.2 per cent.
