We've weathered storms, floods and plenty of hard times but as a province and as a people we manage to come together and even flourish in the end.
According to the numbers our population is up, jobs are plentiful and business is booming.
For the second consecutive month, the province reports job numbers in Saskatchewan hit an all-time high. In June of 2014, there were 576,900 people working in the province; the highest ever. There were 8,700 more people working in June 2014 when compared with last June, according to Statistics Canada.
"The last two months of record job numbers are consistent with the high level of economic activity taking place in Saskatchewan," Government Relations Minister Jim Reiter says. "We have one of the best economies in Canada, a competitive business environment, innovative entrepreneurs and above all, a skilled and hard-working labour force.
"There is a lot of good news in today's report - jobs are growing in our key sectors, unemployment remains the lowest in the country, and full-time jobs are at record levels. At the half-way mark in 2014, we are maintaining the course of more jobs and more opportunities for working people."
Good news indeed.
Saskatchewan's unemployment rate was 3.9 per cent in June (seasonally adjusted), the lowest in Canada. This was the 18th consecutive month that the province has recorded the lowest unemployment rate in the country. On a national basis, unemployment was 7.1 per cent in June.
As we work to get through recent flood damages and continue to rebuild let's keep in mind that we are strong and we will overcome.
Way to go Saskatchewan!
