Saskatchewan is leading the nation in job creation with the fastest rate of employment growth and the lowest unemployment rate in Canada.
"Having a growing and robust economy has had a huge impact on the job front," Minister responsible for Immigration, Jobs, Skills and Training Jeremy Harrison said. "It is no surprise that Saskat-chewan's job growth rate is the best in the nation now, providing more employment opportunities to support and sustain strong economic momentum."
Employment was up 3.5 per cent over last September (19,300 jobs), the highest growth rate in the nation. Nationally, jobs were up 0.9 per cent. There were 574,800 people employed in Saskatchewan in September.
Saskatchewan's unemployment rate in September 2014 was 3.5 per cent on a seasonally adjusted basis, the lowest among the provinces. This is well below the 6.8 per cent recorded nationally.
"Unemployment figures have been consistently the lowest in Canada now for 22 months," Harrison said. "Saskatchewan is the place to be if you are looking for work - full time jobs are on the rise - and jobs are available in every corner of the province."
Month-over-month, there were 7,000 more jobs in September than August (seasonally adjusted), up 1.2 per cent, the second highest growth rate among the provinces.
Other highlights:
Regina's unemployment rate was 2.8 per cent seasonally adjusted - the lowest among major Canadian cities. Saskatoon's unemployment rate was 4.2 per cent, the second lowest.
Youth unemployment was 6.5 per cent seasonally adjusted, lowest in the country and well below the 13.5 per cent posted nationally.
Full-time employment was up by 14,800 jobs (3.2 per cent) year-over-year. Part-time was up 4,600, 5.1 per cent.
There was strong growth in the goods-producing sector with jobs up by 11,700 from last September with solid job gains in construction (+4,800), agriculture (+3,800) and forestry, mining, oil and gas (+3,700).
