Job seekers should be happy, as the province of Saskatchewan continues to add more jobs.
According to Statistics Canada, January 2020 saw an increase of 3,900 jobs over January 2019.
A total of 571,700 people were employed in January 2020. There were 463,100 people employed full-time. That represents an increase of 4,900 from the same time last year.
Jobs also increased from the previous month by 1,200.
The unemployment rate was 6.0 per cent in January (seasonally adjusted).
“Saskatchewan has seen steady job growth for 18 consecutive months,” Minister of Immigration and Career Training Jeremy Harrison said in a press release.
“This growth shows that our economy is resilient and benefitting Saskatchewan people with more opportunities for work in spite of external headwinds.”
