The Moose Jaw Swift Current labour region seems to have come through the pandemic quite well.
There were 2,900 more people employed at June 2021 than one year ago in the depths of the pandemic restrictions.
The increase in employment came with an increase in the available labour force of 1,200 to 57,400 persons.
With an unemployment rate of 6.8 per cent, the region had the third-lowest rate of five regions in the province.
Yorkton-Melville had the lowest unemployment rate at 4.2 per cent, with the second-lowest rate of 5.1 per cent in the Prince Albert Northern region.
Saskatoon-Biggar had a seven per cent unemployment rate while Regina-Moose Mountain had 7.1 per cent.
A year ago, the Moose Jaw Swift Current labour region unemployment rate was 10.5 per cent.
The Saskatchewan rate of unemployment in June of 6.6 per cent was almost half the 11.9 per cent a year ago.
Ron Walter can be reached at ronjoy@sasktel.net
