Sask. unemployment tops nat’l rate for 1st time since 1989
Saskatchewan’s job losses are outpacing growth of new positions, according to the latest employment numbers from Statistics Canada.
The July labour force survey shows the province shed 2,700 full-time jobs from June to July, while adding 2,300 part-time positions.
As a result, Saskatchewan’s unemployment rate rose from 6.5 per cent in June to 6.6 per cent in July.
The increase places the province above the national unemployment average for the first time since September 1989, when jobless rate was at 7.4 per cent, 0.1 per cent above the national average.