Local MLA says provincial incentives will help reduce unemployment rate
Saskatchewan’s unemployment rate rose slightly in April, but a local MLA says he hopes provincial initiatives can help bring the rate back down.
The province’s numbers climbed to 6.3 per cent last month, an increase from 5.8 per cent in March, based on Statistics Canada’s latest report.
“It’s something we watch very closely and we’re concerned with it,” Battlefords MLA Herb Cox said. “In the 10 years since we formed government, we’ve created 62,000 jobs in this province. Unfortunately, our unemployment rate went up a little bit last month, very similar to what the unemployment rate did in Alberta.”
On a positive note, Cox said Saskatchewan’s youth unemployment rate is the third lowest among all provinces.