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The Government of Saskatchewan is celebrating strong job numbers for September.
According to data released on Friday by Statistics Canada, Saskatchewan added 1,700 full-time jobs between August and September. The province has added 16,700 full-time jobs since September of 2024.
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“Saskatchewan continues to experience strong year-over-year job growth,” Jim Reiter, Saskatchewan’s deputy premier and minister of immigration and career training, said in a statement.
“Saskatchewan employers are creating thousands of full-time jobs in the province, and our government is committed to ensuring this growth continues, making Saskatchewan the best place to live and work in Canada.”
In September, Saskatchewan also boasted the second-lowest unemployment rate among all provinces at six per cent. The only province with lower unemployment was Quebec, where the rate was 5.7 per cent. The national unemployment rate held steady at 7.1 per cent in September.
“Saskatchewan’s two biggest cities also saw year-over-year growth,” the provincial government noted in a statement.
“Compared to September 2024, Saskatoon’s employment was up 1,900, an increase of 0.9 per cent, and Regina’s employment was up 7,800, an increase of 5.4 per cent.”
Additionally, the provincial government said Saskatchewan is also showing economic strength in other areas, ranking first among provinces for year-to-date growth in the value of building permits and boasting the highest month-over-month gains in manufacturing sales.
Nationally, the September job numbers surprised some economists, as Canada added 60,000 jobs, far higher than many estimated. Since the start of the year, Canada has added 22,000 net jobs.
Statistics Canada said the biggest gains last month were in the manufacturing sector, which has been struggling under the weight of tariffs from the United States. Prior to September, the manufacturing industry had lost nearly 60,000 jobs in 2025.
Growth in agriculture, health care and social assistance also contributed to Canada’s big job gains last month.
The figures released by Statistics Canada will be the last look at the labour market for the Bank of Canada before it announces its next interest rate decision at the end of October.
– with files from The Canadian Press
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