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Sask. unemployment rate drops to 4.7 per cent as province adds jobs
Saskatchewan's unemployment rate dropped to 4.7 per cent in January. The province's unemployment rate dropped from five per cent in December thanks to the addition of 12,900 new jobs last month, compa...
Feb 09, 2024
Applications now open for new Sask. Employment Incentive
The Saskatchewan government is taking steps to help working parents who may be facing financial challenges. On Thursday, the province opened applications for the Saskatchewan Employment Incentive, whi...
Jan 25, 2024
NDP says obstetrical disruptions on the rise throughout Sask.
Saskatchewan's NDP is calling on the provincial government to do something about the number of obstetrical disruptions the health-care system has seen over the last several years. The issue is current...
Dec 15, 2023
Sask. gained 1,500 jobs in November, unemployment at 5.1 per cent
Saskatchewan's 5.1 per cent unemployment rate was second-lowest among all provinces in November, as the province added 1,500 jobs. According to the provincial government, Saskatchewan's jobless rate c...
Dec 01, 2023
Social services to help low-income families with new employment incentive
A new initiative from Saskatchewan's Ministry of Social Services is aiming to make life more affordable for low-income families across the province. The ministry said its new Saskatchewan Employment I...
Nov 08, 2023
Sask. government offers Indigenous internships at Crowns through pilot program
A new $1.2-million program is designed to create more opportunities for Indigenous residents to pursue careers in Saskatchewan's Crown corporations. Crown Career Pathways is a two-year pilot program t...
Sep 26, 2023
Jobs numbers up and down in Sask.
Depending on who you're talking to, the job numbers released for Saskatchewan on Friday could be good or bad. The Sask. NDP is pointing to the unemployment rate. Saskatchewan was lumped in with the ha...
Sep 08, 2023 While the Sask. Party government is pointing to Friday's job numbers as a positive sign for the province, the NDP opposition isn't as happy. (980 CJME file photo)
Saskatchewan seeing record high employment numbers
More people are working in Saskatchewan than ever before. According to the Ministry of Immigration and Career Training, June employment numbers showed 604,700 people working in the province, the highe...
Jul 07, 2023
Province makes changes to Saskatchewan Employment Act
Some Saskatchewan students are getting more protection under The Saskatchewan Employment Act. The government announced Tuesday it has made some changes to occupational health and safety provisions in ...
May 23, 2023 (980 CJME file photo)
Sask. reducing barriers for internationally educated health-care workers
Saskatchewan is looking to make it easier for people trained outside of Saskatchewan to get their credentials recognized in the province, with a move the provincial government calls "nation-leading." ...
Apr 05, 2023 Trade and Export Development Minister Jeremy Harrison. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
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