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‘One-stop shop:’ Job, supports fair set up to help Ukrainian newcomers
Rows of booths were set up to make Ukrainian newcomers feel welcome at Merlis Belsher Place on Thursday. It was part of a “one-stop shop” for those who have fled the war in Ukraine. People...
Jul 22, 2022
Saskatchewan unemployment rate falls to eight-year low
Saskatchewan's unemployment rate fell in June to its lowest level since November of 2014. According to Statistics Canada, Saskatchewan's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in June was 3.9 per cent,...
Jul 08, 2022 (Canadian Press file photo)
Sask. hospitality industry facing work shortage heading into summer
Saskatchewan's hospitality industry is hoping to see more people start their careers with offers of training and upskilling. The industry has been facing a slow recovery as a result of COVID-19. Jim B...
Apr 11, 2022
Saskatchewan launches work experience program
More than 400 people are to get help from the Saskatchewan government in hopes of helping them find work. The provincial government announced Tuesday it was putting $4 million into the Economic Recove...
Mar 15, 2022 "That's why it's called the hospitality industry. We need those smiling faces in the right places," said Jim Bence, President and CEO of Hospitality Saskatchewan. (980 CJME file photo)
Statistics Canada says economy added 230,700 jobs in June, all part-time
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says the economy added 230,700 jobs in June as restrictions put in place to slow the pandemic were rolled back across the country. The gain came as the number of part-time p...
Jul 09, 2021
Saskatchewan posts lowest unemployment rate in Canada
For the second straight month, Saskatchewan was the only province in Canada to record an increase in employment. In data released Friday, Statistics Canada said the number of people working in Saskatc...
Jun 04, 2021
Residential construction boosting pandemic economic recovery
Growing home building permits in the Saskatoon area are just one sign of the province’s attempts at economic recovery. According to figures released by Statistics Canada on Friday, the country&#...
May 07, 2021
Saskatchewan adds 58,700 jobs year over year, with 9,500 in April alone
It's a good time for those looking for work in Saskatchewan -- particularly those in wholesale and retail trade, health care and social assistance, or construction -- according to Statistics Canada. A...
May 07, 2021
Crown corporation executives have pay cut by Government of Saskatchewan
Pay cuts are in the works for those at the top of Saskatchewan's Crown corporations. Compensation for these executives was not in sync with public expectations, especially during "difficult economic t...
Apr 15, 2021
Nearly 500 layoffs coming sooner than expected for Evraz tubular division
Extensive layoffs will be coming sooner than previously thought for employees in the tubular division at Regina's Evraz steel mill. In late November it was announced that layoffs were coming eventuall...
Dec 04, 2020 (980 CJME file photo)
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