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Saskatchewan launches new strategy to expand workforce
The Saskatchewan government has developed a plan to shore up the workforce in the province. On the first day of the spring session, the government launched The Saskatchewan Labour Market Strategy. Acc...
Mar 04, 2024
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 Saskatchewan's unemployment rate was a full point below the national rate in January. (650 CKOM file photo)
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 The new program is intended to help lower-income parents maintain their employment by offering help with essentials. (650 CKOM file photo)
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 NDP health critic Vicki Mowat calls on the Sask. Party government to do something about the number of obstetrical disruptions the province has seen this year. (Shane Clausing/650 CKOM)
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 “Working parents who have employment income of $500 per month may be eligible for a monthly benefit of $400, $500 or $600, depending on the number of children they have,” the Ministry of Social Services explained in a statement. (980 CJME file photo)
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 A two-year pilot program will offer internships at Crown corporations to Indigenous grads. (650 CKOM file photo)
'Not much has changed:' Unemployment still a problem in Sask.
People looking for jobs in Saskatchewan are running low on luck as unemployment rates rise in the province. Saskatchewan's jobless rate has risen from 5.1 per cent in July to 5.4 per cent last month, ...
Sep 08, 2023 Hospitality Saskatchewan CEO Jim Bence says not much has changed when it comes to the industry's struggles finding staff. (980 CJME file photo)
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
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
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