Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan's employment rate reaches an all-time high

• In 2003, the number of jobs increased by 5,000 (+1.0%) in Saskatchewan, pushing the employment rate up to 64.4%, the highest in the past three decades. The employment rate gradually increased 6.2 percentage points from 1976 to 2003.
• Job growth in 2003 was mainly concentrated in educational services and accommodation and food services. Despite a rebound in overall employment in the province, the number of workers in agriculture in Saskatchewan continued to decline.
• Saskatchewan's 2003 unemployment rate averaged 5.6%, a slight drop of 0.1 percentage point from the year before. The province's rate has consistently been below the national unemployment rate and is one of the lowest among the provinces. The participation rate reached a record high for the second year in a row in 2003, averaging 68.2%.

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