Saskatchewan adds 16,500 jobs in November

Saskatchewan’s labour market continues to show strength, with the province adding 16,500 jobs in November compared with the same month last year, according to Statistics Canada.

The gains include 14,900 full-time positions and 1,600 part-time jobs. The province posted the second-lowest unemployment rate in Canada at 5.6 per cent, well below the national average of 6.5 per cent.

“Saskatchewan is set to finish 2025 with one of the strongest labour markets in Canada,” said Deputy Premier and Minister of Immigration and Career Training Jim Reiter. “We have had an incredible year of growth. Saskatchewan employers have created thousands of new jobs, and we have maintained one of the lowest unemployment rates in the nation. Our government is ensuring the province remains attractive not only to capital investment but also to people who want a vibrant place to call home.”

Employment among women increased by 11,300, a rise of 4 per cent, while employment among men rose by 5,200, or 1.6 per cent.

Saskatchewan’s two largest cities also saw gains. Compared with November 2024, employment in Regina rose 8,500, or 5.9 per cent, while Saskatoon added 4,200 jobs, an increase of 2.1 per cent.

Year-over-year job growth was strongest in health care and social assistance, up 8,800 (9.1 per cent); building, business and other support services, up 3,900 (38.2 per cent); and agriculture, up 3,900 (15.1 per cent).

The province attributes the growth in part to government initiatives such as Building the Workforce for a Growing Economy: The Saskatchewan Labour Market Strategy, aimed at developing the workforce to support a strong and expanding economy, and Securing the Next Decade of Growth: Saskatchewan’s Investment Attraction Strategy, which seeks to increase investment and advance the province’s goal of $16 billion in annual private capital investment.