February unemployment rate grows as Sask. sees 7,800 job losses

By Courtney Markewich

It may be the lowest of all the provinces, but Saskatchewan's unemployment rate has grown.

The province recorded about 7,800 job losses from January 2016 to February 2016. That has bumped the unemployment rate up 0.3 per cent  to 5.9 per cent.

The losses month to month are much higher than year to year, with just 1,100 jobs lost from February 2015 to February 2016.

Statistics Canada says the majority of the month-to-month losses were in construction, with 2,600 fewer... // Read Full Article