Government of Saskatchewan ministries, Crown corporations and organizations are working to minimize the impacts of the postal service disruption.
Les ministères, les sociétés d’État et les organismes du gouvernement de la Saskatchewan travaillent à réduire au minimum les répercussions de l’interruption des services postaux.
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Released on May 31, 2012
Saskatchewan's average weekly earnings reached an all-time high of $918.15 in March 2012 according to Statistics Canada.
Saskatchewan's 5.9 per cent jump in average wages from a year ago was the highest among all provinces and well above the national increase of 2.1 per cent. Saskatchewan's $51.50 increase was almost three times as high as the $17.91 national increase.
Saskatchewan has the third highest wage rate among the provinces behind Alberta ($1,056.87) and Newfoundland and Labrador ($923.58), and well above the national average of $888.34. Saskatchewan's wage rate has exceeded the national average since August 2011.
"More people are working in Saskatchewan than ever before," Economy Minister Bill Boyd said. "Better jobs, better wages. This is all part of the Saskatchewan Advantage."
With inflation of 1.8 per cent factored in, Saskatchewan had a real wage increase of 4.1 per cent year-over-year, the highest increase of all provinces and above the national increase of 0.2 per cent. Saskatchewan recorded an increase of 3.4 per cent in the number of occupied payroll jobs compared to a year ago, well above the national increase of 1.5 per cent. This was the second highest percentage increase in Canada behind Alberta at 5.2 per cent.
There are more than 11,000 jobs posted on Saskjobs.ca today.
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For more information, contact:
Joanne Johnson
Economy
Regina
Phone: 306-787-7967
Email: joanne.johnson@enterprisesask.ca
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