Released on June 11, 2013
If you’re searching for a job, Saskatchewan is still the place to look. A record 17,767 jobs were posted on the popular saskjobs.ca website in May 2013, an increase of 5.89 per cent over the same period last year. The previous high was 17,398 jobs in August 2012.
“The Saskatchewan economy continues to lead the nation and the opportunities available on the Saskjobs site are evidence of that,” Economy Minister Bill Boyd said. “With jobs available in 349 communities across the province, the opportunities are exciting and abundant for job seekers in Saskatchewan.”
Nearly a third of the job postings were in the sales and service category (5,804), followed closely by vacancies in the trades, transport and equipment operators category (5,744). Of the postings, 842 were identified as summer student positions.
The art, culture, recreation and sport category experienced the largest year-over-year growth at 58.7 per cent. Year-over-year increases were also seen in other categories, including sales and service (23.41 per cent); social service, government service, education and religion (21.26 per cent); business, finance and administration (9.37 per cent); and primary industry (4.7 per cent).
Along with the job postings, visits to saskjobs.ca also continue to increase. In May the site experienced 1,080,392 visits, an increase of 3.07 per cent from the same period in 2012. Traffic from visitors on mobile devices also increased more than 86 per cent in May 2013 compared to the previous year.
“The reputation of saskjobs.ca continues to grow with job seekers and employers,” Boyd said. “People in Saskatchewan and around the world are visiting the site to explore opportunities in our growing economy.”
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For more information, contact:
Deb Young
Economy
Regina
Phone: 306-787-6315
Email: deb.young@gov.sk.ca