Released on March 25, 2014
As Saskatchewan’s job market continues to grow, so too does the traffic to the province’s number one job site, SaskJobs.ca. Last month website traffic reached over a million, marking a 5.2 per cent year-over-year increase, another indicator of the prosperity seen in our province.The majority of February’s visits came from Saskatchewan (75 per cent), while 17 per cent came from other provinces and 8.0 per cent internationally.
Once again, visits from Alberta topped all other provinces, and increased by 35.3 per cent, while the Philippines had the highest amount of visitors among international jurisdictions, with an increase of 92.3 per cent.
“We’re pleased to see SaskJobs.ca accomplishing what it set out to do by attracting thousands of postings and millions of visitors each month,” Energy and Resources Minister Tim McMillan said. “The demand for skilled workers in Saskatchewan has never been higher, and SaskJobs.ca is addressing that challenge by helping the right people find the job that’s right for them.”
In February, 13,690 job postings were advertised on SaskJobs from across 339 communities, marking a slight increase from January. The most in demand occupations were those in sales and service occupations and trades/transport/equipment operations. These two categories accounted for almost two-thirds of all job vacancies last month.
The demand for skilled workers continues to increase, as nearly half (47 per cent) of all jobs posted in February were oriented toward higher skill levels that require some sort of post-secondary training.
Regionally, vacancies were up in Biggar (39.3 per cent), Prince Albert-North (15.7 per cent) and Swift Current-Moose Jaw (11.4 per cent).
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For more information, contact:
Shanna Schulhauser
Economy
Regina
Phone: 306-787-5582
Email: shanna.schulhauser@gov.sk.ca