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Saskatchewan's job n umb e r s h i t a record in May, according to figures released by Statistics Canada, with 560,900 people employed in the province (seasonally unadjusted). The 560,900 people working in Saskatchewan during May was the highest ever and beats the old record of 549,100 set in August of 2012. Job numbers were 2.7 per cent higher than last May and the second highest percentage increase among Canadian provinces. Jobs were up by 1.4 per cent on a national basis. The unemployment rate in May was 4.5 per cent (seasonally adjusted), the lowest in the country, and well below the 7.1 per cent posted nationally.
