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Saskatchewan had the strongest employment growth and lowest unemployment in Canada again in July, according to the latest Statistics Canada report. Employment in the province rose to 564,100 people (seasonally unadjusted) in July. This was a 4.0 per cent jump over July 2012 and the highest growth rate among the provinces. But while more people entered the labour market, the province's unemployment rate rose slightly to 4.0 per cent in July, up 0.3 percentage points over June 2013. This was still the lowest rate among the provinces and well below the national rate of 7.2 per cent. Saskatchewan's youth unemployment rate fell drastically from 7.5 per cent to 6.4 per cent. This is the lowest youth unemployment rate among the provinces and less than half the national average of 13.9 per cent. This coincides with a jump in the population aged 15 years and older, which reached an all-time high in July of 826,800. Other highlights include: ÊThe Saskatchewan labour force swelled to 590,500 in July, the highest on record; Compared to July 2012, full-time employment increased by 16,100 and part-time increased by 5,300; ÊCompared to July 2012, the province's youth population was up by 200 (0.1 per cent), the labour force up by 2,700 (2.6 per cent), and employment up by 6,800 (7.3 per cent); ÊCompared to July 2012, off-reserve Aboriginal employment was up by 3,500 (8.8 per cent) for six consecutive months of year-over-year increases; and ÊCompared to July 2012, Aboriginal youth employment was up by 700 (7.4 per cent) to 10,200 for two consecutive months of year-over-year increases. _ Government of Saskatchewan
