Today’s labour market is radically different from what it used to be. The types of available jobs have changed. And to qualify for those jobs, workers are expected to have more education and different skills than in the past.
By being aware of labour market trends, you’ll make the career and educational choices that will keep you employed as time goes by.

This section looks at Saskatchewan’s labour market trends over the 1990s and beyond. It looks at who’s employed, what kind of jobs and industries they are in, self-employment, unemployment, and wages.

The Saskatchewan labour market enjoyed steady growth throughout the mid-to-late 1990s.

The province has seen an increasing employment rate and a stable unemployment rate. In fact, the province had a higher rate of people participating in the labour force than did Canada as a whole during the 1990s.

Agricultural employment declined by 20,900 people during the 1990s. But this decline was offset by an increase of 51,600 people in non-agricultural employment.

In 2000, the total employed labour force in Saskatchewan was 485,000. The unemployment rate was 5.2%, lower than the national average.

Read on . . .