Employment Growth and Occupational Opportunities
Employment in Saskatchewan is expected to increase by 3% over the five year period from 2000 to 2005.

It's difficult to accurately predict what jobs will be in demand in the future and where that demand will occur. But we can speculate on potential areas for future job openings. We do this by studying past economic and labour market trends. We can also make assumptions about new job creation and how many people will leave their jobs due to retirement or death.

Saskatchewan is expected to see over 44,000 job openings over the five year period from 2000 to 2005 . This figure doesn't take into account any shortages or surpluses of workers.

From 1999 to 2001, the provincial labour market varied. It performed well in 2000 with an increase of 5,000 people employed compared to 1999, but dropped in 2001 compared to 2000 by 12,700 jobs.

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