Unemployment up in Sask. as national rate drops
According to recent Statistics Canada numbers, more people were unemployed in June than in May.
The unemployment rate in Saskatchewan increased to 6.5 per cent in June. The previous month, it was sitting at 6.3 per cent.
Compared to June 2016, the unemployment rate is .3 per cent higher this year. Saskatchewan has the fourth lowest unemployment rate in the country.
“The Sask. Party’s arrogance does not reflect the reality for Saskatchewan families. The hard-working people of the province did not create this mess but, while the Sask. Party spin the numbers and pat themselves on the back, it’s Saskatchewan people who are paying the price,” said NDP jobs critic Trent Wotherspoon in a news release.