SASKJOBS NUMBERS SURGE: MORE THAN 13,000 JOBS POSTED IN MAY

Number of Opportunities Jumps by 53 Per Cent

Employers from across the province have made an emphatic statement about the level of career opportunities available to job seekers in Saskatchewan.

The province's www.SaskJobs.ca website saw 13,450 job postings in May, an impressive 53 per cent increase over the same month last year. Employers from 314 Saskatchewan communities posted opportunities to the site.

"A cornerstone of the Saskatchewan Advantage is the ability of our people to benefit from our growing economy," Advanced Education, Employment and Immigration Minister Rob Norris said. "By posting more than 13,000 jobs in May, Saskatchewan employers have created an opportunity for workers to do just that."

Of the 13,450 jobs posted to www.SaskJobs.ca in February:

• Almost a third were in the Trades and Transport category;
• About three quarters - almost 10,000 jobs - were full-time; and
• About half came from came from communities outside Regina or Saskatoon.

The increase in opportunities also sparked a 13 per cent jump in the number of visits to the site by job seekers from across Canada and around the world. SaskJobs hosted 868,000 visits in May - a record for that month. Of particular note, visits from outside Canada jumped by 35 per cent.

Norris pointed to the more than 8,900 jobs available today on SaskJobs.ca, as a sign of continued opportunity.

SaskJobs.ca is Saskatchewan's largest job-matching website. The site provides job posting services free of charge for employers across the province and free résumé posting for job seekers from around the world.

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For more information, contact:

Christopher Jones-Bonk
Advanced Education, Employment and Immigration
Regina
Phone: 306-798-3106
Email: chris.jones-bonk@gov.sk.ca