SASKJOBS.CA ROLLS ON WITH IMPRESSIVE FEBRUARY NUMBERS

It might have been cold in February, but the numbers for SaskJobs.ca were hot. The site saw 9,697 job postings in February, a 13 per cent increase over the same month last year. Employers from 287 Saskatchewan communities posted opportunities to the site.

"With Saskatchewan businesses creating and posting quality jobs every day, workers within and beyond our borders have come to equate our province with opportunity," Advanced Education, Employment and Immigration Minister Rob Norris said. "That sentiment is well-founded. SaskJobs.ca is a window to thousands of opportunities in every corner of the province."

Of the 9,697 jobs posted to SaskJobs.ca in February:

• More than a quarter were in the Trades and Transport category - more than any other category;
• More than three quarters were full-time; and
• More than half came from outside Regina or Saskatoon.

SaskJobs.ca hosted 811,000 visits in February - a record for that month and a 19 per cent increase over February 2010. Of note, visits from outside Canada jumped by an impressive 74 per cent.

Norris pointed to the more than 7,200 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 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