JOB POSTINGS ON SASKJOBS.CA JUMP BY NEARLY 40 PER CENT IN APRIL

Employers continue to make SaskJobs.ca their site of choice to post a range of jobs across Saskatchewan - there was a 37.6 per cent increase in job vacancies posted on the site in April 2012 compared to the same month last year.

There were 15,514 job postings last month. The highest year-over-year increases in job vacancies were in the categories of trades, transport and construction (76.4 per cent) and oil, gas, mining, and farming (74.5 per cent). The majority of employment postings are for full time employment.

"Looking for work in Saskatchewan is easier because of the popularity of SaskJobs.ca," Advanced Education, Employment and Immigration Minister Rob Norris said. "Saskatchewan is a welcoming place - thousands of job seekers continue to benefit from our leading economy."

With a new SaskJobs.ca mobile site in operation over the past month, there were 53,278 total visits to the mobile site in April.

Job hunters can use the new mobile site to browse postings by location, job category and key words.

SaskJobs.ca total visits in April 2012 reached 996,565 - compared to 836,103 visits last April.

Today, there are 10,516 vacancies posted on SaskJobs.ca.

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For more information, contact:

Bonny Braden
Advanced Education, Employment and Immigration
Saskatoon
Phone: 306-933-5846