BY THE NUMBERS

565,800

people were working in Saskatchewan during the week of Oct. 8-14. That’s 3,400 fewer than in October 2016.

9,600

fewer people are looking for work compared with October 2016: The labour force had

596,200 people in October.

7

per cent fewer youths (aged 15 to 24) were employed than in October 2016.

67.8

per cent of people able to work in Saskatchewan were part of the labour force.

5.9

per cent was the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate, an improvement over last October’s seven per cent unemployment.

5.1

per cent of Reginans were unemployed in October, no change compared with the year before.

7.4

per cent of Saskatonians were unemployed in October, compared with 7.1 per cent the year before.

7.8

per cent fewer people were working in the Swift Current/Moose Jaw economic region than in October 2016.

4.1

per cent more people were working in the Yorkton/Melville economic region than the year before.

1.7

per cent fewer Indigenous people were in the labour force compared with last October.

3,400

fewer people were working in agriculture this October compared with the year before, the largest decline among the industries at nine per cent.

Declines in other industries included:

6

per cent in health care and social assistance.

6

per cent in information, culture and recreation.

5

per cent in accommodation and food services.