coronavirus pandemic.It’s the first time employment has increased in the province since the provincial government took steps in March to curb the spread of the virus.
Canada adds 950K jobs in June, unemployment falls amid coronavirus pandemic Statistics Canada said the majority of the jobs — 20,000 — were full-time positions.The gains in jobs were spread out among the three categories tracked by StatCan.The largest increase in employment — nearly 13,000 jobs — were for people between the ages of 15 and 24.Even with the increase in jobs in June, StatCan said there were almost 44,000 fewer people working in Saskatchewan than the same period a year ago.