Written with files from Shawn Mullin
Employment numbers in the province are strong, and the two zones that represent West Central are helping lead the way.
Back in June, Saskatchewan hit an all-time employment high with 26,300 full-time jobs added, and then the province led Canada once again in July with 22,200 full-time jobs added. That trend means unemployment was headed the opposite way with Saskatchewan also carrying the lowest unemployment rate at 5.0 per cent, compared to the national seasonally adjusted unemployment rate of 6.9 per cent.
The Swift Current/Moose Jaw region's seasonally unadjusted unemployment rate sat at 2.4 per cent for the month, leading the nation, and representing a sizeable drop from this time last year with around 2000 more jobs. The Saskatoon/Biggar region came in at 4.4 per cent in July 2025 compared to 5.1 per cent in 2024, somewhere in the neighbourhood of 3500 jobs being added.
One difference between the two zones is employment rate. Saskatoon/Biggar actually dropped a percentage point as they possess the highest population of labour force zones in the province at around 348,000, a rise of over 10,000 from 2024. Swift Current/Moose Jaw went up 1.9 per cent, with their steady population of around 86,000 people.
The most recent statistics were released on August 8.