Recently released statistics have revealed that it is the rural areas of Canada that are currently enjoying the lowest unemployment rates in the country.
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This means that Saskatchewan and Alberta, which have unemployment rates of 4 per cent and 4.5 per cent respectively, may just be the places for expats to go when searching for employment opportunities in Canada.
These figures from Statistics Canada reveal the good news – that the labour market outside of the main metropolitan hubs is healthy and balanced and that new jobs are being created to accommodate the influx of job seekers from countries across the world.
Although at first glance Saskatchewan may not be the top choice destination, when you dig a little deeper you will discover that the opportunities in the province are rife especially in the fields of agriculture, oil and gas. It is not just the job opportunities drawing immigrants into the province; residents also enjoy a rich quality of life, a great health care system, low taxes and low utility rates and housing costs. When you team the job opportunities with low living costs and a great outdoor lifestyle – perhaps Saskatchewan is set to be the next hotspot for people emigrating to the North American country.
When we take a look at the unemployment rates of Canada on the whole – the nationwide unemployment figure for January went down slightly to 7 per cent. In addition to this good news, there has also been a slight increase in the number of job opportunities being created across a range of sectors including finance, insurance, real estate, business support services and construction.
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