Statistics Canada says employment rebounded in June, rising 1.2 per cent, following a cumulative decline of 275,000 over the previous two months.
Employment growth was entirely in part-time work and concentrated among youth aged 15 to 24.
Full-time work was little changed.

Employment increased in June in the three largest provinces—Ontario, Quebec, and British Columbia, as well as in Nova Scotia. In contrast, employment declined in Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Prince Edward Island.

Compared with the February 2020 pre-pandemic level, the employment gap was largest in Prince Edward Island, down 4.9 per cent; followed by Saskatchewan, down 2.8 per cent; and Manitoba, down 2.5 per cent.

In June, there were fewer employed people in Saskatchewan, off 1.2 per cent, while the unemployment rate was little changed at 6.7 per cent.

In Saskatoon, the unemployment rate went from 7.4 per cent in May to 7.3 per cent in June. In Regina it went from 7.5 per cent to 6.8.