Employment-wise, November was a good month for most of Canada, including Saskatchewan.

Employment grew by 15,000 in the province compared with November, 2017, and there were 5,500 more jobs in Saskatchewan compared to the previous month, according to Statistics Canada.

There was a second decrease in the unemployment rate in three months, falling 0.7 per cent to 5.5 per cent in Saskatchewan.

StatsCan says Alberta and Quebec had the largest job growth, while all non-Atlantic provinces saw their numbers improve.

The Saskatchewan government applauded the fact that the province's year-over-year rate 2.9 per cent in job growth was the highest in western Canada.

“The fourth consecutive month of year-over-year job increases shows a positive trend for our economy,” Immigration and Career Training Minister Jeremy Harrison said in a release. “In spite of headwinds that our economy faces from outside of our borders, job creators are choosing Saskatchewan as the best province in Western Canada to invest and create jobs in.  Our government will continue to stand up for our province’s economy and resource sector to ensure further growth in order for Saskatchewan to remain the best place in the nation to invest, work, play and to raise a family.”

Statistics Canada says full-time work drove country-wide employment up 94,000 in November. The national unemployment rate fell to 5.6 per cent from 5.8 per cent - the lowest rate since "comparable data became available in 1976."