Saskatchewan has 9,400 more jobs than it had a year ago.

According to Statistics Canada, Saskatchewan's year-over-year employment increased by 5,700 full-time and 3,700 part-time jobs.

That's the largest job gain for the province in four years.

Most of the gains were in education, health care, social assistance and agriculture.

Immigration and Career Training Minister Jeremy Harrison said the job numbers were positive news for the province, but there is room for improvement.

"We continue to be concerned with regard to a number of trade challenges we're facing," he said. "Pipeline capacity continues to have a major impact on the oil price."

"That continues to have an impact on job growth in the energy sector," he said.

Nevertheless, Harrison said the job increase is an "unequivocally positive development."

October's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate dipped to 6.2 per cent.

That's down from 6.4 per cent in September.

Nationally, the jobless rate slipped to 5.8 per cent.