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On the heels of the province ending the year with one of the highest unemployment rates — 6.2 per cent — in the country, Saskatchewan’s largest job-finding website, the government-run Saskjobs.ca, is partnering with a national employment bank to “provide enhanced services for users.”

According to a government press release, the partnership with the National Job Bank will help employers and applicants advertise, recruit and find jobs.

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“This partnership with the National Job Bank will provide more features and benefits,” said Steven Bonk, the province’s economy minister. “(It) is part of the Government of Saskatchewan’s commitment to help attract and retain skilled workers in the province.”

Programs meant to help people train for new jobs and find work around the province saw significant budget cuts, or were totally eliminated, in the Saskatchewan Party’s 2017-18 budget.

Since the 2015-16 budget, overall labour market development funding has dropped nine per cent.