Sask. government and Opposition have different takes on latest labour survey

Statistics Canada release its latest labour force survey on Friday.

Saskatchewan saw a reduction of 2,200 fromAugust to September this year. However, it also had the lowest unemployment rate in the country, at 4.1 per cent.

The provincial government and Opposition gave different takes on the latest numbers.

The Opposition NDP focused on the province havingthe country's lowest growth rate for jobs year-over-year for September, at 1.1 per cent.

"This province has so much potential. We have the people, the innovation and we have the drive," said NDP Leader Carla Beck.

Beck said Premier Scott Moe and the Saskatchewan Party are settling for being "second or last in Canada."

Moe, meanwhile, said the numbers are cause for celebration.

In a tweet, Moe pointed to the unemployment rate beingthe lowest in Canada, "signalling strong growth in the province's labour markets."

A similar survey in April of this year showedthat the province lost4,500 jobs, despite thenational unemployment rate falling to a record low.