Seasonally adjusted figures show construction employment in Manitoba rose year-on-year and held steady in Saskatchewan as the Prairie provinces continue to enjoy the effects of a commodities and resources boom.

Manitoba report 56,000 construction jobs in September, up 10 per cent from a year earlier. Saskatchewan held even at 42,700 jobs.

The strong performance was in marked contrast to the rest of Western Canada, where construction sector employment declined over the past year.

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