# Employment — Alberta

Employment — Alberta was up 1.6% year on year in October 2026, compared with 2.9% in September 2026.
The level stood at 2,659.9 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since February 2021.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −16.2% (Apr 2020) to 14.6% (Apr 2021), averaging 1.9%.

- Source agency: Statistics Canada
- Makrognosis code: `CA-AB.EMP.M.SA`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1976-01-01 to 2026-10-01 (610 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/canada/employment-alberta

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| October 2026 | 2,659.9 thousands | 1.6 |
| September 2026 | 2,684.2 thousands | 2.9 |
| August 2026 | 2,661.1 thousands | 3.6 |
| July 2026 | 2,670.0 thousands | 3.5 |
| June 2026 | 2,677.3 thousands | 3.0 |
| May 2026 | 2,670.5 thousands | 4.1 |
| April 2026 | 2,656.6 thousands | 3.5 |
| March 2026 | 2,655.6 thousands | 4.0 |
| February 2026 | 2,649.2 thousands | 3.3 |
| January 2026 | 2,651.0 thousands | 3.4 |
| December 2025 | 2,630.7 thousands | 2.4 |
| November 2025 | 2,646.6 thousands | 4.3 |
| October 2025 | 2,618.6 thousands | 3.8 |
| September 2025 | 2,608.5 thousands | 3.6 |
| August 2025 | 2,568.7 thousands | 1.8 |
| July 2025 | 2,579.0 thousands | 2.5 |
| June 2025 | 2,598.8 thousands | 3.5 |
| May 2025 | 2,566.1 thousands | 2.6 |
| April 2025 | 2,567.5 thousands | 2.2 |
| March 2025 | 2,554.6 thousands | 1.9 |
| February 2025 | 2,564.2 thousands | 2.4 |
| January 2025 | 2,564.6 thousands | 3.1 |
| December 2024 | 2,568.9 thousands | 3.5 |
| November 2024 | 2,538.6 thousands | 2.4 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/CA-AB.EMP.M.SA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/CA-AB.EMP.M.SA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```