# Employment — British Columbia

Employment — British Columbia was up 0.03% year on year in October 2026, compared with −0.5% in September 2026.
The level stood at 2,941.3 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −16.1% (Apr 2020) to 17.7% (Apr 2021), averaging 1.9%.

- Source agency: Statistics Canada
- Makrognosis code: `CA-BC.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-british-columbia

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| October 2026 | 2,941.3 thousands | 0.03 |
| September 2026 | 2,929.0 thousands | −0.5 |
| August 2026 | 2,949.2 thousands | 0.5 |
| July 2026 | 2,954.7 thousands | 0.08 |
| June 2026 | 2,936.9 thousands | −0.8 |
| May 2026 | 2,929.1 thousands | −1.0 |
| April 2026 | 2,903.9 thousands | −1.5 |
| March 2026 | 2,908.2 thousands | −1.2 |
| February 2026 | 2,927.4 thousands | −0.4 |
| January 2026 | 2,947.6 thousands | 0.02 |
| December 2025 | 2,944.1 thousands | 0.6 |
| November 2025 | 2,949.5 thousands | 1.1 |
| October 2025 | 2,940.5 thousands | 1.0 |
| September 2025 | 2,943.5 thousands | 1.5 |
| August 2025 | 2,935.4 thousands | 0.7 |
| July 2025 | 2,952.4 thousands | 1.2 |
| June 2025 | 2,960.6 thousands | 1.5 |
| May 2025 | 2,958.7 thousands | 1.2 |
| April 2025 | 2,948.6 thousands | 0.7 |
| March 2025 | 2,944.9 thousands | 1.0 |
| February 2025 | 2,940.4 thousands | 1.1 |
| January 2025 | 2,946.9 thousands | 1.5 |
| December 2024 | 2,925.6 thousands | 0.8 |
| November 2024 | 2,916.1 thousands | 1.0 |

## API

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

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