# Canada Employment, educational services, thousands (seasonally adjusted)

Canada Employment, educational services, thousands (seasonally adjusted) was down 3.0% year on year in October 2026, compared with −4.2% in September 2026.
The level stood at 1,554.8 thousands of persons.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −8.7% (Apr 2020) to 21.3% (Mar 2021), averaging 2.3%.

- Source agency: Statistics Canada
- Makrognosis code: `CA.EMP.M.SA.NACE-EDU`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands of persons
- Coverage: 1998-04-01 to 2026-10-01 (343 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/canada/employment-educational-services-thousands-seasonally-adjusted

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| October 2026 | 1,554.8 thousands of persons | −3.0 |
| September 2026 | 1,539.8 thousands of persons | −4.2 |
| August 2026 | 1,575.1 thousands of persons | −1.7 |
| July 2026 | 1,583.8 thousands of persons | −2.7 |
| June 2026 | 1,577.1 thousands of persons | −2.0 |
| May 2026 | 1,583.8 thousands of persons | −1.4 |
| April 2026 | 1,576.5 thousands of persons | −1.6 |
| March 2026 | 1,570.5 thousands of persons | −1.7 |
| February 2026 | 1,577.7 thousands of persons | −1.3 |
| January 2026 | 1,586.2 thousands of persons | −0.7 |
| December 2025 | 1,610.4 thousands of persons | 0.4 |
| November 2025 | 1,600.3 thousands of persons | 0.4 |
| October 2025 | 1,603.1 thousands of persons | 1.5 |
| September 2025 | 1,607.2 thousands of persons | 2.4 |
| August 2025 | 1,602.9 thousands of persons | 1.6 |
| July 2025 | 1,627.9 thousands of persons | 5.0 |
| June 2025 | 1,608.7 thousands of persons | 3.2 |
| May 2025 | 1,607.1 thousands of persons | 4.0 |
| April 2025 | 1,602.2 thousands of persons | 3.0 |
| March 2025 | 1,598.0 thousands of persons | 2.3 |
| February 2025 | 1,598.6 thousands of persons | 2.9 |
| January 2025 | 1,597.0 thousands of persons | 1.8 |
| December 2024 | 1,604.5 thousands of persons | 4.1 |
| November 2024 | 1,594.4 thousands of persons | 3.1 |

## API

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

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