# Canada Employment, goods-producing sector, thousands (seasonally adjusted)

Canada Employment, goods-producing sector, thousands (seasonally adjusted) was down 0.2% year on year in October 2026, compared with −0.6% in September 2026.
The level stood at 4,202.4 thousands of persons.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −16.1% (Apr 2020) to 18.9% (Apr 2021), averaging 0.9%.

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

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| October 2026 | 4,202.4 thousands of persons | −0.2 |
| September 2026 | 4,181.8 thousands of persons | −0.6 |
| August 2026 | 4,197.8 thousands of persons | 0.5 |
| July 2026 | 4,188.0 thousands of persons | 0.5 |
| June 2026 | 4,177.2 thousands of persons | −0.3 |
| May 2026 | 4,220.9 thousands of persons | 0.9 |
| April 2026 | 4,182.2 thousands of persons | −0.3 |
| March 2026 | 4,209.0 thousands of persons | −0.4 |
| February 2026 | 4,196.5 thousands of persons | −0.8 |
| January 2026 | 4,224.4 thousands of persons | −0.7 |
| December 2025 | 4,228.2 thousands of persons | 0.3 |
| November 2025 | 4,222.2 thousands of persons | 0.8 |
| October 2025 | 4,210.6 thousands of persons | −0.01 |
| September 2025 | 4,208.7 thousands of persons | 0.2 |
| August 2025 | 4,175.1 thousands of persons | −0.9 |
| July 2025 | 4,169.2 thousands of persons | −0.9 |
| June 2025 | 4,189.8 thousands of persons | −0.03 |
| May 2025 | 4,184.6 thousands of persons | 0.1 |
| April 2025 | 4,195.6 thousands of persons | −0.03 |
| March 2025 | 4,225.1 thousands of persons | 0.5 |
| February 2025 | 4,230.7 thousands of persons | 1.6 |
| January 2025 | 4,252.9 thousands of persons | 2.2 |
| December 2024 | 4,215.3 thousands of persons | 0.4 |
| November 2024 | 4,188.5 thousands of persons | −0.9 |

## API

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

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