# Canada Employment, health care and social assistance, thousands (seasonally adjusted)

Canada Employment, health care and social assistance, thousands (seasonally adjusted) was up 3.9% year on year in October 2026, compared with 3.2% in September 2026.
The level stood at 3,006.9 thousands of persons.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −8.2% (May 2020) to 11.8% (Apr 2021), averaging 2.8%.

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

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| October 2026 | 3,006.9 thousands of persons | 3.9 |
| September 2026 | 2,992.8 thousands of persons | 3.2 |
| August 2026 | 3,015.9 thousands of persons | 4.5 |
| July 2026 | 3,009.9 thousands of persons | 4.4 |
| June 2026 | 3,001.6 thousands of persons | 3.7 |
| May 2026 | 3,001.7 thousands of persons | 4.3 |
| April 2026 | 2,988.6 thousands of persons | 4.1 |
| March 2026 | 2,971.1 thousands of persons | 3.3 |
| February 2026 | 2,966.1 thousands of persons | 3.2 |
| January 2026 | 2,966.3 thousands of persons | 3.2 |
| December 2025 | 2,957.9 thousands of persons | 3.2 |
| November 2025 | 2,938.6 thousands of persons | 2.8 |
| October 2025 | 2,893.7 thousands of persons | 1.4 |
| September 2025 | 2,899.8 thousands of persons | 1.8 |
| August 2025 | 2,886.9 thousands of persons | 1.3 |
| July 2025 | 2,883.5 thousands of persons | 1.9 |
| June 2025 | 2,895.1 thousands of persons | 2.6 |
| May 2025 | 2,879.0 thousands of persons | 2.1 |
| April 2025 | 2,870.0 thousands of persons | 2.5 |
| March 2025 | 2,877.1 thousands of persons | 3.3 |
| February 2025 | 2,874.1 thousands of persons | 4.8 |
| January 2025 | 2,874.0 thousands of persons | 4.8 |
| December 2024 | 2,866.6 thousands of persons | 4.3 |
| November 2024 | 2,857.8 thousands of persons | 4.4 |

## API

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

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