# Canada Employment, information, culture and recreation, thousands (seasonally adjusted)

Canada Employment, information, culture and recreation, thousands (seasonally adjusted) was up 1.3% year on year in October 2026, compared with 5.2% in September 2026.
The level stood at 871.2 thousands of persons.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −26.8% (Apr 2020) to 26.3% (Feb 2022), averaging 1.8%.

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

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| October 2026 | 871.2 thousands of persons | 1.3 |
| September 2026 | 879.1 thousands of persons | 5.2 |
| August 2026 | 890.1 thousands of persons | 5.9 |
| July 2026 | 878.1 thousands of persons | 4.0 |
| June 2026 | 882.9 thousands of persons | 1.7 |
| May 2026 | 873.6 thousands of persons | 1.0 |
| April 2026 | 854.3 thousands of persons | 0.7 |
| March 2026 | 879.1 thousands of persons | 4.9 |
| February 2026 | 870.3 thousands of persons | 1.9 |
| January 2026 | 882.3 thousands of persons | 3.6 |
| December 2025 | 865.2 thousands of persons | 1.4 |
| November 2025 | 868.9 thousands of persons | 2.3 |
| October 2025 | 860.1 thousands of persons | 0.8 |
| September 2025 | 835.8 thousands of persons | −3.8 |
| August 2025 | 840.8 thousands of persons | −0.3 |
| July 2025 | 844.3 thousands of persons | 0.2 |
| June 2025 | 868.4 thousands of persons | 4.8 |
| May 2025 | 865.1 thousands of persons | 4.0 |
| April 2025 | 848.7 thousands of persons | 0.5 |
| March 2025 | 837.9 thousands of persons | −0.4 |
| February 2025 | 854.0 thousands of persons | 1.4 |
| January 2025 | 852.0 thousands of persons | 1.4 |
| December 2024 | 852.9 thousands of persons | 0.6 |
| November 2024 | 849.5 thousands of persons | 0.3 |

## API

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

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