# Employment — Newfoundland and Labrador

Employment — Newfoundland and Labrador was up 1.8% year on year in October 2026, compared with 2.4% in September 2026.
The level stood at 249.7 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −17.0% (Apr 2020) to 16.6% (Apr 2021), averaging 0.4%.

- Source agency: Statistics Canada
- Makrognosis code: `CA-NL.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-newfoundland-and-labrador

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| October 2026 | 249.7 thousands | 1.8 |
| September 2026 | 246.8 thousands | 2.4 |
| August 2026 | 245.0 thousands | 1.1 |
| July 2026 | 243.6 thousands | −0.9 |
| June 2026 | 243.8 thousands | −0.4 |
| May 2026 | 243.2 thousands | −1.7 |
| April 2026 | 244.4 thousands | −1.5 |
| March 2026 | 249.6 thousands | 2.0 |
| February 2026 | 249.4 thousands | 2.6 |
| January 2026 | 247.3 thousands | 1.7 |
| December 2025 | 243.5 thousands | 0.04 |
| November 2025 | 243.4 thousands | 0.7 |
| October 2025 | 245.2 thousands | 0.6 |
| September 2025 | 241.0 thousands | −1.9 |
| August 2025 | 242.3 thousands | −0.9 |
| July 2025 | 245.7 thousands | 0.0 |
| June 2025 | 244.8 thousands | −0.8 |
| May 2025 | 247.4 thousands | 1.9 |
| April 2025 | 248.0 thousands | 1.4 |
| March 2025 | 244.7 thousands | −0.5 |
| February 2025 | 243.0 thousands | −1.5 |
| January 2025 | 243.1 thousands | −1.9 |
| December 2024 | 243.4 thousands | 0.8 |
| November 2024 | 241.8 thousands | 0.6 |

## API

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

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