# Employment — Nova Scotia

Employment — Nova Scotia was up 4.1% year on year in October 2026, compared with 3.1% in September 2026.
The level stood at 543.0 thousands.
That is the highest reading since March 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −13.7% (Apr 2020) to 19.8% (Apr 2021), averaging 1.9%.

- Source agency: Statistics Canada
- Makrognosis code: `CA-NS.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-nova-scotia

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| October 2026 | 543.0 thousands | 4.1 |
| September 2026 | 540.7 thousands | 3.1 |
| August 2026 | 540.5 thousands | 3.2 |
| July 2026 | 537.9 thousands | 2.4 |
| June 2026 | 533.3 thousands | 2.1 |
| May 2026 | 528.5 thousands | 0.4 |
| April 2026 | 528.7 thousands | 2.4 |
| March 2026 | 528.0 thousands | 0.9 |
| February 2026 | 524.1 thousands | 0.4 |
| January 2026 | 524.7 thousands | −0.3 |
| December 2025 | 524.2 thousands | −0.7 |
| November 2025 | 524.2 thousands | 0.1 |
| October 2025 | 521.4 thousands | −0.2 |
| September 2025 | 524.6 thousands | 0.4 |
| August 2025 | 523.9 thousands | 0.7 |
| July 2025 | 525.5 thousands | 1.8 |
| June 2025 | 522.1 thousands | 0.4 |
| May 2025 | 526.2 thousands | 1.4 |
| April 2025 | 516.3 thousands | −1.3 |
| March 2025 | 523.5 thousands | 0.1 |
| February 2025 | 522.1 thousands | −0.5 |
| January 2025 | 526.3 thousands | 1.7 |
| December 2024 | 527.7 thousands | 2.4 |
| November 2024 | 523.5 thousands | 2.1 |

## API

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

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