# Employment — Ontario

Employment — Ontario was up 0.3% year on year in October 2026, compared with 1.1% in September 2026.
The level stood at 8,277.9 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −14.4% (May 2020) to 13.9% (Apr 2021), averaging 1.9%.

- Source agency: Statistics Canada
- Makrognosis code: `CA-ON.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-ontario

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| October 2026 | 8,277.9 thousands | 0.3 |
| September 2026 | 8,286.5 thousands | 1.1 |
| August 2026 | 8,306.5 thousands | 1.4 |
| July 2026 | 8,324.6 thousands | 1.3 |
| June 2026 | 8,273.0 thousands | 0.8 |
| May 2026 | 8,289.7 thousands | 1.1 |
| April 2026 | 8,247.9 thousands | 0.7 |
| March 2026 | 8,205.5 thousands | −0.2 |
| February 2026 | 8,211.3 thousands | −0.4 |
| January 2026 | 8,208.0 thousands | −0.3 |
| December 2025 | 8,274.5 thousands | 0.8 |
| November 2025 | 8,256.4 thousands | 1.0 |
| October 2025 | 8,252.5 thousands | 0.9 |
| September 2025 | 8,200.2 thousands | −0.04 |
| August 2025 | 8,190.3 thousands | 0.2 |
| July 2025 | 8,216.3 thousands | 0.5 |
| June 2025 | 8,208.3 thousands | 0.6 |
| May 2025 | 8,198.1 thousands | 0.6 |
| April 2025 | 8,193.6 thousands | 1.0 |
| March 2025 | 8,221.6 thousands | 1.6 |
| February 2025 | 8,245.7 thousands | 2.4 |
| January 2025 | 8,234.2 thousands | 2.3 |
| December 2024 | 8,210.0 thousands | 2.1 |
| November 2024 | 8,172.9 thousands | 1.4 |

## API

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

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