# Employment — Quebec

Employment — Quebec was down 2.3% year on year in October 2026, compared with −2.0% in September 2026.
The level stood at 4,546.8 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since February 2021.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −18.7% (Apr 2020) to 20.0% (Apr 2021), averaging 1.4%.

- Source agency: Statistics Canada
- Makrognosis code: `CA-QC.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-quebec

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| October 2026 | 4,546.8 thousands | −2.3 |
| September 2026 | 4,539.3 thousands | −2.0 |
| August 2026 | 4,588.7 thousands | −1.2 |
| July 2026 | 4,607.2 thousands | −0.6 |
| June 2026 | 4,606.5 thousands | −0.9 |
| May 2026 | 4,592.2 thousands | −0.8 |
| April 2026 | 4,579.0 thousands | −1.4 |
| March 2026 | 4,622.3 thousands | −0.2 |
| February 2026 | 4,612.4 thousands | −0.4 |
| January 2026 | 4,669.7 thousands | 0.7 |
| December 2025 | 4,666.0 thousands | 0.9 |
| November 2025 | 4,651.7 thousands | 0.8 |
| October 2025 | 4,652.3 thousands | 1.3 |
| September 2025 | 4,633.9 thousands | 1.2 |
| August 2025 | 4,642.8 thousands | 1.8 |
| July 2025 | 4,635.0 thousands | 2.2 |
| June 2025 | 4,649.8 thousands | 2.5 |
| May 2025 | 4,629.3 thousands | 1.7 |
| April 2025 | 4,643.8 thousands | 2.1 |
| March 2025 | 4,631.6 thousands | 2.0 |
| February 2025 | 4,633.0 thousands | 1.8 |
| January 2025 | 4,635.8 thousands | 2.2 |
| December 2024 | 4,624.9 thousands | 1.7 |
| November 2024 | 4,614.5 thousands | 1.6 |

## API

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

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