# Canada Employment, services-producing sector, thousands (seasonally adjusted)

Canada Employment, services-producing sector, thousands (seasonally adjusted) was up 0.1% year on year in October 2026, compared with 0.7% in September 2026.
The level stood at 16,898 thousands of persons.
That is the lowest reading since February 2021.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −15.4% (Apr 2020) to 15.4% (Apr 2021), averaging 1.9%.

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

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| October 2026 | 16,898 thousands of persons | 0.1 |
| September 2026 | 16,923 thousands of persons | 0.7 |
| August 2026 | 16,975 thousands of persons | 1.2 |
| July 2026 | 17,027 thousands of persons | 1.1 |
| June 2026 | 16,962 thousands of persons | 0.7 |
| May 2026 | 16,901 thousands of persons | 0.7 |
| April 2026 | 16,852 thousands of persons | 0.5 |
| March 2026 | 16,842 thousands of persons | 0.6 |
| February 2026 | 16,841 thousands of persons | 0.5 |
| January 2026 | 16,897 thousands of persons | 1.0 |
| December 2025 | 16,918 thousands of persons | 1.2 |
| November 2025 | 16,914 thousands of persons | 1.6 |
| October 2025 | 16,873 thousands of persons | 1.7 |
| September 2025 | 16,801 thousands of persons | 1.2 |
| August 2025 | 16,782 thousands of persons | 1.4 |
| July 2025 | 16,849 thousands of persons | 2.0 |
| June 2025 | 16,851 thousands of persons | 2.0 |
| May 2025 | 16,790 thousands of persons | 1.6 |
| April 2025 | 16,771 thousands of persons | 1.8 |
| March 2025 | 16,739 thousands of persons | 2.0 |
| February 2025 | 16,755 thousands of persons | 2.0 |
| January 2025 | 16,734 thousands of persons | 2.1 |
| December 2024 | 16,719 thousands of persons | 2.4 |
| November 2024 | 16,654 thousands of persons | 2.2 |

## API

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

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