# Canada Employment, utilities, thousands (seasonally adjusted)

Canada Employment, utilities, thousands (seasonally adjusted) was down 11.2% year on year in October 2026, compared with −6.0% in September 2026.
The level stood at 153.5 thousands of persons.
That is the lowest reading since November 2019.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −14.0% (Sep 2019) to 20.8% (Nov 2018), averaging 2.4%.

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

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| October 2026 | 153.5 thousands of persons | −11.2 |
| September 2026 | 156.1 thousands of persons | −6.0 |
| August 2026 | 156.6 thousands of persons | −4.6 |
| July 2026 | 162.2 thousands of persons | 1.6 |
| June 2026 | 163.8 thousands of persons | 2.4 |
| May 2026 | 171.1 thousands of persons | 6.0 |
| April 2026 | 173.4 thousands of persons | 10.5 |
| March 2026 | 176.9 thousands of persons | 15.3 |
| February 2026 | 176.1 thousands of persons | 18.5 |
| January 2026 | 174.3 thousands of persons | 12.0 |
| December 2025 | 170.1 thousands of persons | 7.4 |
| November 2025 | 174.9 thousands of persons | 17.8 |
| October 2025 | 172.9 thousands of persons | 15.6 |
| September 2025 | 166.0 thousands of persons | 10.6 |
| August 2025 | 164.2 thousands of persons | 11.2 |
| July 2025 | 159.7 thousands of persons | 4.0 |
| June 2025 | 159.9 thousands of persons | 7.7 |
| May 2025 | 161.4 thousands of persons | 7.5 |
| April 2025 | 156.9 thousands of persons | 2.2 |
| March 2025 | 153.4 thousands of persons | −3.8 |
| February 2025 | 148.6 thousands of persons | −5.8 |
| January 2025 | 155.6 thousands of persons | −1.5 |
| December 2024 | 158.4 thousands of persons | −1.7 |
| November 2024 | 148.5 thousands of persons | −5.7 |

## API

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

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