# Canada Employment, wholesale and retail trade, thousands (seasonally adjusted)

Canada Employment, wholesale and retail trade, thousands (seasonally adjusted) was down 3.7% year on year in October 2026, compared with −1.6% in September 2026.
The level stood at 2,915.9 thousands of persons.
That is the lowest reading since July 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −20.8% (Apr 2020) to 20.7% (Apr 2021), averaging 0.7%.

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

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| October 2026 | 2,915.9 thousands of persons | −3.7 |
| September 2026 | 2,944.7 thousands of persons | −1.6 |
| August 2026 | 2,954.3 thousands of persons | −1.8 |
| July 2026 | 2,964.8 thousands of persons | −1.7 |
| June 2026 | 2,943.7 thousands of persons | −2.4 |
| May 2026 | 2,927.3 thousands of persons | −2.1 |
| April 2026 | 2,962.3 thousands of persons | 0.5 |
| March 2026 | 2,970.6 thousands of persons | −0.1 |
| February 2026 | 2,977.3 thousands of persons | −1.1 |
| January 2026 | 2,995.2 thousands of persons | 1.3 |
| December 2025 | 2,992.0 thousands of persons | 1.3 |
| November 2025 | 2,997.2 thousands of persons | 1.3 |
| October 2025 | 3,029.0 thousands of persons | 3.7 |
| September 2025 | 2,991.6 thousands of persons | 2.1 |
| August 2025 | 3,009.3 thousands of persons | 3.3 |
| July 2025 | 3,014.9 thousands of persons | 4.1 |
| June 2025 | 3,015.6 thousands of persons | 3.1 |
| May 2025 | 2,991.3 thousands of persons | 1.8 |
| April 2025 | 2,947.6 thousands of persons | −0.1 |
| March 2025 | 2,974.6 thousands of persons | 0.9 |
| February 2025 | 3,010.7 thousands of persons | 1.3 |
| January 2025 | 2,956.1 thousands of persons | −0.9 |
| December 2024 | 2,953.7 thousands of persons | −0.3 |
| November 2024 | 2,957.5 thousands of persons | −0.4 |

## API

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

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