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

Canada Employment, wholesale trade, thousands (seasonally adjusted) was down 8.2% year on year in October 2026, compared with −5.6% in September 2026.
The level stood at 686.5 thousands of persons.
That is the lowest reading since May 2020.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −12.6% (Apr 2020) to 10.9% (Apr 2022), averaging 0.5%.

- Source agency: Statistics Canada
- Makrognosis code: `CA.EMP.M.SA.NACE-WHOLESALE`
- 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-trade-thousands-seasonally-adjusted

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| October 2026 | 686.5 thousands of persons | −8.2 |
| September 2026 | 710.2 thousands of persons | −5.6 |
| August 2026 | 691.3 thousands of persons | −5.6 |
| July 2026 | 723.1 thousands of persons | 2.2 |
| June 2026 | 710.9 thousands of persons | −0.5 |
| May 2026 | 689.0 thousands of persons | −4.3 |
| April 2026 | 686.5 thousands of persons | −0.3 |
| March 2026 | 726.5 thousands of persons | 4.4 |
| February 2026 | 729.2 thousands of persons | 1.9 |
| January 2026 | 745.6 thousands of persons | 7.6 |
| December 2025 | 734.6 thousands of persons | 2.9 |
| November 2025 | 742.3 thousands of persons | 6.5 |
| October 2025 | 747.7 thousands of persons | 8.6 |
| September 2025 | 752.3 thousands of persons | 8.0 |
| August 2025 | 732.3 thousands of persons | 3.5 |
| July 2025 | 707.3 thousands of persons | −2.4 |
| June 2025 | 714.6 thousands of persons | −1.7 |
| May 2025 | 719.7 thousands of persons | −2.4 |
| April 2025 | 688.7 thousands of persons | −4.6 |
| March 2025 | 696.0 thousands of persons | −3.3 |
| February 2025 | 715.9 thousands of persons | −0.7 |
| January 2025 | 693.2 thousands of persons | −3.9 |
| December 2024 | 713.6 thousands of persons | 2.0 |
| November 2024 | 696.8 thousands of persons | 1.1 |

## API

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

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