# Canada Employment

Canada Employment was up 0.08% year on year in October 2026, compared with 0.5% in September 2026.
The level stood at 21,100 Thousands of persons.
That is the lowest reading since February 2021.
Among the 14 economies Makrognosis covers on this measure, it is the 4th lowest.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −15.6% (Apr 2020) to 16.1% (Apr 2021), averaging 1.7%.

- Source agency: Statistics Canada
- Makrognosis code: `CA.EMP.M.SA`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: Thousands of persons
- Coverage: 1992-11-01 to 2026-10-01 (408 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/canada/employment

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| October 2026 | 21,100 Thousands of persons | 0.08 |
| September 2026 | 21,105 Thousands of persons | 0.5 |
| August 2026 | 21,173 Thousands of persons | 1.0 |
| July 2026 | 21,215 Thousands of persons | 0.9 |
| June 2026 | 21,140 Thousands of persons | 0.5 |
| May 2026 | 21,122 Thousands of persons | 0.7 |
| April 2026 | 21,034 Thousands of persons | 0.3 |
| March 2026 | 21,051 Thousands of persons | 0.4 |
| February 2026 | 21,037 Thousands of persons | 0.2 |
| January 2026 | 21,121 Thousands of persons | 0.6 |
| December 2025 | 21,146 Thousands of persons | 1.0 |
| November 2025 | 21,136 Thousands of persons | 1.4 |
| October 2025 | 21,084 Thousands of persons | 1.3 |
| September 2025 | 21,010 Thousands of persons | 1.0 |
| August 2025 | 20,957 Thousands of persons | 0.9 |
| July 2025 | 21,018 Thousands of persons | 1.4 |
| June 2025 | 21,041 Thousands of persons | 1.6 |
| May 2025 | 20,974 Thousands of persons | 1.3 |
| April 2025 | 20,967 Thousands of persons | 1.4 |
| March 2025 | 20,964 Thousands of persons | 1.7 |
| February 2025 | 20,986 Thousands of persons | 1.9 |
| January 2025 | 20,987 Thousands of persons | 2.1 |
| December 2024 | 20,935 Thousands of persons | 2.0 |
| November 2024 | 20,842 Thousands of persons | 1.6 |

## API

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

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