Employment in Canada declined by 68,300 in September 2026, the steepest decline in seven months and missing expectations for a 7,000 increase, up from a 41,700 decline in August. This marked the second consecutive monthly decline, with both full-time and part-time employment falling by 0.2% and 0.9%, respectively. Public sector employment dropped by 70,000, extending its decline to a fourth consecutive month, while private sector employment was little changed for the second month in a row. Self-employment also edged down by 23,000. Youth employment fell by 48,000, marking its second consecutive monthly decline. By industry, employment decreased in educational services (-2.2%), health care and social assistance (-0.8%), and manufacturing (-0.7%). By province, the largest declines were recorded in Quebec (-1.1%), British Columbia (-0.7%), and Manitoba (-0.6%). The employment rate edged down to 60.6% from 60.8%. On an annual basis, employment was up by 95,000 or 0.5%. source: Statistics Canada
Employment in Canada decreased by 68.30 in September of 2026. Employment Change in Canada averaged 18.71 Thousand from 1976 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 1035.80 Thousand in June of 2020 and a record low of -1991.40 Thousand in April of 2020. This page provides the latest reported value for - Canada Employment Change - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Canada Employment Change - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on October of 2026.
Employment in Canada decreased by 68.30 in September of 2026. Employment Change in Canada is expected to be 30.00 Thousand by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Canada Employment Change is projected to trend around 63.00 Thousand in 2027 and 55.00 Thousand in 2028, according to our econometric models.