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August interrupts the spring jobs rebound

Canada employment level · monthly

Unit: people
August interrupts the spring jobs reboundEmployment fell 41,700 in August to 21,173,100; Statistics Canada rounds the decline to 42,000. Unit: people. Seasonally adjusted. Use left and right arrow keys to inspect observations. The data table follows the chart.August interrupts the spring jobs reboundEmployed peoplepeople19M19.5M20M20.5M21M21.5MAug 2021Aug 2022Aug 2023Aug 2024Aug 2025Aug 2026Homies Research, using Statistics Canada data · Through 2026-08Seasonally adjustedHOMIES RESEARCH
Aug 2026Employed people 21,173,100

Employment fell 41,700 in August to 21,173,100; Statistics Canada rounds the decline to 42,000.

Source: Homies Research, using Statistics Canada data. Reference: 2026-08. Released 2026-09-04. Retrieved 2026-09-28.

Seasonally adjusted · Survey reference week August 9–15; monthly estimates have sampling variability; Canada excludes territories.

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Showing the latest 12 observations.

August interrupts the spring jobs rebound. Unit: people. Seasonally adjusted
PeriodEmployed people
Sep 202521,009,900
Oct 202521,083,600
Nov 202521,135,900
Dec 202521,146,000
Jan 202621,121,200
Feb 202621,037,300
Mar 202621,051,400
Apr 202621,033,700
May 202621,121,500
Jun 202621,139,700
Jul 202621,214,800
Aug 202621,173,100

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