Canada Employment Change

Last Release

Feb 28, 2025

Actual

1.1

Units In

Thousand

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Apr 04, 2025

Time to Release

25 Days 6 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
952.9 Jun 2020	-1,993.8 Apr 2020	19.04 Thousand	1976-2025	Statistics Canada

In Canada, employment change refers to the change in the number of persons who work for pay or profit, or perform unpaid family work. Estimates include both full-time and part-time employment.

Latest Updates

Employment in Canada rose by 1,100 in February 2025, slowing from the 57,000 rise in January and missing market expectations of a 20,000 increase. The change was driven by a 51,000 increase in wholesale and retail trade and a 16,000 rise in finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing, while employment declined by 33,000 in professional, scientific and technical services and by 23,000 in transportation and warehousing. Provincially, employment fell notably in Nova Scotia (-4,300), while other provinces recorded little change.