Canada Employment Change

Last Release

Jun 30, 2025

Actual

83.1

Units In

Thousand

8.8

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Aug 08, 2025

Time to Release

26 Days 11 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
952.9 Jun 2020	-1,993.8 Apr 2020	19.02 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.

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Canada’s employment rose by 83,100 in June 2025, following a 8,800 increase in May and overshooting market estimates of no change. Employment growth was driven mainly by part-time work (+69,500), with a smaller increase in full-time jobs (+13,500). Employment rose in wholesale and retail trade (+34,000; +1.1%) and in health care and social assistance (+17,000; +0.6%). In contrast, agriculture saw a decline (-6,000; -2.6%), while employment in other industries remained largely unchanged. By province, gains were seen in Alberta (+30,000; +1.2%), Quebec (+23,000; +0.5%), Ontario (+21,000; +0.3%), and Manitoba (+8,500; +1.2%). Newfoundland and Labrador (-3,500; -1.4%) and Nova Scotia (-3,400; -0.6%) posted declines.