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Forecaster Charts & Tables
Employment
Good jobs creation and low unemployment rates are pivotal to GDP growth and construction activity.
Change in Total Employment — Canada vs U.S.
![The total jobs count in the U.S. in March 2021 was +916,000 (SA) m/m; Canada's comparable figure was +303,000 m/m.](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2021/02/Can-vs-US-U-Rate-Employ-Mar-21-US-Canada-4-1200px.gif)
The latest data points are for March 2021.
*“Year-over-year†is each month versus the same month of the previous year.
Data sources (seasonally adjusted): Statistics Canada and U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (Department of Labor).
Chart: É«ÖÐÉ« — CanaData.
Change in Construction Employment — Canada vs U.S.
![The jobs count in the U.S. construction sector in February 2021 was -61,000 m/m & seasonally adjusted (SA); Canada's comparable figure was +6,000.](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/12/Can-vs-US-U-Rate-Employ-Feb-21-7-1200px.gif)
The latest data points are for February 2021.
*“Year-over-year†is each month versus the same month of the previous year.
Data sources (seasonally adjusted): Statistics Canada and U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (Department of Labor).
Chart: É«ÖÐÉ« — CanaData.
Change in Private Sector vs Public Sector Employment in Canada
![The private sector jobs count in Canada in February 2021 was +214,000 m/m. The employment change in the public sector in the latest month was +45,000 m/m.](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/12/Can-vs-US-U-Rate-Employ-Feb-21-10-1200px.gif)
The latest data points are for February, 2021.
*“Year-over-year†is each month versus the same month of the previous year.
Data sources (seasonally adjusted): Statistics Canada.
Chart: É«ÖÐÉ« — CanaData.
Change in Full-time vs Part-Time Employment in Canada
![The full-time jobs count in Canada in February 2021 was +89,000 m/m; the part-time number-of-jobs change was +171,000 m/m.](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/12/Can-vs-US-U-Rate-Employ-Feb-21-9-1200px.gif)
The latest data points are for February, 2021.
*“Year-over-year†is each month versus the same month of the previous year.
Data sources (seasonally adjusted): Statistics Canada.
Chart: É«ÖÐÉ« — CanaData.
Change in Manufacturing Employment — Canada vs U.S.
![The m/m jobs count in the U.S. manufacturing sector in February 2021 was +21,000 seasonally adjusted (SA); Canada's comparable figure was +8,000.](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/12/Can-vs-US-U-Rate-Employ-Feb-21-8-1200px.gif)
The last data points are for February, 2021.
“Year-over-year†is the monthly figure versus the same month of the previous year.
Data sources (seasonally adjusted): Statistics Canada and U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Chart: É«ÖÐÉ« — CanaData.
Change in Service Sector Employment — Canada vs U.S.
![The U.S. 'private services providing' jobs count in February 2021 was +513,000 m/m. Services jobs in Canada in the latest month were +256,000 m/m.](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/12/Can-vs-US-U-Rate-Employ-Feb-21-4-1200px.gif)
The latest data points are for February, 2021.
*“Year-over-year†is each month versus the same month of the previous year.
Data sources (seasonally adjusted): Statistics Canada and U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (Department of Labor).
Chart: É«ÖÐÉ« — CanaData.
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