# Canada Employment Level – Aug 7, 2026: 21,214.80

> Canonical page: https://fxmacrodata.com/canada/employment/announcements/cad_employment_2026-08-07
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| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Status | Released |
| Actual | 21,214.80 |
| Previous | 21,139.70 |
| Forecast | -- |
| Surprise | -- |
| Reference period | 2026-07-31 |
| Release time (local) | 2026-08-07 08:30 America/Toronto |
| Release time (UTC) | 2026-08-07 12:30 UTC |
| Release ID | cad_employment_2026-08-07 |

Canada Employment Level came in at 21,214.80 on Aug 7, 2026, compared with 21,139.70 previously. See the full release history, chart, Bank of Canada context, and API access for this series.

## Recent release history

| Release date | Actual | Previous | Forecast |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-08-07 | 21,214.80 | 21,139.70 | -- |
| 2026-07-10 | 21,139.70 | 21,121.50 | -- |
| 2026-06-05 | 21,121.50 | 21,033.70 | -- |
| 2026-05-08 | 21,033.70 | 21,051.40 | -- |
| 2026-04-10 | 21,051.40 | 21,037.30 | -- |
| 2026-03-13 | 21,037.30 | 21,121.20 | -- |
| 2026-02-06 | 21,121.20 | 21,146.00 | -- |
| 2026-01-09 | 21,146.00 | 21,135.90 | -- |
| 2025-12-05 | 21,135.90 | 21,083.60 | -- |
| 2025-11-07 | 21,083.60 | 21,009.90 | -- |
| 2025-10-10 | 21,009.90 | 20,956.60 | -- |
| 2025-09-05 | 20,956.60 | 21,018.30 | -- |

## API access

```
GET https://fxmacrodata.com/api/v1/announcements/cad/employment?api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
```

The endpoint returns the full announcement history for this series, including point-in-time release timestamps.

## Related

- Previous release: https://fxmacrodata.com/canada/employment/announcements/cad_employment_2026-07-10
- Full series and chart: https://fxmacrodata.com/canada/employment
- Machine-readable surfaces index: https://fxmacrodata.com/llms.txt