About Matakin Aikin Yi (CAD)

The employment change figure for Canada measures the net number of people entering or leaving the workforce in the reference period. It is one of the most timely indicators of labour market momentum.

Why FX traders watch it

Employment growth is a direct indicator of economic expansion. Strong job creation supports consumer spending and taxes government revenues, reducing the likelihood of fiscal stimulus that could weaken the cad.

How to interpret the data

An employment print above expectations signals a tight labour market and is typically cad-positive. A weak print or job losses raise concerns about a slowdown and can shift Bank of Canada policy toward easing.

Historical Matakin Aikin Yi (CAD)

Source: Bank of Canada/StatCan · Monthly · Thousands

Data Source

Primary Source

Bank of Canada/StatCan

Official Series ID

14-10-0289-01

External Link

View Official Data Page

Data Format and Properties

Data Frequency

Monthly

Unit of Measure

Thousands

JSON Response Structure

The endpoint returns a chronological list of observations in JSON format.

{ "currency": "CAD", "indicator": "employment", "has_official_forecast": false, "start_date": "2023-01-01", "end_date": "2023-12-31", "data": [ { "date": "2024-07-01", "val": 4.2, "announcement_datetime": 1722456000 } ] }

Request Parameters & Usage

Parameter	Required	Format	Description
`start_date`	NO	`YYYY-MM-DD`	Optional lower bound for the requested history.
`end_date`	NO	`YYYY-MM-DD`	Optional upper bound. Defaults to the current date.
`api_key`	CONDITIONAL	`string`	Required for non-USD announcement requests. USD announcement requests are public without an API key.

Example Usage

To retrieve Matakin Aikin Yi data for CAD from 2023:

GET https://fxmacrodata.com/api/v1/announcements/cad/employment?start_date=2023-01-01&end_date=2023-12-31&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY