About Deltidssysselsetting (CAD)

Part-time employment for Canada counts workers employed fewer than 35 hours per week, including both voluntary part-time and involuntary (underemployment). Involuntary part-time work is a key slack indicator.

Why FX traders watch it

High involuntary part-time employment signals hidden labour market slack that can dampen wage growth even when headline unemployment is low, an important nuance for the Bank of Canada's assessment of economic capacity.

How to interpret the data

Rising involuntary part-time employment during an expansion is a dovish signal; it indicates more workers want full-time jobs, limiting wage pressure. Falling part-time counts alongside rising full-time employment is the most bullish combination for the cad.

Historical Deltidssysselsetting (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": "part_time_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 Deltidssysselsetting data for CAD from 2023:

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