Monthly Agriculture Employment Figures From Statistics Canada

Statistics Canada provides monthly counts of employees in the agriculture and support activities industries. Data is unadjusted for seasonality and covers the last five months. The dataset is maintained by Statistics Canada and was last updated in March 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze month-over-month changes in the agriculture employment count to identify seasonal hiring patterns.
• Model the relationship between agriculture employment figures and other economic time-series data.
• Track recent trends in the support activities for agriculture industry using the latest five months of data.

Strengths

• Data is provided by Statistics Canada, the national statistical office.
• Time-series data is updated monthly, offering recent figures.
• Covers two related industry classifications: agriculture and support activities.

Limitations

• The dataset is limited to only the last five months of data.
• Data is unadjusted for seasonality, which may obscure underlying trends.
• Sample size and row count are unknown, limiting assessment of statistical power.

Provenance

Source

Statistics Canada

Collection Method

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Time Range

Last 5 months (as of March 2026)

Freshness

Updated monthly; last update was March 2026.

Geography

Canada