# Canadian employment services revenue fell 1.3% in 2025 > Revenue slipped to C$23.9 billion as the operating profit margin narrowed to 3.8%. - Canonical URL: https://newsverum.com/en/news/canada-employment-services-revenue-fell-to-23-9-billion-in-2025 - Publisher: Newsverum - Section: Economy - Country: Canada - Published: 2026-10-20T23:01:22+00:00 - Updated: 2026-10-20T23:01:22+00:00 - Event / data period: 2025 - Other editions: [Türkçe](https://newsverum.com/tr/news/canada-employment-services-revenue-fell-to-23-9-billion-in-2025.md), [العربية](https://newsverum.com/ar/news/canada-employment-services-revenue-fell-to-23-9-billion-in-2025.md), [Français](https://newsverum.com/fr/news/canada-employment-services-revenue-fell-to-23-9-billion-in-2025.md), [Español](https://newsverum.com/es/news/canada-employment-services-revenue-fell-to-23-9-billion-in-2025.md), [Deutsch](https://newsverum.com/de/news/canada-employment-services-revenue-fell-to-23-9-billion-in-2025.md), [Português](https://newsverum.com/pt/news/canada-employment-services-revenue-fell-to-23-9-billion-in-2025.md) Statistics Canada reported October 19 that operating revenue in Canada’s employment services industry group fell 1.3% in 2025 to C$23.9 billion, the second consecutive annual decline. The group includes employment placement and executive search agencies, temporary help services and professional employer organizations. Operating expenses declined 0.8% to C$23.0 billion, and the operating profit margin narrowed to 3.8% from 4.3% in 2024. The decline was concentrated in Quebec, where revenue fell C$538 million, or 12.8%; gains in Ontario, Alberta and Saskatchewan partly offset it. Businesses accounted for 81.7% of sales, while the public-sector share fell to 12.0%. These are industry survey estimates; data for 2023 and 2024 were revised. ## Data ### Canada employment services industry, 2025 2025 operating revenue, expenses and operating profit margin for Canada’s employment services industry group. Methodology: Statistics Canada industry survey. Canadian national total in current Canadian dollars; revenue and expenses are annual flows, and margin is operating profit as a share of revenue. 2023–2024 data were revised with this release. | label | value | unit | period | basis | |---|---|---|---|---| | Operating revenue | 23.9 | billion CAD | 2025 | observed | | Operating expenses | 23.0 | billion CAD | 2025 | observed | | Operating profit margin | 3.8 | % | 2025 | observed | Sources: · Download data: [JSON](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/canada-employment-services-revenue-fell-to-23-9-billion-in-2025/data/canada-employment-services-industry-2025?lang=en&format=json) · [CSV](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/canada-employment-services-revenue-fell-to-23-9-billion-in-2025/data/canada-employment-services-industry-2025?lang=en&format=csv) ## Sources - [Statistics Canada]() (Source checked: 2026-10-21; Published: 2026-10-19) --- Cite the canonical URL above. [Editorial standards and corrections](https://newsverum.com/en/editorial)