Tracking Canada’s Labour Statistics with Plotnine

Author

Victor Yuan

Published

February 6, 2026

Last Updated

February 6, 2026

This submission won the 2025 Plotnine Contest by Posit

Sector Shifts: Where Canada’s Jobs Are Moving

Track the number of industries gaining or losing jobs each month. Boxes are shaded based on percentage change from previous month in each industry’s employment levels. Change in employment levels is listed for 1 month, 5 months, 1 year, and 5 years. Data pulled directly from StatCan [1].

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