Employment in Canada rose by 35,400 jobs in January, according to the ADP Canada National Employment Report. However, the December decline in total of jobs was revised downward to a loss of 20,900 jobs from the previously reported loss of 13,000 jobs.

“2019 is off to a strong start,” said Ahu Yildirmaz, VP and co-head of the ADP Research Institute. “While there was a slowdown in education and healthcare, all other industries performed very well. Trade had a significant increase in employment, accounting for approximately one third of all jobs added this month.”

In the goods-producing sector, manufacturing jobs rose by 5,800; construction jobs rose by 2,900; and natural resources and mining jobs rose by 1,200.

Jobs in trade/transportation and utilities, which led gains in the service-providing sector, increased by 12,400 jobs. That was followed by gains of 8,600 in professional/business services; 3,100 in information; 2,300 in leisure and hospitality; 2,000 in finance/real estate; and 1,600 in “other services.”

On the flip side, jobs decreased by 4,100 in the education and healthcare sector.

The ADP Research Institute produces the report in close collaboration with Moody’s Analytics Inc. Derived from ADP payroll data, the report measures the change in total nonfarm payroll employment each month on a seasonally adjusted basis.