Canadian employment rose by 36,200 jobs in February from January, according to the ADP Canada national employment report released today.

“We saw continued strength in employment growth this month,” said Ahu Yildirmaz, VP and co-head of the ADP Research Institute. “There were significant increases in many industries. However, professional services added the most jobs in February, after experiencing losses for the past four months. This growth was primarily driven by administrative support positions which buoyed the overall decrease in management roles.”

In the goods-producing sector, jobs increased in manufacturing by 5,900 and in construction by 5,700; however, jobs in natural resources and mining decreased by 3,500.

Professional/business services led gains in the service-providing sector with an increase of 7,000 jobs; gains of 6,700 administrative and support jobs and 4,600 professional/technical jobs offset a loss of 4,300 jobs in management of companies. Leisure and hospitality gained 6,200 jobs and trade/transportation and utilities gained 5,500 jobs.

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