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Canada sees modest job growth in July, ‘leisure and hospitality’ jobs lead gain: ADP

August 16, 2018

Employment in Canada rose by 11,600 jobs in July from June, according to the ADP Canada National Employment Report. Additionally, results from June were revised upward to a gain of 22,000 jobs from the previously reported loss of 10,500 jobs.

“We saw moderate job growth for the month of July,” said Ahu Yildirmaz, VP and co-head of the ADP Research Institute. “The growth is due to an uptick in hiring in leisure and hospitality and solid improvements in healthcare and professional and business services. However, the industries closely tied to trade struggled with widespread losses.”

In the goods-producing sector, construction jobs rose by 4,700 while manufacturing jobs decreased by 2,100 and natural resources and mining jobs decreased by 3,600.

Leisure and hospitality jobs led gains in the service-providing sector, up by 10,800, followed by gains of 4,400 in professional/business services jobs and 3,000 in the education and healthcare segment.

On the flip side, information jobs fell by 3,800 — followed by trade/transportation and utilities jobs, down by 1,200.

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.