Employment in Canada fell by 13,000 jobs in December, according to the ADP Canada National Employment Report. However, the November total of jobs added was revised upward to a gain of 74,000 jobs from the previously reported gain of 39,100 jobs.

“Despite a dip in job growth in December, overall gains for 2018 were strong,” said Ahu Yildirmaz, VP and co-head of the ADP Research Institute. “Of the more than 340,000 jobs added this year, education and healthcare, professional services and leisure and hospitality were significant drivers of growth.”

In the goods-producing sector, construction jobs fell by 6,900; manufacturing jobs rose by 4,700 and natural resources and mining jobs rose by 1,400.

Jobs in trade/transportation and utilities, which led losses in the service-providing sector, decreased by 7,700 jobs. That was followed by losses of 3,500 in “other services”; 2,600 in finance/real estate; 1,900 in leisure and hospitality; and 1,100 jobs in information.

On the flip side, jobs increased by 3,000 in the education and healthcare sector and by 1,600 in professional/business services.

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.