The Canadian staffing index, which measures staffing activity in Canada, rose 6% in January on a year-over-year basis to a reading of 106.

“Given that the index is up 6% with the same number of working days as in the prior-year month, the January index suggests a continuation of the trend of moderate growth for the overall industry that we observed throughout much of 2017,” said Timothy Landhuis, senior research manager at Staffing Industry Analysts.

On a month-over-month basis, the index rose 4% in January.

The Canadian Staffing Index measures the hours of labor performed by a sampling of temporary and contract staffing in the staffing industry. Staffing Industry Analysts produces the index on behalf of the Association of Canadian Search, Employment and Staffing Services.