Employment in Canada increased by 9,600 jobs from August to September according to the September ADP® Canada National Employment Report. Broadly distributed to the public each month, free of charge, the ADP Canada National Employment Report is produced by the ADP Research Institute®. The report, which is derived from actual ADP payroll data, measures the change in total nonfarm payroll employment each month on a seasonally-adjusted basis.

Total Canada Nonfarm Payroll Employment1: 9,600

Industry Snapshot:

• Goods Producing:
- Manufacturing 5,600
- Construction 42,000
- Natural Resources and Mining -1,200

• Service Providing:
- Trade/Transportation and Utilities 7,400
- Information -500
- Finance/Real Estate -2,400
- Professional/Business Services 27,300
-- -- Professional/Technical 3,300
-- -- Management of Companies -1,500
-- -- Administrative and Support 25,600
- Education & Health Care -12,800
-- -- Educational Services -14,000
-- -- Health Care 1,200
- Leisure and Hospitality -32,400
- Other Services2 -23,400


"The uneven jobs recovery continued in September as the payroll data signaled both substantial gains coupled with notable losses," said Nela Richardson, chief economist, ADP. "Construction; professional business services; and trade, transportation and utilities added jobs; while leisure and hospitality; and education and health care reported a decline."