Employment in Canada increased by 634,800 jobs from February to March according to the March 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.

March 2021 Report Highlights*

Total Canada Nonfarm Payroll Employment1:     634,800

Industry Snapshot:

– Goods Producing:

• Manufacturing     53,000

• Construction     25,300

• Natural Resources and Mining     3,800

– Service Providing:

• Trade/Transportation and Utilities     164,400

• Information     7,200

• Finance/Real Estate     13,600

• Professional/Business Services     65,500

– Professional/Technical     27,800

– Management of Companies     2,400

– Administrative and Support     35,200

• Education & Health Care     88,200

– Educational Services     32,300

– Health Care     55,900

• Leisure and Hospitality     151,200

• Other Services2     62,700

* Sum of components may not equal total, due to rounding.

“March recorded significant job gains in the labour market, with all sectors adding jobs,” said Nela Richardson, chief economist, ADP. “The relaxed restrictions in some provinces have contributed to the job growth, led by trade, transportation and utilities; and leisure and hospitality leading the way. We are continuing to keep a close watch on the service sector and those industries that require consumer contact, as their trajectory will be determined by the path of the virus and number of cases, varying restrictions, as well as changes in business practices that lead to an increased reliance on automation post-pandemic.”

The February total of jobs added was revised from -100,800 to 271,700.

The April 2021 ADP Canada National Employment Report will be released at 8:30a.m.ET on May 20, 2021.

About the ADP Canada National Employment Report

The ADP Canada National Employment Report is a monthly measure of the change in total Canada nonfarm payroll employment derived from actual, anonymous payroll data of client companies served by ADP Canada. The report, which measures more than two million workers in Canada, is produced by the ADP Research Institute®, a specialized group within the company that provides insights around employment trends and workforce strategy.

Each month, the ADP Research Institute issues the ADP Canada National Employment Report as part of the company’s commitment to adding deeper insights into the labour market in Canada and providing businesses, governments and others with a source of credible and valuable information.  The ADP Canada National Employment Report is broadly distributed to the public each month, free of charge.

For a description of the underlying data and the statistical model used to create this report, please see “ADP Canada National Employment Report: Development Methodology”.

About the ADP Research Institute

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