Total Canada Nonfarm Payroll Employment1: -231,200
Industry Snapshot:
– Goods Producing:
- Manufacturing -17,900
- Construction -45,400
- Natural Resources and Mining -1,700
– Service Providing:
- Trade/Transportation and Utilities -62,600
- Information -3,100
- Finance/Real Estate -5,900
- Professional/Business Services -17,500
– Professional/Technical 2,200
– Management of Companies -1,200
– Administrative and Support -18,600 - Education & Health Care -11,400
– Educational Services 8,300
– Health Care -19,800 - Leisure and Hospitality -55,100
- Other Services2 -10,600
* Sum of components may not equal total, due to rounding.
“January reported a decrease in jobs, the largest decrease since May 2020 during the lockdown period,” said Nela Richardson, chief economist, ADP. “The surge in COVID-19 cases and public health restrictions resulted in mass layoffs. Job losses were reported in every sector, led by trade, transportation and utilities; leisure and hospitality; and construction.”
The December total of jobs added was revised from -28,800 to 338,200.
