The number of employees receiving pay or benefits from their employer—measured as "payroll employees" in the Survey of Employment, Payrolls and Hours—rose by 71,100 (+0.4%) in January, following an increase of 53,700 (+0.3%) in December 2022. Overall payroll employment has generally trended upwards over the previous five months, resulting in cumulative gains of 275,400 (+1.6%) from September 2022 to January 2023.
Payroll employment increased in six provinces in January, with the largest gains observed in Ontario (+17,700; +0.3%), Alberta (+14,500; +0.7%) and Quebec (+13,900; +0.3%).
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