Canada adds jobs in July, led by service providing sectors - ADP

FILE PHOTO: A woman walks past a "Help wanted" sign at a retail store in Ottawa·Reuters

TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada added 221,300 jobs in July as the reopening of the economy led to hiring in the leisure and hospitality sector as well as trade, transportation and utilities, a report from payroll services provider ADP showed on Thursday.

The June data was revised to show 106,200 jobs were lost rather than a decline of 294,200. The report, which is derived from ADP's payrolls data, measures the change in total non-farm payroll employment each month on a seasonally-adjusted basis.

(Reporting by Fergal Smith; Editing by Andrew Cawthorne)

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