In fact, ADP reported in early March that companies added jobs at a rapid pace in February 2017, with private
sector employment surging by 298,000 — a total that shattered market expectations.
Not exact matches
The parallels with the recent Canadian experience are obvious: the
surge in the prices of oil and other commodities that began in 2002 has been accompanied by a fall in
employment in the Canadian manufacturing
sector.
Analysts were encouraged however by the
surge in new service
sector jobs, explaining that a broad - based improvement in
employment across all
sectors is necessary for sustainable economic growth.
Employment and investment in the
sector surged to record levels in 2017 and the industry's contribution to GDP reached an all - time high of # 1.5 billion.
Though this
surge is propelled mainly by the public's trust in stable
employment, the positivity is, in contrast, conveyed with hesitancy in
sectors such as quality of life, the stock market and the economy.