Source: The Canadian Press

Non-farm payroll employment rose by 30,100 in March, bringing total gains since the start of the upward trend in August 2009 to 115,700, or 0.8%.

Statistics Canada reports payroll employment rose for a fourth straight month in manufacturing, increasing by 6,100.

Both construction (up 5,600) and mining, oil and gas extraction (up 3,900) also had gains in payroll employment in March.

There was modest monthly job growth spread across the service sector (up 8,600).

Services’ gains were partly offset by declines in retail trade.

Average weekly earnings, including overtime, of non-farm payroll employees was $844.45, up 2.9% from March 2009.