ADP National Employment Report: Private Sector Employment Increased by 192,000 Jobs in April; Annual Pay was Up 5.0%
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"Hiring was broad-based in April," said
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JOBS REPORT
Private employers added 192,000 jobs in April
The average pace of hiring has accelerated over the last three months after slowing late last year, almost matching gains made in the first half of 2023. Pay growth continues to slow.
Change in
Change by Industry Sector
- Goods-producing: 47,000
- Natural resources/mining 3,000
- Construction 35,000
- Manufacturing 9,000
- Service-providing: 145,000
- Trade/transportation/utilities 26,000
- Information -4,000
- Financial activities 16,000
- Professional/business services 22,000
- Education/health services 26,000
- Leisure/hospitality 56,000
- Other services 3,000
Change by
- Northeast: 36,000
- New England 14,000
- Middle Atlantic 22,000
- Midwest: 33,000
- East North Central 34,000
- West North Central -1,000
- South: 124,000
- South Atlantic 51,000
- East South Central 28,000
- West South Central 45,000
- West: 11,000
- Mountain 7,000
- Pacific 4,000
Change by Establishment Size
- Small establishments: 38,000
- 1-19 employees 39,000
- 20-49 employees -1,000
- Medium establishments: 62,000
- 50-249 employees 46,000
- 250-499 employees 16,000
- Large establishments: 98,000
- 500+ employees 98,000
PAY INSIGHTS
Pay gains for job-changers slowed in April
Year-over-year pay gains for job-stayers were little changed in April at 5 percent. Pay growth for job-changers fell from 10.1 percent in March to 9.3 percent, but remains higher than it was at the beginning of the year.
Median Change in Annual Pay (ADP matched person sample)
- Job-Stayers 5.0%
- Job-Changers 9.3%
Median Change in Annual Pay for Job-Stayers by Industry Sector
- Goods-producing:
- Natural resources/mining 4.7%
- Construction 5.9%
- Manufacturing 4.6%
- Service-providing:
- Trade/transportation/utilities 4.7%
- Information 4.4%
- Financial activities 5.1%
- Professional/business services 4.9%
- Education/health services 5.7%
- Leisure/hospitality 5.8%
- Other services 5.7%
Median Change in Annual Pay for Job-Stayers by Firm Size
- Small firms:
- 1-19 employees 5.0%
- 20-49 employees 5.2%
- Medium firms:
- 50-249 employees 5.2%
- 250-499 employees 5.0%
- Large firms:
- 500+ employees 4.9%
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* Sum of components may not equal total, due to rounding.
The March total of jobs added was revised from 184,000 to 208,000. The historical data file, and weekly data for the previous month, is available at https://adpemploymentreport.com/.
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