ADP National Employment Report: Private Sector Employment Increased by 63,000 Jobs in February; Annual Pay was Up 4.5%
The ADP National Employment Report is an independent measure of the labor market based on the anonymized weekly payroll data of more than 26 million private-sector employees in
"We've seen an increase in hiring and pay gains remain solid, especially for job-stayers," said Dr.
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JOBS REPORT
Private employers added 63,000 jobs in February
Hiring jumped in February, delivering the best showing for job gains since
Change in
Change by Industry
- Goods-producing: 16,000
- Natural resources/mining 2,000
- Construction 19,000
- Manufacturing -5,000
- Service-providing: 47,000
- Trade/transportation/utilities -1,000
- Information 11,000
- Financial activities 2,000
- Professional/business services -30,000
- Education/health services 58,000
- Leisure/hospitality 1,000
- Other services 6,000
Change by
- Northeast: 11,000
- New England 9,000
- Mid-Atlantic 2,000
- Midwest: -4,000
- East North Central -8,000
- West North Central 4,000
- South: 37,000
- South Atlantic 5,000
- East South Central 6,000
- West South Central 26,000
- West: 19,000
- Mountain 3,000
- Pacific 16,000
Change by Establishment Size
- Small establishments: 60,000
- 1-19 employees 58,000
- 20-49 employees 2,000
- Medium establishments: -7,000
- 50-249 employees -3,000
- 250-499 employees -4,000
- Large establishments: 10,000
- 500+ employees 10,000
PAY INSIGHTS
Pay for job-stayers rose 4.5 percent in February
Pay growth for job-stayers was unchanged in February at 4.5 percent year-over-year. For job-changers, annualized pay growth slowed to 6.3 percent.
Median Change in Annual Pay
- Job-stayers 4.5%
- Job-changers 6.3%
Median Change in Annual Pay for Job-Stayers by Industry
- Goods-producing:
- Natural resources/mining 4.5%
- Construction 4.7%
- Manufacturing 4.9%
- Service-providing:
- Trade/transportation/utilities 4.4%
- Information 4.0%
- Financial activities 5.2%
- Professional/business services 4.3%
- Education/health services 4.3%
- Leisure/hospitality 4.6%
- Other services 4.1%
Median Change in Annual Pay for Job-Stayers by Firm Size
- Small firms:
- 1-19 employees 2.6%
- 20-49 employees 4.1%
- Medium firms:
- 50-249 employees 4.7%
- 250-499 employees 4.8%
- Large firms:
- 500+ employees 4.9%
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The January total number of jobs added was revised from 22,000 to 11,000.
For additional information about the ADP National Employment Report, including historical files, employment and pay data, methodology, and a calendar of release dates, please visit https://adpemploymentreport.com/.
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