ADP National Employment Report: Private Sector Employment Increased by 62,000 Jobs in April; Annual Pay was Up 4.5%
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ADP's National Employment Report shows private sector jobs increased by 62,000 in April 2025, with annual pay rising 4.5% year-over-year. The report, based on payroll data from over 25 million U.S. employees, reveals mixed performance across sectors.
Key findings include:
- Goods-producing sectors added 26,000 jobs
- Service-providing sectors gained 34,000 jobs
- Education/health services lost 23,000 jobs
- Job-changers saw pay increases of 6.9%
By establishment size, small businesses added 11,000 jobs, medium establishments gained 40,000, and large companies increased by 12,000. Regional performance varied, with the Midwest leading at 42,000 jobs added, while the South showed minimal growth at 3,000 jobs. The March employment figures were revised down from 155,000 to 147,000 jobs.
Positive
- Private sector added 62,000 jobs in April 2025
- Annual pay growth remains strong at 4.5% for job-stayers
- Job-changers saw increased pay gains of 6.9%, up from 6.7% in March
- Medium-sized establishments showed strongest job growth with 40,000 new positions
- Financial activities sector showed robust pay growth at 5.1%
Negative
- Total job additions significantly lower than March's 147,000
- Education/health services lost 23,000 jobs
- Information sector declined by 8,000 jobs
- Professional/business services showed negative growth (-2,000 jobs)
- Small businesses (20-49 employees) lost 9,000 jobs
- West South Central region lost 43,000 jobs
News Market Reaction
On the day this news was published, ADP gained 1.63%, reflecting a mild positive market reaction.
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The jobs report and pay insights use ADP's fine-grained anonymized and aggregated payroll data to provide a representative picture of the private-sector labor market. The report details the current month's total private employment change, and weekly job data from the previous month. Because the underlying ADP payroll databases are continuously updated, the report provides a high-frequency, near real-time measure of
"Unease is the word of the day. Employers are trying to reconcile policy and consumer uncertainty with a run of mostly positive economic data," said Dr. Nela Richardson, chief economist, ADP. "It can be difficult to make hiring decisions in such an environment."
April 2025 Report Highlights*
View the ADP National Employment Report and interactive charts at www.adpemploymentreport.com.
JOBS REPORT
Private employers added 62,000 jobs in April
Education and health services, information, and professional and business services lost jobs, while hiring in other sectors was moderate.
Change in
Change by Industry Sector
- Goods-producing: 26,000
- Natural resources/mining 6,000
- Construction 16,000
- Manufacturing 4,000
- Service-providing: 34,000
- Trade/transportation/utilities 21,000
- Information -8,000
- Financial activities 20,000
- Professional/business services -2,000
- Education/health services -23,000
- Leisure/hospitality 27,000
- Other services -1,000
Change by
- Northeast: 10,000
- New England -33,000
- Middle Atlantic 43,000
- Midwest: 42,000
- East North Central 39,000
- West North Central 3,000
- South: 3,000
- South Atlantic -8,000
- East South Central 54,000
- West South Central -43,000
- West: 9,000
- Mountain 8,000
- Pacific 1,000
Change by Establishment Size
- Small establishments: 11,000
- 1-19 employees 20,000
- 20-49 employees -9,000
- Medium establishments: 40,000
- 50-249 employees 21,000
- 250-499 employees 19,000
- Large establishments: 12,000
- 500+ employees 12,000
PAY INSIGHTS
Pay gains were steady in April
Pay for job-stayers rose 4.5 percent in April from a year earlier, a slight deceleration from March. Year-over-year pay gains for job-changers accelerated, rising from 6.7 percent in March to 6.9 percent in April.
Median Change in Annual Pay (ADP matched person sample)
- Job-Stayers
- Job-Changers 6.
Median Change in Annual Pay for Job-Stayers by Industry Sector
- Goods-producing:
- Natural resources/mining
4.4% - Construction
4.7% - Manufacturing
4.6%
- Service-providing:
- Trade/transportation/utilities
4.3% - Information
4.1% - Financial activities
5.1% - Professional/business services
4.3% - Education/health services
4.7% - Leisure/hospitality
4.7% - Other services
4.3%
Median Change in Annual Pay for Job-Stayers by Firm Size
- Small firms:
- 1-19 employees
2.8% - 20-49 employees
4.2%
- Medium firms:
- 50-249 employees
4.8% - 250-499 employees
4.9%
- Large firms:
- 500+ employees
4.8%
To see Pay Insights by
* Sum of components may not equal total due to rounding.
The March total number of jobs added was revised from 155,000 to 147,000. The historical data file and weekly data for the previous month are available at https://adpemploymentreport.com/.
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The May 2025 ADP National Employment Report will be released at 8:15 a.m. ET on June 4, 2025.
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