ADP National Employment Report: Private Sector Employment Increased by 145,000 Jobs in March; Annual Pay was Up 6.9%
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Jobs Report
Private employers added 145,000 jobs in March
The job market is beginning to find its balance as consumer demand ebbs and the cost of borrowing goes up.
Change in
Change by Industry Sector
- Goods-producing: 70,000
- Natural resources/mining 47,000
- Construction 53,000
- Manufacturing -30,000
- Service-providing: 75,000
- Trade/transportation/utilities 56,000
- Information -7,000
- Financial activities -51,000
- Professional/business services -46,000
- Education/health services 17,000
- Leisure/hospitality 98,000
- Other services 8,000
Change by
- Northeast: 141,000
- New England 41,000
- Middle Atlantic 100,000
- Midwest: 132,000
- East North Central 84,000
- West North Central 48,000
- South: -228,000
- South Atlantic -60,000
- East South Central -87,000
- West South Central -81,000
- West: 95,000
- Mountain -5,000
- Pacific 100,000
Change by Establishment Size
- Small establishments: 101,000
- 1-19 employees 38,000
- 20-49 employees 63,000
- Medium establishments: 33,000
- 50-249 employees 75,000
- 250-499 employees -42,000
- Large establishments: 10,000
- 500+ employees 10,000
Pay Insights
Pay gains fell faster in March
Pay growth decelerated for both job stayers and job changers. For job stayers, year-over-year gains fell to 6.9 percent from 7.2 percent in February. Pay growth for job changers was 14.2 percent, down from 14.4 percent.
Median Change in Annual Pay (ADP matched person sample)
- Job-Stayers
- Job-Changers
Median Change in Annual Pay for Job-Stayers by Industry Sector
- Goods-producing:
- Natural resources/mining
7.3% - Construction
7.0% - Manufacturing
6.5%
- Service-providing:
- Trade/transportation/utilities
7.0% - Information
6.3% - Financial activities
6.8% - Professional/business services
6.4% - Education/health services
7.2% - Leisure/hospitality
9.6% - Other services
6.6%
Median Change in Annual Pay for Job-Stayers by Firm Size
- Small firms:
- 1-19 employees
5.5% - 20-49 employees
6.9%
- Medium firms:
- 50-249 employees
7.2% - 250-499 employees
7.1%
- Large firms:
- 500+ employees
7.0%
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* Sum of components may not equal total, due to rounding.
The February total of jobs added was revised from 242,000 to 261,000. The historical data file, and weekly data for the previous month, is available at https://adpemploymentreport.com/.
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