ADP National Employment Report: Private Sector Employment Shed 32,000 Jobs in November; Annual Pay was Up 4.4%
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ADP (ADP) reported private sector employment fell by 32,000 jobs in November 2025 while annual pay for job-stayers rose 4.4% year-over-year, and pay for job-changers rose 6.3%. The report uses anonymized payroll data covering more than 26 million private-sector employees and ADP Pay Insights with 15 million monthly pay-change observations.
Hiring weakness was broad-based but led by small businesses; notable regional gains were the West +67,000 and Midwest +45,000, while the Northeast lost 100,000. Industry declines included manufacturing -18,000 and information -20,000. ADP revised October jobs from 42,000 to 47,000. The December 2025 ADP report is scheduled for January 7, 2025 at 8:15 a.m. ET.
Positive
- Pay for job-stayers +4.4% year-over-year
- Pay for job-changers +6.3% year-over-year
- West region employment +67,000 in November
- Midwest region employment +45,000 in November
- Large establishments (500+) jobs +39,000
Negative
- U.S. private employment change -32,000 in November
- Small establishments net jobs -120,000 in November
- Northeast region employment -100,000 in November
- Information sector jobs -20,000 in November
- Manufacturing sector jobs -18,000 in November
Insights
Private payrolls fell modestly in November while wage growth edged down; this signals softer hiring without a sharp wage shock.
The report shows private-sector employment declined by 32,000, with weakness concentrated in small establishments (net -120,000) and sectors like information (-20,000) and professional/business services (-26,000). Annual pay for job-stayers rose
Risks center on whether the job losses are transient rebalancing or the start of broader cooling: the numbers are uneven across regions (Northeast -100,000 vs West +67,000) and establishment size, so aggregate figures mask dispersion. Watch hiring at small firms and professional/business services for near-term deterioration and whether pay growth decelerates further, especially among job-changers; monitor the December report on
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
"Hiring has been choppy of late as employers weather cautious consumers and an uncertain macroeconomic environment," said Dr. Nela Richardson, chief economist, ADP. "And while November's slowdown was broad-based, it was led by a pullback among small businesses."
November 2025 Report Highlights
View the ADP National Employment Report and interactive charts at www.adpemploymentreport.com.
JOBS REPORT
Private employers shed 32,000 jobs in November
Job creation has been flat during the second half of 2025 and pay growth has been on a downward trend. November hiring was particularly weak in manufacturing, professional and business services, information, and construction.
Change in
Change by Industry
- Goods-producing: -19,000
- Natural resources/mining 8,000
- Construction -9,000
- Manufacturing -18,000
- Service-providing: -13,000
- Trade/transportation/utilities 1,000
- Information -20,000
- Financial activities -9,000
- Professional/business services -26,000
- Education/health services 33,000
- Leisure/hospitality 13,000
- Other services -4,000
Change by
- Northeast: -100,000
- New England -50,000
- Mid-Atlantic -49,000
- Midwest: 45,000
- East North Central 41,000
- West North Central 4,000
- South: -43,000
- South Atlantic -78,000
- East South Central 31,000
- West South Central 3,000
- West: 67,000
- Mountain 13,000
- Pacific 54,000
Change by Establishment Size
- Small establishments: -120,000
- 1-19 employees -46,000
- 20-49 employees -74,000
- Medium establishments: 51,000
- 50-249 employees 31,000
- 250-499 employees 20,000
- Large establishments: 39,000
- 500+ employees 39,000
PAY INSIGHTS
Pay growth slowed in November
Year-over-year pay for job-stayers rose 4.4 percent, down from 4.5 percent growth in October. For job-changers, pay was up 6.3 percent, slowing from 6.7 percent growth the month prior.
Median Change in Annual Pay
- Job-stayers
- Job-changers
Median Change in Annual Pay for Job-Stayers by Industry
- Goods-producing:
- Natural resources/mining
4.3% - Construction
4.4% - Manufacturing
4.8%
- Service-providing:
- Trade/transportation/utilities
4.4% - Information
4.2% - Financial activities
5.2% - Professional/business services
4.2% - Education/health services
4.3% - Leisure/hospitality
4.5% - Other services
4.0%
Median Change in Annual Pay for Job-Stayers by Firm Size
- Small firms:
- 1-19 employees
2.5% - 20-49 employees
4.0%
- Medium firms:
- 50-249 employees
4.7% - 250-499 employees
4.8%
- Large firms:
- 500+ employees
4.9%
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The October total number of jobs added was revised from 42,000 to 47,000.
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/.
The December 2025 ADP National Employment Report will be released on January 7, 2025 at 8:15 a.m. ET.
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