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204,000
Change in U.S. nonfarm private sector employment
CHANGE BY BUSINESS SIZE
Small
1-49 Employees
62,000
Midsized
50-499 Employees
88,000
Large
500 or more Employees
54,000
CHANGE BY SECTOR & INDUSTRY
Goods-producing Sector
44,000
Natural Resources & Mining 7,000
Construction 27,000
Manufacturing 10,000
Service-providing Sector
160,000
Trade, Transportation & Utilities 14,000
Information -2,000
Financial Activities 7,000
Professional & Business 58,000
Education & Health 39,000
Leisure & Hospitality 36,000
Other Services 8,000
Note: All size data included in the ADP National Employment Report is based on size of business, defined as an entity with a unique Employer Identification Number, which may include multiple establishments. Sum of components may not equal total due to rounding.
Total Employment
Historical Trend
Change By Company Size
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The ADP National Employment Report® is published monthly by the ADP Research Institute® in close collaboration with Moody’s Analytics and its experienced team of labor market researchers. The ADP National Employment Report provides a monthly snapshot of U.S. nonfarm private sector employment based on actual transactional payroll data.
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