ADP: National Private-Sector Employment Increased in April

On May 4, 2016

Private-sector employment increased by 156,000 jobs from March to April according to the April ADP National Employment Report®. Distributed to the public each month, the ADP National Employment Report is produced by ADP® in collaboration with Moody’s Analytics. The report, which is derived from ADP’s actual payroll data, measures the change in total nonfarm private employment each month on a seasonally-adjusted basis.

April 2016 Report Highlights*

Total U.S. Nonfarm Private Employment: 156,000

• By Company Size 
  • Small businesses: 93,000 
    • 1-19 employees 50,000
    • 20-49 employees 43,000
  • Medium businesses: 39,000 
    • 50-499 employees 39,000
  • Large businesses: 24,000 
    • 500-999 employees 15,000
    • 1,000+ employees 9,000
• By Sector 
  • Goods-producing -11,000
  • Service-providing 166,000
• Industry Snapshot
  • Construction 14,000
  • Manufacturing -13,000
  • Trade/transportation/utilities 25,000
  • Financial activities 4,000
  • Professional/business services 27,000

* Sum of components may not equal total, due to rounding.

 

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