Source: ADP National Employment Report - ADP Research Institute
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Private sector (non-farm) employment increased by 271,000 jobs from November to December according to the December 2018 ADP National Employment Report®. Broadly distributed to the public each month, free of charge, the ADP National Employment Report is produced by the ADP Research Institute® in collaboration with Moody’s Analytics. The report, which is derived from ADP’s actual payroll data, measures the change in total non-farm private employment each month on a seasonally-adjusted basis.
The report further elaborates job growth by company size and sector as shown below.
Company Size*
Small businesses: 89,000 (1-19 employees: 25,000, 20-49 employees: 63,000)
Medium businesses: 129,000 (50-499 employees: 129,000)
Large businesses: 54,000 (500-900 employees: 48,000, 1000+ employees: 6,000)
Sector*
Goods-producing: 47,000 (construction increased by 37,000, and manufacturing increased by 12,000 while natural resources & mining declined by 2,000)
Service-providing: 224,000 (which included Professional/business services at 66,000, Education & Health at 61,000, Leisure & Hospitality at 39,000, Trade/transportation/utilities at 33,000, Financial Activities at 7,000, Information at 6,000 and 'Other services' at 12,000)
Franchise Employment: 11,500 (franchise-related jobs increased by 11,500)
Each month, ADP issues the ADP National Employment Report as part of the company’s commitment to adding deeper insights into the U.S. labor market and providing businesses, governments and others with a source of credible and valuable information. A copy of the complete results for December 2018 in PDF format may be obtained at this ADP website.
For additional information about the ADP National Employment Report, including additional charts, supporting data and supporting schedules visit the ADP Employment Report website.
* - note: the sum of components may not equal the total, due to rounding.