Source: ADP National Employment Report (ADP Research Institute)
ADP National for February 2019
Private sector employment gains were not as significant last month but still increased by 183,000 jobs from January to February, according to the February 2019 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: 12,000 (1-19 employees: -8,000, 20-49 employees: 20,000)
Medium businesses: 95,000 (50-499 employees: 95,000)
Large businesses: 77,000 (500-900 employees: 22,000, 1000+ employees: 54,000)
Sector*
Goods-producing: 44,000 (the biggest of which was construction at 25,000, followed by manufacturing at 17,000 and then natural resources/mining at 3,000.)
Service-providing - 139,000 (the biggest of which were Professional/business services at 49,000, Education & Health at 37,000, Financial Activities at 21,000, Trade/transportation/utilities at 14,000, Information at 7,000, Leisure & Hospitality at 4,000, and Other services at 7,000.)
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 February, 2019 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.
*-Be aware that the sum of component numbers reflected above may not equal totals due to rounding.