Source: Adapted from ADP National Employment Report
ADP_National_Numbers_for_April-2019
Private sector employment increased by 275,000 jobs from March to April according to the April ADP National Employment Report®. Most sectors reported significant increases with only natural resources/mining and information services showing minor declines.
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: 77,000 (1-19 employees: 32,000, 20-49 employees: 45,000)
Medium businesses: 145,000 (50-499 employees: 145,000)
Large businesses: 53,000 (500-900 employees: 20,000, 1000+ employees: 33,000)
Sector*
Goods-producing: 52,000 (construction at 49,000, manufacturing at 5,000, with only natural resources/mining showing declines at -2,000.)
Service-providing: 223,000 (the biggest of which were Professional/business services at 59,000, Education & Health at 54,000, Leisure & Hospitality at 53,000, Trade/transportation/utilities at 37,000, Other services at 14,000, Financial Activities at 6,000 and Information services showing a decline at -1,000.)
Franchise Employment: 9,500 (Franchise jobs at 9,500.)
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 April, 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.