ADP Employment Change (Jul) 167K vs 1.2M Expected

(Updated - August 5, 2020 8:16 AM EDT)

• ADP Employment Change (Jul) 167K vs 1.2M Expected

Private sector employment increased by 167,000 jobs from June to July according to the July 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 nonfarm private employment each month on a seasonally-adjusted basis.

July 2020 Report Highlights*

View the ADP National Employment Report Infographic at www.adpemploymentreport.com.

Total U.S. Nonfarm Private Employment: 167,000

By Company Size

- Small businesses: 63,000

• 1-19 employees 45,000
• 20-49 employees 18,000

- Medium businesses: -25,000

• 50-499 employees -25,000

- Large businesses: 129,000

• 500-999 employees 19,000
• 1,000+ employees 111,000

By Sector

- Goods-producing: 1,000

• Natural resources/mining -1,000
• Construction -8,000
• Manufacturing 10,000

- Service-providing: 166,000

• Trade/transportation/utilities 41,000
• Information -3,000
• Financial activities -18,000
• Professional/business services 58,000 - Professional/technical services 8,000 - Management of companies/enterprises 1,000 - Administrative/support services 49,000
• Education/health services 46,000 - Health care/social assistance 40,000 - Education 7,000
• Leisure/hospitality 38,000
• Other services 3,000

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

- Franchise Employment**

• Franchise jobs 21,200

**Complete details on franchise employment can be found here.

"The labor market recovery slowed in the month of July," said Ahu Yildirmaz, vice president and co-head of the ADP Research Institute. "We have seen the slowdown impact businesses across all sizes and sectors."

The matched sample used to develop the ADP National Employment Report was derived from ADP payroll data, which represents 460,000 U.S. clients employing nearly 26 million workers in the U.S. The June total of jobs added was revised from 2,369,000 to 4,314,000.

To obtain additional information about the ADP National Employment Report, including additional charts, supporting data and the schedule of future release dates, or to subscribe to the monthly email alerts and RSS feeds, please visit www.adpemploymentreport.com.

The August 2020 ADP National Employment Report will be released at 8:15 a.m. ET on September 2, 2020.

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