ADP Employment Change (Sep) 135K vs 135K Expected

(Updated - October 4, 2017 8:15 AM EDT)

• ADP Employment Change (Sep) 135K vs 135K Expected

Private sector employment increased by 135,000 jobs from August to September according to the September 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.

September 2017 Report Highlights*

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

Total U.S. Nonfarm Private Employment: 135,000

By Company Size

• Small businesses: -7,000
  • 1-19 employees -11,000
  • 20-49 employees 4,000
• Medium businesses: 63,000
  • 50-499 employees 63,000
• Large businesses: 79,000
  • 500-999 employees 16,000
  • 1,000+ employees 63,000

By Sector

• Goods-producing: 48,000
  • Natural resources/mining 1,000
  • Construction 29,000
  • Manufacturing 18,000
• Service-providing: 88,000
  • Trade/transportation/utilities -18,000
  • Information -11,000
  • Financial activities 4,000
  • Professional/business services 51,000
    • Professional/technical services 40,000
    • Management of companies/enterprises 5,000
    • Administrative/support services 6,000
  • Education/health services 29,000
    • Health care/social assistance 28,000
    • Education 1,000
  • Leisure/hospitality 20,000
  • Other services 13,000

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

• Franchise Employment**
  • Franchise jobs 14,000

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

"In September, small businesses experienced a dip in hiring," said Ahu Yildirmaz, vice president and co-head of the ADP Research Institute. "This is in part due to Hurricane's Harvey and Irma which significantly impacted smaller retailers. In addition, the continued slow down we have seen in small business hiring could be due to a lack of competitive compensation to attract skilled talent."

Mark Zandi, chief economist of Moody's Analytics, said, "Hurricanes Harvey and Irma hurt the job market in September. Looking through the storms the job market remains sturdy and strong."

To see Chart 1. Change in Total Nonfarm Private Employment, please click here: http://media.marketwire.com/attachments/201710/MOD-104511_Chart1ChangeinTotalNonfarmPrivateEmployment.jpg

To see Chart 2. Historical Trend -- Change in Total Nonfarm Private Employment, please click here: http://media.marketwire.com/attachments/201710/MOD-104512_Chart2HistoricalTrendChangeinTotalNonfarmPrivateEmployment.jpg

To see Chart 3. Change in Nonfarm Private Employment by Selected Industry, please click here: http://media.marketwire.com/attachments/201710/MOD-104513_Chart3ChangeinNonfarmPrivateEmploymentbySelectedIndustry.jpg

To see Chart 4. Change in Nonfarm Private Employment by Company Size, please click here: http://media.marketwire.com/attachments/201710/MOD-104514_Chart4ChangeinNonfarmPrivateEmploymentbyCompanySize.jpg

The matched sample used to develop the ADP National Employment Report was derived from ADP payroll data, which represents 411,000 U.S. clients employing nearly 24 million workers in the U.S. The August total of jobs added was revised down from 235,000 to 228,000.

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.

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