April Private Sector Employment Crushes Estimate

(Updated - May 1, 2019 8:16 AM EDT)

• ADP Employment Change (Apr) 275K vs 180K Expected

Private sector employment increased by 275,000 jobs from March to April according to the April 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.

April 2019 Report Highlights*

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

Total U.S. Nonfarm Private Employment: 275,000

By 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

• 500-999 employees 20,000
• 1,000+ employees 33,000

By Sector

- Goods-producing: 52,000

• Natural resources/mining -2,000
• Construction 49,000
• Manufacturing 5,000

- Service-providing: 223,000

• Trade/transportation/utilities 37,000
• Information -1,000
• Financial activities 6,000
• Professional/business services 59,000- Professional/technical services 28,000- Management of companies/enterprises 7,000- Administrative/support services 25,000
• Education/health services 54,000- Health care/social assistance 46,000- Education 9,000
• Leisure/hospitality 53,000
• Other services 14,000

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

- Franchise Employment**

• Franchise jobs 9,500

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

"April posted an uptick in growth after the first quarter appeared to signal a moderation following a strong 2018," said Ahu Yildirmaz, vice president and co-head of the ADP Research Institute. "The bulk of the overall growth is with service providers, adding the strongest gain in more than two years."

Mark Zandi, chief economist of Moody's Analytics, said, "The job market is holding firm, as businesses work hard to fill open positions. The economic soft patch at the start of the year has not materially impacted hiring. April's job gains overstate the economy's strength, but they make the case that expansion continues on."

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 March total of jobs added was revised up from 129,000 to 151,000.

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 May 2019 ADP National Employment Report will be released at 8:15 a.m. ET on June 5, 2019.

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