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Private Employment Rose 213K in Jan., Missing Views as Small Business Gains Stall - ADP

February 4, 2015 8:15 AM EST

(Updated - February 4, 2015 8:22 AM EST)

Jan ADP Employment Change 213K vs 223K Expected

UPDATE - More from ADP:

Private sector employment increased by 213,000 jobs from December to January according to the January ADP National Employment Report. Broadly distributed to the public each month, free of charge, the ADP National Employment Report is produced by ADP, a leading global provider of Human Capital Management (HCM) solutions, 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.

January 2015 Report Highlights*

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

Total U.S. Nonfarm Private Employment: 213,000

  • By Company Size
    • Small businesses: 78,000
      • 1-19 employees 38,000
      • 20-49 employees 40,000
    • Medium businesses: 95,000
      • 50-499 employees 95,000
    • Large businesses: 40,000
      • 500-999 employees 14,000
      • 1,000+ employees 26,000
  • By Sector
    • Goods-producing 31,000
    • Service-providing 183,000
  • Industry Snapshot
    • Construction 18,000
    • Manufacturing 14,000
    • Trade/transportation/utilities 54,000
    • Financial activities 11,000
    • Professional/business services 42,000

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

Payrolls for businesses with 49 or fewer employees increased by 78,000 jobs in January, down from 115,000 in December. Employment among companies with 50-499 employees was the only segment showing an increase in January. These businesses added 95,000 jobs, up from December's increase of 78,000. Employment at large companies -- those with 500 or more employees -- decreased from 61,000 the previous month to 40,000 jobs added in January. Companies with 500-999 employees added 14,000 jobs, down from December's 23,000. Companies with over 1,000 employees added 26,000 jobs, down from December's 39,000.

Goods-producing employment rose by 31,000 jobs in January, down from 47,000 jobs gained in December. The construction industry added 18,000 jobs, down from last month's gain of 26,000. Meanwhile, manufacturing added 14,000 jobs in January, below December's 23,000.

Service-providing employment rose by 183,000 jobs in January, down from 207,000 in December. The ADP National Employment Report indicates that professional/business services contributed 42,000 jobs in January, a large drop-off from December's 72,000. Expansion in trade/transportation/utilities grew by 54,000, a sharp increase from December's 40,000. The 11,000 new jobs added in financial activities is down from last month's 14,000, but still well above the average of the past twelve months.

"January marks another month of solid job gains and is in line with the NER's twelve-month average of over 200,000 jobs added per month," said Carlos Rodriguez, president and chief executive officer of ADP.

Mark Zandi, chief economist of Moody's Analytics, said, "Employment posted another solid gain in January, although the pace of growth is slower than in recent months. Businesses in the energy and supplying industries are already scaling back payrolls in reaction to the collapse in oil prices, while industries benefiting from the lower prices have been slower to increase their hiring. All indications are that the job market will continue to improve in 2015."

To see Chart 1. Change in Total Nonfarm Private Employment, please click here: http://media.marketwire.com/attachments/201502/MOD-304673_Chart1.ChangeinTotalNonfarmPrivateEmployment.jpg

To see Chart 2. Historical Trend -- Change in Total Nonfarm Private Employment, please click here: http://media.marketwire.com/attachments/201502/MOD-304674_Chart2.HistoricalTrendChangeinTotalNonfarmPrivateEmployment.jpg

To see Chart 3. Change in Nonfarm Private Employment by Selected Industry, please click here: http://media.marketwire.com/attachments/201502/MOD-304675_Chart3.ChangeinNonfarmPrivateEmploymentbySelectedIndustry.jpg

To see Chart 4. Change in Nonfarm Private Employment by Company Size, please click here: http://media.marketwire.com/attachments/201502/MOD-304676_Chart4.ChangeinNonfarmPrivateEmploymentbyCompanySize.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 December total of jobs added was revised from 241,000 to 253,000.

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 February 2015 ADP National Employment Report will be released at 8:15 a.m. ET on March 4, 2015.



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