ADP Employment Change (Apr) 177K vs 175K Expected

(Updated - May 3, 2017 8:16 AM EDT)

• ADP Employment Change (Apr) 177K vs 175K Expected

Private sector employment increased by 177,000 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 2017 Report Highlights*

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

Total U.S. Nonfarm Private Employment: 177,000

By Company Size

• Small businesses: 61,000
  • 1-19 employees 28,000
  • 20-49 employees 33,000
• Medium businesses: 78,000
  • 50-499 employees 78,000
• Large businesses: 38,000
  • 500-999 employees 31,000
  • 1,000+ employees 7,000

By Sector

• Goods-producing: 12,000
  • Natural resources/mining 3,000
  • Construction -2,000
  • Manufacturing 11,000
• Service-providing: 165,000
  • Trade/transportation/utilities 5,000
  • Information 1,000
  • Financial activities 2,000
  • Professional/business services 72,000
    • Professional/technical services 10,000
    • Management of companies/enterprises 9,000
    • Administrative/support services 53,000
  • Education/health services 41,000
    • Health care/social assistance 22,000
    • Education 19,000
  • Leisure/hospitality 35,000
  • Other services 9,000

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

• Franchise Employment**
  • Franchise jobs 5,400

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

"In April we saw a moderate slowdown from the strong pace of hiring in the first quarter," said Ahu Yildirmaz, vice president and co-head of the ADP Research Institute. "Despite a dip in job creation, the growth is more than strong enough to accommodate the growing population as the labor market nears full employment. Looking across company sizes, midsized businesses showed persistent growth for the past six months."

Mark Zandi, chief economist of Moody's Analytics, said, "Job growth slowed in April due to a pullback in construction and retail jobs. The softness in construction is continued payback from outsized growth during the mild winter. Brick-and-mortar retailers cut jobs in response to withering competition from online merchants."

To see Chart 1. Change in Total Nonfarm Private Employment, please click here: http://media.marketwire.com/attachments/201705/MOD-102748_Chart1.jpg

To see Chart 2. Historical Trend -- Change in Total Nonfarm Private Employment, please click here: http://media.marketwire.com/attachments/201705/MOD-102749_Chart2.jpg

To see Chart 3. Change in Nonfarm Private Employment by Selected Industry, please click here: http://media.marketwire.com/attachments/201705/MOD-102750_Chart3.jpg

To see Chart 4. Change in Nonfarm Private Employment by Company Size, please click here: http://media.marketwire.com/attachments/201705/MOD-102751_Chart4.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 March total of jobs added was revised down from 263,000 to 255,000.

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 2017 ADP National Employment Report will be released at 8:15 a.m. ET on June 1, 2017.

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