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ADP National Employment Report: Private Sector Employment Increased by 177,000 Jobs in June

Staff Report

Tuesday, July 10th, 2018

Private sector employment increased by 177,000 jobs from May to June according to the June 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.

June 2018 Report Highlights*

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

By Company Size

  • Small businesses:     29,000

    • 1-19 employees     16,000

    • 20-49 employees     13,000

  • Medium businesses:      80,000

    • 50-499 employees     80,000

  • Large businesses:     69,000

    • 500-999 employees     22,000

    • 1,000+ employees     46,000

By Sector

  • Goods-producing:      29,000

    • Natural resources/mining     5,000

    • Construction     13,000

    • Manufacturing      12,000

  • Service-providing:     148,000

    • Trade/transportation/utilities    24,000

    • Information    -2,000

    • Financial activities    7,000

    • Professional/business services     33,000

      • Professional/technical services     11,000

      • Management of companies/enterprises     3,000

      • Administrative/support services     18,000

    • Education/health services     46,000

      • Health care/social assistance      37,000

      • Education      9,000

    • Leisure/hospitality     33,000

    • Other services       7,000

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

  • Franchise Employment

    • Franchise jobs     13,800

"The labor market continues to march towards full employment," said Ahu Yildirmaz, vice president and co-head of the ADP Research Institute. "Healthcare led job growth once again and trade rebounded nicely."  

Mark Zandi, chief economist of Moody's Analytics, said, "Business' number one problem is finding qualified workers. At the current pace of job growth, if sustained, this problem is set to get much worse. These labor shortages will only intensify across all industries and company sizes." 

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 May total of jobs added was revised up from 178,000 to 189,000.