ADP National Employment Report: Private Sector Employment Increased by 208,000 Jobs in September; Annual Pay was Up 7.8%
ADP's September National Employment Report reveals a strong private sector job increase of 208,000 jobs, up from 185,000 in August, alongside a 7.8% year-over-year growth in annual pay. Notably, job growth is below the three-month average, and job changers experienced a decline in pay growth to 15.7%. The report shows significant job creation across service-providing sectors, with the South leading with 89,000 jobs. While the labor market remains stable, annual pay growth for job changers has slowed, marking a significant change in trends.
- Private sector job growth increased by 208,000 in September.
- Annual pay increased by 7.8% year-over-year.
- Job growth remains below the three-month average.
- Pay growth for job changers dropped to 15.7%, the largest deceleration in three years.
ROSELAND, N.J., Oct. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Private sector employment increased by 208,000 jobs in September and annual pay was up
The jobs report and pay insights use ADP's fine-grained anonymized and aggregated payroll data of over 25 million U.S. employees to provide a representative picture of the labor market. The report details the current month's total private employment change, and weekly job data from the previous month. ADP's pay measure uniquely captures the earnings of a cohort of almost 10 million employees over a 12-month period.
"We are continuing to see steady job gains," said Nela Richardson, chief economist, ADP. "While job stayers saw a pay increase, annual pay growth for job changers in September is down from August."
September 2022 Report Highlights*
View the ADP National Employment Report and interactive charts at www.adpemploymentreport.com.
JOBS REPORT
Job growth picked up in September
Businesses created 208,000 jobs in September, up from a revised 185,000 in August, as schools reopened and pandemic concerns receded. But while job growth is stable, it remains below the recent three-month average.
Change in U.S. Private Employment: 208,000
Change by Industry Sector
- Goods-producing: -29,000
- Natural resources/mining -16,000
- Construction 0
- Manufacturing -13,000
- Service-providing: 237,000
- Trade/transportation/utilities 147,000
- Information -19,000
- Financial activities -16,000
- Professional/business services 57,000
- Education/health services 38,000
- Leisure/hospitality 31,000
- Other services -1,000
Change by U.S. Regions
- Northeast: 39,000
- New England -11,000
- Middle Atlantic 50,000
- Midwest: 25,000
- East North Central 27,000
- West North Central -2,000
- South: 89,000
- South Atlantic 57,000
- East South Central 7,000
- West South Central 25,000
- West: 55,000
- Mountain -9,000
- Pacific 64,000
Change by Establishment Size
- Small establishments: 58,000
- 1-19 employees 45,000
- 20-49 employees 13,000
- Medium establishments: 90,000
- 50-249 employees 61,000
- 250-499 employees 29,000
- Large establishments: 60,000
- 500+ employees 60,000
PAY INSIGHTS
Job changers lost momentum in September
Job changers, who have been notching double-digit, year-over-year gains since the summer of 2021, lost momentum in September. Their annual pay rose 15.7 percent, down from a revised 16.2 percent gain in August. It's the biggest deceleration in the three-year history of our data. For job stayers, annual pay rose 7.8 percent in September from a year ago, up from a revised 7.7 percent in August.
Median Change in Annual Pay (ADP matched person sample)
- Job-Stayers
- Job-Changers
Median Change in Annual Pay for Job-Stayers by Industry Sector
- Goods-producing:
- Natural resources/mining
8.0% - Construction
7.0% - Manufacturing
7.8%
- Service-providing:
- Trade/transportation/utilities
8.6% - Information
7.6% - Financial activities
7.7% - Professional/business services
6.9% - Education/health services
7.2% - Leisure/hospitality
11.9% - Other services
6.9%
Median Change in Annual Pay for Job-Stayers by Firm Size
- Small firms:
- 1-19 employees
5.6% - 20-49 employees
7.4%
- Medium firms:
- 50-249 employees
8.1% - 250-499 employees
8.0%
- Large firms:
- 500+ employees
8.5%
To see Pay Insights by U.S. State, Gender, and Age for Job-Stayers, visit here:
* Sum of components may not equal total, due to rounding.
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The October 2022 ADP National Employment Report will be released at 8:15 a.m. ET on November 2, 2022.
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The ADP National Employment Report is an independent estimate of the change in U.S. private employment and pay derived from actual, anonymized payroll data of client companies served by ADP, a leading provider of human capital management solutions. The report is produced by ADP Research Institute in collaboration with the Stanford Digital Economy Lab.
The ADP National Employment Report is broadly distributed to the public each month, free of charge, as part of the company's commitment to offering deeper insights of the U.S. labor market and providing businesses and governments with a source of credible and valuable information.
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