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source: Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (ADP)
url: https://mediacenter.adp.com/2026-05-06-ADP-National-Employment-Report-Private-Sector-Employment-Increased-by-109,000-Jobs-in-April-Annual-Pay-was-Up-4-4
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date_retrieved: 2026-05-06
period: April 2026
parent_publication: ADP National Employment Report
indicators_covered: [Private Employment Change, Annual Pay Growth]
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# ADP National Employment Report — April 2026

**Release Date:** May 6, 2026  
**Source:** ADP Research in collaboration with Stanford Digital Economy Lab

## Headline Results

Private sector employment increased by **109,000 jobs** in April, beating the forecast of 99,000 and well above the previous month's revised figure of 61,000 (down from 62,000).

### Pay Growth

- Job-stayers: **4.4%** year-over-year (down from 4.5% in March)
- Job-changers: **6.6%** year-over-year (steady)

## Industry Breakdown

### Goods-producing: +15,000
- Natural resources/mining: +3,000
- Construction: +10,000
- Manufacturing: +2,000

### Service-providing: +94,000
- Trade/transportation/utilities: +25,000
- Information: +4,000
- Financial activities: +9,000
- Professional/business services: -8,000
- Education/health services: +61,000
- Leisure/hospitality: +4,000
- Other services: -1,000

## Regional Breakdown

- **Northeast:** +18,000 (New England +13,000, Mid-Atlantic +5,000)
- **Midwest:** +11,000 (East North Central +6,000, West North Central +5,000)
- **South:** +34,000 (South Atlantic +1,000, East South Central +17,000, West South Central +16,000)
- **West:** +46,000 (Mountain +18,000, Pacific +28,000)

## Establishment Size

- **Small (1-49 employees):** +65,000 (1-19: +43,000; 20-49: +22,000)
- **Medium (50-499 employees):** +2,000 (50-249: +5,000; 250-499: -3,000)
- **Large (500+ employees):** +42,000

## Pay Insights by Industry (Job-stayers)

- Goods-producing: 4.3% (mining), 4.5% (construction), 4.8% (manufacturing)
- Service-providing: trade/transportation/utilities 4.4%, information 4.0%, financial activities 5.1%, professional/business services 4.1%, education/health services 4.2%, leisure/hospitality 4.5%, other services 4.1%

## Note

The March total was revised down to 61,000 from the initial 62,000. The May 2026 report will be released on June 3, 2026 at 8:15 a.m. ET.