Private businesses in the US added 122K workers to their payrolls in December 2024, the least in four months, compared to 146K in November and below forecasts of 140K. "The labor market downshifted to a more modest pace of growth in the final month of 2024, with a slowdown in both hiring and pay gains. Health care stood out in the second half of the year, creating more jobs than any other sector", said Nela Richardson, chief economist, ADP. The service-producing sector added 112K jobs, led by education/health services (57K); leisure/hospitality (22K); financial activities (12K); trade/transportation/utilities (8K); and information (5K). The goods-producing sector added 10K jobs due to construction (27K) while manufacturing shed jobs for a third month (-11K) and the natural resources/mining sector lost 6K jobs. Meanwhile, annual pay growth for job-stayers slowed to 4.6%, the slowest since July 2021. Pay growth for job-changers was 7.1%, a slight decline from November. source: Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

Private businesses in the United States hired 122 thousand workers in December of 2024 compared to 146 thousand in November of 2024. ADP Employment Change in the United States averaged 162.27 Thousand from 2010 until 2024, reaching an all time high of 1081.00 Thousand in July of 2021 and a record low of -6759.00 Thousand in April of 2020. This page provides the latest reported value for - United States ADP Employment Change - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. United States ADP Employment Change - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on January of 2025.

Private businesses in the United States hired 122 thousand workers in December of 2024 compared to 146 thousand in November of 2024. ADP Employment Change in the United States is expected to be 100.00 Thousand by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations.




Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2024-12-04 01:15 PM
ADP Employment Change
Nov 146K 184K 150K 180.0K
2025-01-08 01:15 PM
ADP Employment Change
Dec 122K 146K 140K 140K
2025-02-05 01:15 PM
ADP Employment Change
Jan 122K


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
ADP Employment Change 122.00 146.00 Thousand Dec 2024
Challenger Job Cuts 38792.00 57727.00 Persons Dec 2024
Continuing Jobless Claims 1867.00 1834.00 Thousand Dec 2024
Initial Jobless Claims 201.00 211.00 Thousand Jan 2025
JOLTs Job Openings 8098.00 7839.00 Thousand Nov 2024
Non Farm Payrolls 227.00 36.00 Thousand Nov 2024
Unemployment Rate 4.20 4.10 percent Nov 2024

United States ADP Employment Change
The ADP National Employment Report measures levels of non-farm private employment. The Report is based on the actual payroll data from about 25 million employees and is produced by the ADP Research Institute in collaboration with the Stanford Digital Economy Lab.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
122.00 146.00 1081.00 -6759.00 2010 - 2024 Thousand Monthly
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News Stream
US Private Employment Falls Short of Forecasts Again
Private businesses in the US added 122K workers to their payrolls in December 2024, the least in four months, compared to 146K in November and below forecasts of 140K. "The labor market downshifted to a more modest pace of growth in the final month of 2024, with a slowdown in both hiring and pay gains. Health care stood out in the second half of the year, creating more jobs than any other sector", said Nela Richardson, chief economist, ADP. The service-producing sector added 112K jobs, led by education/health services (57K); leisure/hospitality (22K); financial activities (12K); trade/transportation/utilities (8K); and information (5K). The goods-producing sector added 10K jobs due to construction (27K) while manufacturing shed jobs for a third month (-11K) and the natural resources/mining sector lost 6K jobs. Meanwhile, annual pay growth for job-stayers slowed to 4.6%, the slowest since July 2021. Pay growth for job-changers was 7.1%, a slight decline from November.
2025-01-08
US Private Employment Rises Slightly Less Than Expected
Private businesses in the US added 146K workers to their payrolls in November 2024, the least in three months, following a downwardly revised 184K rise in October, and slightly below forecasts of 150K. The service-producing sector added 140K jobs, led by education/health services (50K); trade/transportation/utilities (28K); professional/business services (18K); leisure/hospitality (15K); financial activities (5K) and information (4K). The goods-producing sector added 6K jobs, of which 30K in construction and 2K in natural resources/mining while manufacturing shed 26K jobs. "While overall growth for the month was healthy, industry performance was mixed. Manufacturing was the weakest we've seen since spring. Financial services and leisure and hospitality were also soft", said Nela Richardson, chief economist, ADP. Meanwhile, annual pay gains for job-stayers edged up for the first time in 25 months, to 4.8%. For job-changers, pay gains rose to 7.2%.
2024-12-04
US Private Companies Add the Most Jobs in Over a Year
Private businesses in the US added 233K workers to their payrolls in October 2024, the most since July 2023, following an upwardly revised 159K rise in September and much higher than forecasts of 115K. The service-producing sector added 211K jobs, led by education/health services (53K); trade/transportation/utilities (51K); leisure/hospitality (37K); professional/business services (31K); and information (7K). Meanwhile, the goods-producing sector added 22K jobs, of which 37K in construction and 4K in natural resources/mining while manufacturing shed 19K jobs. "Even amid hurricane recovery, job growth was strong in October. As we round out the year, hiring in the U.S. is proving to be robust and broadly resilient", said Nela Richardson, chief economist, ADP. Meanwhile, annual pay gains for job-stayers dipped to 4.6%, continuing a two-year slowdown. For job-changers, pay gains slowed to 6.2%.
2024-10-30