Source: ADP National Employment Report-October 2018 and the ADP Research Institute.
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Private sector employment increased by 227,000 jobs from September to October according to the October 2018 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 non-farm private employment each month on a seasonally-adjusted basis.
The report further elaborates job growth by company size and sector as shown below.
Company Size*
Small businesses – 29,000 (1-19 employees - 7,000, 20-49 employees - 22,000)
Medium businesses - 96,000 (50-499 employees - 96,000)
Large businesses - 102,000 (500-900 employees - 30,000, 1000+ employees - 73,000)
Sector*
Goods-producing - 38,000 (manufacturing and construction both increased by 17,000 while natural resources & mining increased by 4,000)
Service-providing - 189,000 (which included Trade/transportation/utilities at 61,000, Leisure & Hospitality at 40,000, Professional/business services at 36,000, Education & Health at 31,000, and Financial Activities at 4,000)
Franchise Employment - 13,200 (franchise-related jobs increased by 13,200)
Each month, ADP issues the ADP National Employment Report as part of the company’s commitment to adding deeper insights into the U.S. labor market and providing businesses, governments and others with a source of credible and valuable information. A copy of the complete results for October, 2018 in PDF format may be obtained at this ADP website.
For additional information about the ADP National Employment Report, including additional charts, supporting data and supporting schedules visit the ADP Employment Report website.
* - note: the sum of components may not equal the total, due to rounding.