ADP National Employment Report: Private Sector Employment Increased by 113,000 Jobs in October; Annual Pay was Up 5.7%

Change in U.S. Private Employment:     113,000

Change by Industry Sector

- Goods-producing:     6,000

• Natural resources/mining     -1,000
• Construction     4,000
• Manufacturing     3,000

- Service-providing:     107,000

• Trade/transportation/utilities     35,000
• Information     0
• Financial activities     21,000
• Professional/business services     -10,000
• Education/health services     45,000
• Leisure/hospitality     17,000
• Other services     -1,000

Change by U.S. Regions

- Northeast:     21,000

• New England     4,000
• Middle Atlantic     17,000

- Midwest:     -13,000

• East North Central     -17,000
• West North Central     4,000

- South:     64,000

• South Atlantic     34,000
• East South Central     5,000
• West South Central     25,000

- West:     46,000

• Mountain     6,000
• Pacific     40,000

Change by Establishment Size

- Small establishments:     19,000

• 1-19 employees     21,000
• 20-49 employees     -2,000

- Medium establishments:     78,000

• 50-249 employees     96,000
• 250-499 employees     -18,000

- Large establishments:     18,000

• 500+ employees     18,000

PAY INSIGHTS

Pay growth slowed to two-year low in October
Job-stayers reported a 5.7 percent year-over-year pay increase in October, the slowest pace of growth since October 2021. Pay growth for job-changers was 8.4 percent, the smallest increase since July 2021.

Median Change in Annual Pay (ADP matched person sample)

- Job-Stayers     5.7%

- Job-Changers     8.4%

Median Change in Annual Pay for Job-Stayers by Industry Sector

- Goods-producing:                                                       

• Natural resources/mining     5.3%
• Construction     5.8%
• Manufacturing     5.2%

- Service-providing:                                               

• Trade/transportation/utilities     5.5%
• Information     5.1%
• Financial activities     6.1%
• Professional/business services     5.6%
• Education/health services     6.3%
• Leisure/hospitality     6.6%
• Other services     5.9%

Median Change in Annual Pay for Job-Stayers by Firm Size

- Small firms:                                                                

• 1-19 employees     4.9%
• 20-49 employees     5.8%

- Medium firms:                                                             

• 50-249 employees     5.9%
• 250-499 employees     5.8%

- Large firms:                                                                

• 500+ employees     5.8%

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.

The September total of jobs added remained unchanged with no revision at 89,000. The historical data file, and weekly data for the previous month, is available at https://adpemploymentreport.com/.

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The November 2023 ADP National Employment Report will be released at 8:15 a.m. ET on December 6, 2023.

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