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ADP National Employment Report: Private Sector Employment Increased by 62,000 Jobs in March; Annual Pay was Up 4.5%
ROSELAND, N.J., April 1, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Private sector employment increased by 62,000 jobs in March and pay was up 4.5 percent year-over-year according
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[{"type":"text","content":"ROSELAND, N.J., April 1, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Private sector employment increased by 62,000 jobs in March and pay was up 4.5 percent year-over-year according to the March ADP National Employment Report® produced by ADP Research in collaboration with the Stanford Digital Economy Lab (\"Stanford Lab\").The ADP National Employment Report is an independent measure of the labor market based on the anonymized weekly payroll data of more than 26 million private-sector employees in the United States. ADP's Pay Insights captures over 15 million individual pay change observations each month. Together, the jobs report and pay insights use ADP's fine-grained data to provide a representative and high-frequency picture of the private-sector labor market.\"Overall hiring is steady, but job growth continues to favor certain industries, including health care,\" said Dr. Nela Richardson, chief economist, ADP. \"In March, this solid performance was accompanied by a boost in pay gains for job-changers.\"March 2026 Report HighlightsView the ADP National Employment Report and interactive charts at www.adpemploymentreport.com.JOBS REPORTPrivate employers added 62,000 jobs in MarchHiring and pay gains both held steady in March. The smallest employers drove job growth for a second month, while hiring in trade, transportation, and utilities continued to decline.Change in U.S. Private Employment: 62,000Change by Industry- Goods-producing: 30,000Natural resources/mining 11,000Construction 30,000Manufacturing -11,000- Service-providing: 32,000Trade/transportation/utilities -58,000Information 16,000Financial activities 4,000Professional/business services 1,000Education/health services 58,000Leisure/hospitality 7,000Other services 4,000Change by U.S. Regions - Northeast: -29,000New England 6,000Mid-Atlantic -35,000- Midwest: -26,000East North Central -26,000West North Central 0- South: 101,000South Atlantic 30,000East South Central 21,000West South Central 50,000- West: 16,000Mountain 7,000Pacific 9,000Change by Establishment Size - Small establishments: 85,0001-19 employees 112,00020-49 employees -27,000- Medium establishments: -20,00050-249 employees -26,000250-499 employees 6,000- Large establishments: -4,000500+ employees -4,000PAY INSIGHTSPay for job-stayers rose 4.5 percent in MarchPay growth for job-stayers was unchanged for the third month. For job-ch...