ROSELAND, N.J., Sept. 4, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Private sector employment increased by 54,000 jobs in August and pay was up 4.4 percent year-over-year according to the August ADP National Employment Report® produced by ADP Research in collaboration with the Stanford Digital Economy Lab (“Stanford Lab”).
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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 nearly 14.8 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.
“The year started with strong job growth, but that momentum has been whipsawed by uncertainty,” said Dr. Nela Richardson, chief economist, ADP. “A variety of things could explain the hiring slowdown, including labor shortages, skittish consumers, and AI disruptions.”
August 2025 Report Highlights
View the ADP National Employment Report and interactive charts at www.adpemploymentreport.com.
JOBS REPORT
Private employers added 54,000 jobs in AugustLeisure and hospitality and construction performed well despite a broader month-over-month slowdown in hiring.
Change in U.S. Private Employment: 54,000
Change by Industry
– Goods-producing: 13,000
Natural resources/mining 4,000
Construction 16,000
Manufacturing -7,000
– Service-providing: 42,000
Trade/transportation/utilities -17,000
Information 7,000
Financial activities -2,000
Professional/business services 15,000
Education/health services -12,000
Leisure/hospitality 50,000
Other services 1,000
Change by U.S. Regions
– Northeast: 15,000
New England 7,000
Mid-Atlantic 8,000
– Midwest: 14,000
East North Central 17,000
West North Central -3,000
– South: 4,000
South Atlantic 4,000
East South Central 15,000
West South Central -15,000
– West: 8,000
Mountain -4,000
Pacific 12,000
Change by Establishment Size
– Small establishments: 12,000
1-19 employees 10,000
20-49 employees 2,000
– Medium establishments: 25,000
50-249 employees 18,000
250-499 employees 7,000
– Large establishments: 18,000
500+ employees 18,000
PAY INSIGHTS
Pay gains were little changed in AugustYear-over-year pay growth was 4.4 percent for job-stayers and 7.1 percent for job-changers.
Median Change in Annual Pay
– Job-stayers 4.4%
– Job-changers 7.1%
Median Change in Annual Pay for Job-Stayers by Industry
– Goods-producing:
Natural resources/mining 4.3%
Construction 4.4%
Manufacturing 4.7%
– Service-providing:
Trade/transportation/utilities 4.2%
Information 4.2%
Financial activities 5.1%
Professional/business services 4.2%
Education/health services 4.4%
Leisure/hospitality 4.5%
Other services 4.1%
Median Change in Annual Pay for Job-Stayers by Firm Size
– Small firms:
1-19 employees 2.5%
20-49 employees 4.0%
– Medium firms:
50-249 employees 4.7%
250-499 employees 4.7%
– Large firms:
500+ employees 4.8%
To see Pay Insights by U.S. State, Gender, and Age for Job-Stayers, visit here:
The July total number of jobs added was revised from 104,000 to 106,000.
For additional information about the ADP National Employment Report, including historical files, employment and pay data, methodology, and a calendar of release dates, please visit https://adpemploymentreport.com/.
The September 2025 ADP National Employment Report will be released on October 1, 2025 at 8:15 a.m. ET.
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