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Private sector hiring totaled 62,000 in March, better than expected, ADP says

Health care and construction drove nearly all of the gains as small businesses added 85,000 jobs, ADP said.

  • On Wednesday, the ADP National Employment Report showed U.S. private-sector payrolls increased by 62,000 jobs in March, according to data from ADP Research and the Stanford Digital Economy Lab.
  • Small businesses with fewer than 50 employees added 85,000 jobs, while education and health services led industry growth with 58,000 new positions, driving March's overall gains.
  • Conversely, trade, transportation, and utilities shed 58,000 jobs while manufacturing declined 11,000; pay for job-stayers held steady at 4.5%, though job-changers saw 6.6% annual gains.
  • The Bureau of Labor Statistics will release its official nonfarm payrolls report on Friday, with this ADP data serving as an early independent gauge of labor market trends.
  • Hiring figures reflect a long-term cooling, with private employers adding 398,000 jobs in 2025 compared to 771,000 in 2024, extending a three-year deceleration in hiring.
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