Private-sector employment increased by 297,000 from November to
December on a seasonally adjusted basis, according to the latest
ADP National Employment Report® released today. The ADP National
Employment Report, created by Automatic Data Processing, Inc.
(ADP®), in partnership with Macroeconomic Advisers, LLC, is derived
from actual payroll data and measures the change in total nonfarm
private employment each month.
Nonfarm Private Employment Highlights -
December Report:
-- Total employment: +297,000
-- Small businesses* +117,000
-- Medium businesses** +144,000
-- Large businesses*** +36,000
-- Goods-producing sector: +27,000
-- Service-providing sector: +270,000
Addendum:
-- Manufacturing industry: +23,000
* Small businesses represent payrolls with 1-49 employees
** Medium businesses represent payrolls with 50-499 employees
*** Large businesses represent payrolls with more than 499 employees
Note: All data included in the ADP National Employment Report is based on
size of payroll. In some cases, small and medium-size payrolls belong to
businesses employing more workers than indicated by the size grouping.
According to the ADP Report, employment in the service-providing
sector rose by 270,000 in December, the eleventh consecutive
monthly gain and the largest monthly increase in the history of the
report. Employment in the goods-producing sector rose 27,000, the
second consecutive monthly gain and the largest since February
2006. Manufacturing employment rose 23,000, also the second
consecutive monthly gain. Construction employment was unchanged in
December, ending continuous monthly declines since June 2007.
"Today's ADP National Employment Report shows a large increase
in U.S. private sector employment, with significant gains in both
the goods-producing and service-providing sectors, as well as
across all size businesses," said Gary C. Butler, President and
Chief Executive Officer of ADP. "Employment growth has accelerated
over the last few months. The recent decisions by our nation's
policymakers to extend and enact tax cuts for the short-term are
positive, but more can be done. The new Congress has a great
opportunity to support ongoing job creation by enacting tax
policies and creating business incentives that together will
encourage businesses to invest and expand."
According to Joel Prakken, Chairman of Macroeconomic Advisers,
LLC, "This month's ADP National Employment Report suggests nonfarm
private employment grew very strongly in December, at a pace well
above what is usually associated with a declining unemployment
rate. After a mid-year pause, employment seems to have accelerated
as indicated by September's employment gain of 29,000, October's
gain of 79,000, November's gain of 92,000 and December's gain of
297,000. Strength was also evident within all major industries and
every size business tracked in the ADP Report."
"Employment among large businesses, defined as those with 500 or
more workers, increased by 36,000 while employment among
medium-size businesses, defined as those with between 50 and 499
workers, increased by 144,000. Employment among small-size
businesses, defined as those with fewer than 50 workers, increased
by 117,000," said Prakken.
The matched sample used to develop the ADP National Employment
Report was derived from ADP data which, during the twelve-month
period through June 2010, averaged over 340,000 U.S. business
clients and represented over 21 million U.S. employees. This
approximately represents the size of the matched sample used this
month.
Small Business Highlights -- December
Report: Due to the important contribution small businesses
make to economic growth, employment data that is specific to
businesses with fewer than 50 employees will be reported in the ADP
Small Business Report® each month. The ADP Small Business Report is
a subset of the ADP National Employment Report.*
- Total small business employment: +117,000
- Goods-producing sector: -3,000 small business jobs
- Service-providing sector: +120,000 small business jobs
*All size data included in the ADP National Employment Report is
based on size of payroll. In some cases, small and medium-size
payrolls belong to businesses employing more workers than indicated
by the size grouping.
Private employment among small businesses increased by 117,000
in December, according to the ADP Small Business Report released
today. Additional information about small business employment,
including charts on monthly job growth and employment levels, along
with historical data, is available at
http://www.smallbusinessreport.adp.com.
"Employment among small businesses, defined as those with fewer
than 50 workers, increased by 117,000 during December. Employment
growth among small businesses was positive for the tenth straight
month and this month's increase was the largest since February
2006," said Joel Prakken.
To obtain additional information about the ADP National
Employment Report, including additional charts, supporting data and
the schedule of future release dates, or to subscribe to the
monthly email alerts and RSS feeds, please visit
www.ADPemploymentreport.com. The January 2011 ADP National
Employment Report will be released February 2, 2011, at 8:15 AM
ET.
About the ADP National
Employment Report® The ADP National Employment Report,
sponsored by ADP®, was developed and is maintained by Macroeconomic
Advisers, LLC. It is a measure of employment derived from an
anonymous subset of roughly 500,000 U.S. business clients. During
the twelve month period through June 2010, this subset averaged
over 340,000 U.S. business clients and over 21 million U.S.
employees working in all private industrial sectors. The ADP Small
Business Report is a monthly estimate of private nonfarm employment
among companies in the United States with 1-49 employees and is a
subset of the ADP National Employment Report. The data for both
reports is collected for pay periods that can be interpolated to
include the week of the 12th of each month, and processed with
statistical methodologies similar to those used by the U.S. Bureau
of Labor Statistics to compute employment from its monthly survey
of establishments. Due to this processing, this subset is modified
to make it indicative of national employment levels; therefore, the
resulting employment changes computed for the ADP National
Employment Report are not representative of changes in ADP's total
base of U.S. business clients.
For a description of the underlying data and the statistical
properties of the series, please see "ADP National Employment
Report: Development Methodology" at
http://ADPemploymentreport.com/methodology.aspx.
About ADP Automatic Data Processing, Inc.
(NASDAQ: ADP), with nearly $9 billion in revenues and about 550,000
clients, is one of the world's largest providers of business
outsourcing solutions. Leveraging over 60 years of experience, ADP
offers a wide range of HR, payroll, tax and benefits administration
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employers provide superior value to companies of all types and
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About Macroeconomic Advisers, LLC
Macroeconomic Advisers, LLC (MA) has been the most trusted source
for U.S. macroeconomic forecasts and commentary, monetary and
fiscal policy analysis, and econometric modeling for 25 years. MA's
clients include leading financial service firms, nonfinancial
corporations, key policymaking agencies of the U.S. government, as
well as State and Foreign Government agencies. Additional
information on Macroeconomic Advisers, LLC is available on the
company's website, www.MacroAdvisers.com.
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