ROSELAND, N.J., March 4, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Private
sector employment increased by 183,000 jobs from January to
February according to the February ADP National Employment
Report®. Broadly distributed to the public
each month, free of charge, the ADP National Employment
Report is produced by the ADP Research Institute® in
collaboration with Moody's Analytics. The report, which is
derived from ADP's actual payroll data, measures the change in
total nonfarm private employment each month on a
seasonally-adjusted basis.
February 2020 Report
Highlights*
View the ADP National Employment Report
Infographic at www.adpemploymentreport.com.
Total U.S. Nonfarm Private
Employment: 183,000
By Company Size
- Small businesses:
24,000
- 1-19 employees 8,000
- 20-49 employees 16,000
- Medium businesses:
26,000
- Large businesses:
133,000
- 500-999 employees 5,000
- 1,000+ employees 128,000
By Sector
- Goods-producing:
11,000
- Natural resources/mining
-3,000
- Construction 18,000
- Manufacturing -4,000
- Service-providing:
172,000
- Trade/transportation/utilities
31,000
- Information -2,000
- Financial activities 9,000
- Professional/business services
38,000
- Professional/technical
services 12,000
- Management of
companies/enterprises 1,000
- Administrative/support
services 25,000
- Education/health services
46,000
- Health care/social
assistance 43,000
- Education
2,000
- Leisure/hospitality 44,000
- Other services 7,000
* Sum of components may not equal total, due to rounding.
- Franchise Employment**
**Complete details on franchise employment can be found
here.
"The labor market remains firm, as private-sector payrolls
continued to expand in February," said Ahu Yildirmaz, vice
president and co-head of the ADP Research Institute. "Job creation
remained heavily concentrated in large companies, which continue to
be the strongest performer."
Mark Zandi, chief economist of
Moody's Analytics, said, "COVID-19 will need to break through the
job market firewall if it is to do significant damage to the
economy. The firewall has some cracks, but judging by the February
employment gain it should be strong enough to weather most
scenarios."
The matched sample used to develop the ADP National
Employment Report was derived from ADP payroll data, which
represents 460,000 U.S. clients employing nearly 26 million workers
in the U.S. The January total of jobs added was revised down
from 291,000 to 209,000.
In February's report, the following scheduled annual revisions
have been reflected in the estimates of employment shown in the ADP
National Employment Report:
- Adjustments of historical job growth estimates consistent with
Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) data through
March 2019 and the U.S. Bureau of
Labor Statistics' annual benchmarking process.
- Incorporation of March 2019
industry and size class data from the QCEW in the generation
process.
Beginning with its March 4, 2020
report, the ADP National Employment Report's methodology was
updated. To reference, please visit the Frequently Asked Questions
document.
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 March 2020 ADP National
Employment Report will be released at 8:15 a.m. ET on April 1,
2020.
About the ADP National Employment
Report®
The ADP National Employment
Report® is a monthly measure of the change in total
U.S. nonfarm private employment derived from actual, anonymous
payroll data of client companies served by ADP®, a
leading provider of human capital management solutions. The
report, which measures nearly 26 million U.S. workers, is produced
by the ADP Research Institute®, a specialized group
within the company that provides insights around employment trends
and workforce strategy, in collaboration with Moody's Analytics,
Inc.
Each month, ADP Research Institute issues the ADP National
Employment Report as part of the company's commitment to adding
deeper insights into the U.S. labor market and providing
businesses, governments and others with a source of credible and
valuable information. The ADP National Employment
Report is broadly distributed to the public each month, free of
charge.
The data for this report 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
model used to create this report, please see the ADP National
Employment Report: Development Methodology.
About the ADP Research Institute
The mission of the
ADP Research Institute is to generate data-driven discoveries about
the world of work, and to derive reliable economic indicators from
these insights. We offer these findings to the world at large as
our unique contribution to making the world of work better and more
productive, and to bring greater awareness to the economy at
large.
About Moody's Analytics
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financial intelligence and analytical tools to help business
leaders make better, faster decisions. Our deep risk expertise,
expansive information resources, and innovative application of
technology help our clients confidently navigate an evolving
marketplace. We are known for our industry-leading and
award-winning solutions, made up of research, data, software, and
professional services, assembled to deliver a seamless customer
experience. We create confidence in thousands of organizations
worldwide, with our commitment to excellence, open mindset
approach, and focus on meeting customer needs.
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