ROSELAND, NJ, April 1, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Private sector employment increased by 62,000 jobs in March and wages rose 4.5 percent year-over-year in March. ADP National Employment Report® produced by ADP Research in partnership with the Stanford Digital Economy Lab (“Stanford Lab”).
The ADP National Employment Report is an independent measure of the labor market based on anonymized weekly data on more than 26 million private sector workers in the United States. ADP’s Pay Insights captures more than 15 million salary change data each month. Together, the employment and payroll report uses ADP’s detailed data to provide a representative and consistent picture of the private sector labor market.
“Overall hiring is stable, 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 an increase in the earnings of people changing jobs.”
Major reports for March 2026
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JOB REPORT
Private employers added 62,000 jobs in March Both hiring and payroll gains held in March. Smaller employers drove job growth for a second month, while hiring in business, transportation and services declined.
Change in US Private Employment:62,000
Change in Industry
– Production of goods:30,000
– Providing services: 32,000
Trade/transportation/materials -58,000
Information 16,000
4,000 financial jobs
Professional/business services 1,000
Education/health services 58,000
Entertainment/hospitality 7,000
4,000 more services
Change to US Regions
– Northeast:-29,000
New England 6,000
Mid-Atlantic -35,000
– West West:-26,000
– South:101,000
South Atlantic 30,000
East South Central 21,000
West South Central 50,000
– West:16,000
Mount 7,000
Pacific 9,000
Change to Built-in Size
– Smallfoundations:85,000
1-19 112,000 workers
Workers 20-49 -27,000
– Medium organizations:-20,000
50-249 -26,000 employees
250-499 employees 6,000
– Major organizations:-4,000
PAY THE SUFFERING
Payrolls for workers rose 4.5 percent in March Earnings growth for people staying at work was unchanged for a third month. For those changing careers, annual earnings rose 6.6 percent.
Average Change in Annual Income
Work staff4.5%
Those who change jobs 6.6%
Median Change in Annual Earnings for Workers by Industry
– Production of goods:
– Providing services:
Trade/transport/materials 4.5%
Information 3.8%
Financial services 5.2%
Professional/business services 4.3%
Education/life services 4.3%
Recreation/hospitality 4.6%
Other services 4.2%
Average Change in Annual Pay for Full-Time Employees
– Small companies:
1-19 employees 2.7%
20-49 workers 4.1%
– Medium-sized companies:
50-249 employees 4.7%
250-499 employees 4.8%
– Large companies:
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February’s total number of jobs added improved from 63,000 to 66,000.
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In April 2026 ADP National Employment Report will be released on May 6, 2026 at 8:15 am ET.
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