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Private Sector Employment Increased by 174,000 Jobs in January

Wed, 03 February 2021  |  economy employment 

Private sector employment increased by 174,000 jobs from December to January according to the January 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.

Total U.S. Nonfarm Private Employment: 174,000

By Company Size

- Small businesses: 51,000

• 1-19 employees 26,000
• 20-49 employees 25,000

- Medium businesses: 84,000

• 50-499 employees 84,000

- Large businesses: 39,000

• 500-999 employees 28,000
• 1,000+ employees 11,000

By Sector

- Goods-producing: 19,000

• Natural resources/mining 0
• Construction 18,000
• Manufacturing 1,000

- Service-providing: 156,000

• Trade/transportation/utilities 16,000
• Information -2,000
• Financial activities 1,000
• Professional/business services 40,000
  - Professional/technical services 16,000
  - Management of companies/enterprises 1,000
  - Administrative/support services 24,000
• Education/health services 54,000
  - Health care/social assistance 48,000
  - Education 6,000
• Leisure/hospitality 35,000
• Other services 10,000

* Sum of components may not equal total, due to rounding.

Source: ADP