US April ADP Private Payrolls Rise 109,000, Most Since January 2025

JOON HYOUNG LEE

Summary

U.S. ADP private nonfarm payrolls rose by 109,000 in April, beating the forecast by 25,000.
The increase was 47,000 higher than in March, when payrolls rose by 62,000.
The ADP employment report is typically released two days before the U.S. Labor Department's jobs report and is often viewed as a preview.

Forecast Trend Report by Period

U.S. private-sector job growth accelerated in April to its strongest pace in the past year and four months.

ADP's employment report released on May 6 showed private nonfarm payrolls rose by 109,000 from the previous month. That was the biggest increase since January 2025 and well above the Dow Jones estimate of 84,000.

Education and health services led the gains, adding 61,000 jobs in April. Transportation, warehousing and utilities added 25,000, while construction increased by 10,000.

Professional and business services lost 8,000 jobs. Wage growth was 4.4% from a year earlier. ADP Chief Economist Nela Richardson said hiring was not evenly distributed across company sizes, with a more pronounced slowdown among mid-sized companies.

The ADP employment report is typically released two days before the U.S. Labor Department's jobs report and is often viewed as a preview. Still, it does not always track the same direction as the government's official data.

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