The latest National Employment Report shows that overall hiring slowed compared to the previous month, with private employers adding only 54,000 jobs in August. Meanwhile, ADP’s data indicates that the leisure, hospitality, and construction sectors performed strongly.
ADP’s report showed that the nation’s pay rose by 4.4 percent compared to 2024.
Dr. Nela Richardson, Chief Economist at ADP, stated, “The year started with strong job growth, but that momentum has been whipsawed by uncertainty. A variety of things could explain the hiring slowdown, including labor shortages, skittish consumers, and AI disruptions.”
In August, jobs related to trade, transportation, and utilities saw notable decline, dropping by 17,000 according to ADP. Education and health services also declined, with 12,000 fewer jobs. However, these losses were partly counterbalanced by a surge in the leisure and hospitality sector, which gained 50,000 jobs during the month.
The ADP National Employment Report is an independent gauge of the labor market, based on anonymized weekly payroll data from over 26 million private-sector workers in the United States.
Tomorrow, economists forecast that the official government jobs report will show an addition of 75,000 non-farm payroll jobs in August, roughly the same as last month. Economists also expect the unemployment rate to slightly rise to 4.3% from 4.2%.
By CEO NA Editorial Staff
