ADP: US private employers add 90,000 jobs in September as hiring rebounds after a three-month slowdown

ADP's National Employment Report, produced with the Stanford Digital Economy Lab, said on 30 September 2026 that private-sector employment increased by 90,000 jobs in September. August's total was revised from 38,000 to 36,000. ADP chief economist Nela Richardson called it a strong report: after a three-month slowdown, job creation rebounded and pay growth remained solid. Hiring accelerated for the first time since May.

By sector

• Goods-producing: +31,000, made up of construction +15,000, manufacturing +17,000 and natural resources and mining −1,000
• Service-providing: +59,000
• Education and health services: +55,000
• Leisure and hospitality: +22,000
• Other services: +6,000
• Information: +3,000
• Trade, transportation and utilities: 0
• Professional and business services: −11,000
• Financial activities: −16,000

By region, the Northeast added 56,000, the West 17,000, the South 11,000 and the Midwest 5,000. By establishment size, medium-sized employers added 54,000, small ones 23,000 and those with 500 or more employees 14,000.

Pay

ADP Pay Insights, which compares individual workers' pay over 12-month periods, put median base pay growth at 3.2% and gross pay growth at 4.7%. Job-stayers saw base pay rise 3.0%, and job-changers 4.8%.

ADP and the official figures

ADP's data come from the anonymised weekly payroll records of more than 26 million private-sector employees. They are a separate measure from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' survey, and the two often differ. Two days later the BLS reported payrolls up just 29,000 in September, with July revised to a loss of 10,000 (report). From this month ADP's figures incorporate the BLS's first-quarter Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages data.

ADP's next report, for October, is due on 4 November at 8:15 a.m. Eastern Time, two days before the BLS jobs report on 6 November. The Federal Reserve raised rates to 3.75%–4.00% on 16 September (report) and decides again on 28 October. How to trade non-farm payrolls covers how traders handle the cluster of jobs data. Live prices: EUR/USD.