Private payrolls rose by 109,000 in April, topping expectations, ADP says [View all]
Source: CNBC
Published Wed, May 6 2026 8:15 AM EDT
Private sector job creation was stronger than expected in April, providing more evidence of a stable labor market and less incentive for the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates amid persistently higher inflation, ADP reported Wednesday.
The payrolls processing firm said companies added 109,000 jobs for the month, a step up from the 61,000 created in March and better than the Dow Jones consensus estimate for 84,000. The March total was revised down by 1,000.
Wages for those staying in their jobs rose 4.4% annually, down 0.1 percentage point.
As has been the case, job creation was concentrated in a few key categories, an indication that while hiring overall is solid, the benefits are not being spread out over sectors.
Read more: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/06/private-payrolls-rose-by-109000-in-april-topping-expectations-adp-says.html
Link to ADP PRESS RELEASE (PDF) - ADP® National Employment Report
This is the 3rd-party/non-government report for "private sector" jobs that usually releases ahead of the government's ( "all sectors" ) that will be out Friday.
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