ADP National Employment Report: Private-Sector Employment Increased by 86,000 Jobs in October
PR Newswire•04/11/2026•08:15 ET
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Key Highlights
- ➤Private employers added 86,000 jobs in October
- ➤Service-providing industries added 82,000 jobs, led by trade and utilities
- ➤Professional and business services lost 27,000 jobs for the third straight month
- ➤Base pay rose 3.2% year over year; gross pay increased 4.7%
- ➤September job gains were revised down from 90,000 to 86,000
Expert Statements
Nela Richardson, Chief economist of ADP
“Employers of all sizes were hiring last month, and our data suggests that job-changers were lured by a combination of bonuses, overtime, and more hours in addition to higher base pay.”
Nela Richardson, Chief economist of ADP
“Taken together, earnings growth for these workers hit its fastest pace since March 2024.”
ADP National Employment Report: Private-Sector Employment Increased by 86,000 Jobs in October PR Newswire
ROSELAND, N.J., Nov. 4, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Private-sector employment increased by 86,000 jobs in October, according to the ADP National Employment Report® produced by ADP Research in collaboration with the Stanford Digital Economy Lab ("Stanford Lab").
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