ADP: 109,000 Private Jobs Added in April

U.S. private employers added 109,000 jobs in April, surpassing economist expectations and marking the strongest monthly gain since January 2025, according to a report released Wednesday by payroll firm ADP.

The figure exceeded forecasts ranging from 84,000 to 99,000 and followed a downwardly revised gain of 61,000 jobs in March. ADP, which bases its data on payrolls for more than 26 million private-sector workers and collaborates with the Stanford Digital Economy Lab, highlighted gains concentrated in specific sectors and company sizes.

Education and health services led with 61,000 new positions, accounting for more than half the total increase. Trade, transportation and utilities added 25,000 jobs, while construction gained 10,000. Financial activities contributed 9,000, leisure and hospitality and information services each added 4,000, natural resources and mining rose by 3,000, and manufacturing increased by 2,000. Professional and business services shed 8,000 jobs, and other services lost 1,000.

Hiring was driven primarily by small businesses with fewer than 50 employees, which added 65,000 positions, and large firms with more than 500 workers, which gained 42,000....