Private sector employment increased by 62,000 jobs in March and pay was up 4.5 percent year-over-year according to the March ADP National Employment Report® produced by ADP Research in collaboration with the Stanford Digital Economy Lab.
“Overall hiring is steady, but job growth continues to favor certain industries, including health care,” said Dr. Nela Richardson, chief economist, ADP. “In March, this solid performance was accompanied by a boost in pay gains for job-changers.”
March 2026 Report Highlights
View the ADP National Employment Report and interactive charts at www.adpemploymentreport.com.
JOBS REPORT
Private employers added 62,000 jobs in March
Hiring and pay gains both held steady in March. The smallest employers drove job growth for a second month, while hiring in trade, transportation, and utilities continued to decline.
Change in U.S. Private Employment: 62,000
Change by Industry
– Goods-producing: 30,000
- Natural resources/mining 11,000
- Construction 30,000
- Manufacturing -11,000
– Service-providing: 32,000
- Trade/transportation/utilities -58,000
- Information 16,000
- Financial activities 4,000
- Professional/business services 1,000
- Education/health services 58,000
- Leisure/hospitality 7,000
- Other services 4,000
Change by U.S. Regions
– Northeast: -29,000
- New England 6,000
- Mid-Atlantic -35,000
– Midwest: -26,000
- East North Central -26,000
- West North Central 0
– South: 101,000
- South Atlantic 30,000
- East South Central 21,000
- West South Central 50,000
– West: 16,000
- Mountain 7,000
- Pacific 9,000
Change by Establishment Size
– Small establishments: 85,000
- 1-19 employees 112,000
- 20-49 employees -27,000
– Medium establishments: -20,000
- 50-249 employees -26,000
- 250-499 employees 6,000
– Large establishments: -4,000
- 500+ employees -4,000
PAY INSIGHTS
Pay for job-stayers rose 4.5 percent in March
Pay growth for job-stayers was unchanged for the third month. For job-changers, year-over-year pay gains accelerated to 6.6 percent.