ADP National Employment Report: Private Sector Employment Increased by 104,000 Jobs in July; Annual Pay was Up 4.4%

ROSELAND, N.J., July 30, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Private sector employment increased by 104,000 jobs in July and pay was up 4.4 percent year-over-year according to the July ADP National Employment Report® produced by ADP Research in collaboration with the Stanford Digital Economy Lab ("Stanford Lab").  

The ADP National Employment Report is an independent measure of the labor market based on the anonymized weekly payroll data of more than 25 million private-sector employees in the United States. ADP's Pay Insights captures nearly 14.8 million individual pay change observations each month.  Together, the jobs report and pay insights use ADP's fine-grained data to provide a representative and high-frequency picture of the private-sector labor market.

"Our hiring and pay data are broadly indicative of a healthy economy," said Dr. Nela Richardson, chief economist, ADP. "Employers have grown more optimistic that consumers, the backbone of the economy, will remain resilient."

July 2025 Report Highlights

View the ADP National Employment Report and interactive charts at www.adpemploymentreport.com.

JOBS REPORT

Private employers added 104,000 jobs in July
Hiring gains were led by a resurgence in services, with the exception of education and health, which has posted a net loss of jobs so far this year.

Change in U.S. Private Employment:     104,000

Change by Industry

- Goods-producing:     31,000

• Natural resources/mining     9,000
• Construction     15,000
• Manufacturing     7,000

- Service-providing:     74,000

• Trade/transportation/utilities     18,000
• Information     9,000
• Financial activities     28,000
• Professional/business services     9,000
• Education/health services     -38,000
• Leisure/hospitality     46,000
• Other services     2,000

Change by U.S. Regions

- Northeast:     -18,000

• New England     -13,000
• Mid-Atlantic     -5,000

- Midwest:     18,000

• East North Central     6,000
• West North Central     12,000

- South:     43,000

• South Atlantic     44,000
• East South Central     18,000
• West South Central     -19,000

- West:     75,000

• Mountain     32,000
• Pacific     43,000

Change by Establishment Size

- Small establishments:     12,000

• 1-19 employees     22,000
• 20-49 employees     -10,000

- Medium establishments:     46,000

• 50-249 employees     55,000
• 250-499 employees     -9,000

- Large establishments:     46,000

• 500+ employees     46,000

PAY INSIGHTS

Pay gains were little changed in July
Year-over-year pay growth in July was 4.4 percent for job-stayers and 7 percent for job-changers. Gains have held steady for the past four months.

Median Change in Annual Pay

- Job-stayers     4.4%

- Job-changers     7.0%

Median Change in Annual Pay for Job-Stayers by Industry

- Goods-producing:                                                    

• Natural resources/mining     4.4%
• Construction     4.5%
• Manufacturing     4.6%

- Service-providing:                                               

• Trade/transportation/utilities     4.2%
• Information     4.2%
• Financial activities     5.1%
• Professional/business services     4.2%
• Education/health services     4.5%
• Leisure/hospitality     4.5%
• Other services     4.2%

Median Change in Annual Pay for Job-Stayers by Firm Size

- Small firms:                                                                

• 1-19 employees     2.6%
• 20-49 employees     4.1%

- Medium firms:                                                             

• 50-249 employees     4.7%
• 250-499 employees     4.8%

- Large firms:                                                                

• 500+ employees     4.8%

To see Pay Insights by U.S. State, Gender, and Age for Job-Stayers, visit here:

The June total number of jobs added was revised from -33,000 to -23,000.

For additional information about the ADP National Employment Report, including historical files, employment and pay data, methodology, and a calendar of release dates, please visit https://adpemploymentreport.com/.    

The August 2025 ADP National Employment Report will be released on September 4, 2025 at 8:15 a.m. ET.

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