Rooseland, New Jersey, November 4th / PRNewswire / -- According to the ADP National Employment Report® compiled in collaboration with the Stanford Digital Economy Lab ( Stanford Lab ) based on ADP Research, the private sector in the United States added 86,000 jobs in October.
According to ADP Pay Insights, the basic salary of employees in the private sector increased by 3.2% year-on-year, and total compensation increased by 4.7% year-on-year.
ADP The National Employment Report is an independent measure of the labor market, based on anonymous weekly wage data from over 26 million employees in the private sector in the United States. ADP Pay Insights Utilizing wage transaction data, it compares salary increases over a 12-month period for individual employees, resulting in more than 14.7 million observations of year-over-year salary changes each month.
ADP indicates that these two reports, combined with their detailed data, provide a representative and high-frequency picture of the private sector labor market.
ADP Chief Economist Nela Richardson Ph.D. stated: "Last month, employers of all sizes were hiring. Our data indicates that in addition to higher base salaries, job seekers were also attracted by bonuses, overtime, and more working hours. Overall, the income growth of these employees reached its fastest pace since March 2024."
Key points of the October 2026 report can be found at www.adpemploymentreport.com. For the national employment report and interactive charts, please refer to ADP.
The employment report shows that private employers created 86,000 new jobs in October.
Recruitment continued to show steady growth for the second consecutive month, with salary increases also remaining stable; however, there are weak areas as well, with the professional and business services industries experiencing a decrease in employment for the third consecutive month.
Changes in private sector employment in the United States: 86,000 jobs
Changes by industry - Commodity production sector: 4,000
- Natural Resources and Mining: Reduction of 8,000
- Construction industry: An increase of 13,000 jobs
- Manufacturing: Reduce by 1,000
Service providing departments: 82,000
- Trade, transportation, and public utilities: An increase of 39,000 jobs
- Information industry: Reduction of 2,000 positions
- Financial activities: An increase of 15,000
- Professional and commercial services: reduced by 27,000
- Education and healthcare services: An increase of 28,000
- Leisure and hospitality industry: An increase of 19,000 jobs
- Other services: An additional 10,000 units.
Changes by U.S. region - Northeast: 3,000
- New England: Reduction of 3,000
- Mid-Atlantic: An increase of 6,000
Midwest: 9,000
- Central Northeast: Reduce by 2,000
- Northwest Central: An increase of 11,000
South: 47,000
- South Atlantic: An increase of 15,000
- Southeast and Central Regions: Reduce by 3,000
- Central South: An increase of 35,000
Western region: 28,000
- Mountainous areas: An increase of 1,000
- Pacific Coast: An increase of 27,000
Changes categorized by enterprise size – Small institutions: 28,000
- 1 to 19 employees: an increase of 21,000
- 20 to 49 employees: an increase of 7,000
Medium-sized institutions: 33,000
- 50 to 249 employees: An increase of 22,000
- 250 to 499 employees: an increase of 11,000
Large institutions: 24,000
- 500 employees or more: an increase of 24,000
ADP Pay Insights
ADP Pay Insights provides basic salary growth and total salary growth data categorized by employee turnover, demographics, industry, employer size, salary percentile, and the 56 metropolitan areas in the United States. The report now also includes a distribution of salary growth.
There was little change in the basic salary increase in October.
On an annual basis, the salaries of retained employees increased by 3.0%, while those of employees who switched jobs increased by 4.8%.
For more information, please visit the interactive platform.
Change in median basic salary: 3.2% for all employees; 3.0% for retained employees; 4.8% for those who changed jobs.
Change in median total compensation: 4.7% for all employees; 4.4% for retained employees; 7.6% for employees who changed jobs.
Changes in the median basic salary by industry – Commodity production sector:
- Natural Resources and Mining: 3.3%
- Construction industry: 4.0%
- Manufacturing: 3.5%
Service Providing Department:
- Trade, transportation, and public utilities: 3.4%
- Information industry: 3.0%
- Financial activities: 3.5%
- Professional and commercial services: 3.2%
- Education and medical services: 3.0%
- Leisure and hospitality industry: 3.0%
- Other services: 3.0%
Changes in the median basic salary by company size – Medium-sized enterprises:
- 50 to 249 employees: 3.5%
- 250 to 499 employees: 3.3%
Large Enterprises:
- 500 employees or more: 3.2%
For information on Pay Insights categorized by U.S. metropolitan areas, gender, age, and salary quartiles, as well as total salary growth data by industry and company size, please visit https :// payinsights.adp.com.
The total number of new jobs created in September was revised from 90,000 to 86,000.
For more information on the ADP National Employment Report, including historical documents, employment and salary data, methodology, and release schedules, please visit https :// adpemploymentreport.com.
The National Employment Report for ADP in November 2026 will be released on December 2, 2026, at 8:15 a.m. Eastern Time in the United States.
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