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ADP National Employment Report — September 2026

Released September 30, 2026 · ADP Research Institute · full release · charts & history on EconomicsGuru
Private payroll employment rose by 90,000 in September 2026 to 132,889, +761,000 from a year ago. Prior month: 132,799. Prior periods were revised in 11 series — figures below reflect that.
ADP private payrolls
132,889
▲ +90,000 m/m
· +761,000 y/y

Revision check

REVISIONS DETECTED (11) — since last report. Every change below is calculated on the revised figures.
Mid-sized establishments (250-499) · July 202611,965→11,968▲ +3,000
Mid-sized establishments (50-249) · August 202637,475→37,467▼ −8,000
Large establishments (500+) · July 202624,266→24,263▼ −3,000
Large establishments (500+) · August 202624,300→24,297▼ −3,000
Small establishments (1-19) · August 202636,608→36,612▲ +4,000
Small establishments (20-49) · August 202622,491→22,493▲ +2,000
Mid-sized establishments (50-249) · July 202637,473→37,470▼ −3,000
Small establishments (1-19) · July 202636,588→36,590▲ +2,000
Small establishments (20-49) · July 202622,508→22,507▼ −1,000
Private payroll employment · August 2026132,803→132,799▼ −4,000
Private payroll employment · July 2026132,765→132,763▼ −2,000

Key figures

Headline →September 2026August 2026M/M chgM/M %Y/Y chgY/Y %12-period trend
Private payroll employmentREVISED
thousands, SA — ADP's own measure of private employment, not a forecast of the BLS number
132,889132,799▲ +90,000▲ +0.1%▲ +761,000▲ +0.6%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Trend bars show year-over-year % change over the last 13 periods; the latest period is highlighted.

What stood out

  • Mid-sized establishments (250-499): highest level on record (data back to January 2010).
  • Mid-sized establishments (50-249): highest since September 2025 (12 months).

Full detail

Show every category and subcategory
Pay insights — hand-entered from the ADP release →September 2026August 2026M/M chgM/M %Y/Y chgY/Y %
Pay growth, job-stayers (y/y)4.4%4.4%▪ 0.0 pp—▪ ——
Pay growth, job-changers (y/y)7.3%7.0%▲ +0.3 pp—▪ ——
Employment by establishment size →September 2026August 2026M/M chgM/M %Y/Y chgY/Y %
Small establishments (1-19)REVISED36,63036,612▲ +18,000▲ 0.0%▲ +558,000▲ +1.5%
Small establishments (20-49)REVISED22,49822,493▲ +5,000▲ 0.0%▼ −79,000▼ −0.3%
Mid-sized establishments (50-249)REVISED37,48537,467▲ +18,000▲ 0.0%▼ −56,000▼ −0.1%
Mid-sized establishments (250-499)REVISED11,99911,963▲ +36,000▲ +0.3%▲ +74,000▲ +0.6%
Large establishments (500+)REVISED24,31124,297▲ +14,000▲ +0.1%▲ +290,000▲ +1.2%

Sources

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Prepared 2026-09-30 13:23 UTC. Green marks an increase, red a decrease — direction only, not good or bad.