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ADP National Employment Report — August 2026

Released September 2, 2026 · ADP Research Institute · full release · charts & history on EconomicsGuru
Private payroll employment rose by 38,000 in August 2026 to 132,803, +763,000 from a year ago. Prior month: 132,765. Prior periods were revised in 1 series — figures below reflect that.
ADP private payrolls
132,803
▲ +38,000 m/m
· +763,000 y/y

Revision check

REVISIONS DETECTED (1) — since last report. Every change below is calculated on the revised figures.
Private payroll employment · July 2026132,763→132,765▲ +2,000

Key figures

Headline →August 2026July 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
132,803132,765▲ +38,000▲ 0.0%▲ +763,000▲ +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 (50-249): 5 straight months of increase.

Full detail

Show every category and subcategory
Pay insights — hand-entered from the ADP release →August 2026July 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 →August 2026July 2026M/M chgM/M %Y/Y chgY/Y %
Small establishments (1-19)36,60836,588▲ +20,000▲ +0.1%▲ +595,000▲ +1.7%
Small establishments (20-49)22,49122,508▼ −17,000▼ −0.1%▼ −103,000▼ −0.5%
Mid-sized establishments (50-249)37,47537,473▲ +2,000▲ 0.0%▼ −65,000▼ −0.2%
Mid-sized establishments (250-499)11,96311,965▼ −2,000▼ 0.0%▲ +32,000▲ +0.3%
Large establishments (500+)24,30024,266▲ +34,000▲ +0.1%▲ +327,000▲ +1.4%

Sources

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Prepared 2026-09-02 20:06 UTC. Green marks an increase, red a decrease — direction only, not good or bad.