Private sector employment increased by 455,000 jobs from February to March, according to the March ADP National Employment Report.

Broadly distributed to the public each month, free of charge, the ADP National Employment Report is produced by the ADP Research Institute in collaboration with Moody's Analytics.

The report, which is derived from ADP's actual data of those who are on a company's payroll, measures the change in total nonfarm private employment each month on a seasonally-adjusted basis.

ADP National Employment March 2022 Report Highlights*

View the ADP National Employment Report Infographic at www.adpemploymentreport.com.

Total U.S. Nonfarm Private Employment: 455,000

By Company Size

- Small businesses: 90,000

  • 1-19 employees 37,000
  • 20-49 employees 53,000

- Medium businesses: 188,000

  • 50-499 employees 188,000

- Large businesses: 177,000

  • 500-999 employees 59,000
  • 1,000+ employees 118,000

By Sector

- Goods-producing: 79,000

  • Natural resources/mining 9,000
  • Construction 15,000
  • Manufacturing 54,000

- Service-providing: 377,000

  • Trade/transportation/utilities 49,000
  • Information 0
  • Financial activities 12,000
  • Professional/business services 61,000
    - Professional/technical services 24,000
    - Management of companies/enterprises 1,000
    - Administrative/support services 36,000
  • Education/health services 72,000
    - Health care/social assistance 62,000
    - Education 11,000
  • Leisure/hospitality 161,000
  • Other services 21,000

* Sum of components may not equal total, due to rounding.

- Franchise Employment**

  • Franchise jobs 11,200

**Complete details on franchise employment can be found here.

"Job growth was broad-based across sectors in March, contributing to the nearly 1.5 million jobs added for the first quarter in 2022," said Nela Richardson, chief economist, ADP. "Businesses are hiring, specifically among the service providers which had the most ground to make up due to early pandemic losses. However, a tight labor supply remains an obstacle for continued growth in consumer-facing industries."

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The matched sample used to develop the ADP National Employment Report was derived from ADP payroll data, which represents 460,000 U.S. clients employing nearly 26 million workers in the U.S. The February total of jobs added was revised from 475,000 to 486,000.

To obtain additional information about the ADP National Employment Report, including additional charts, supporting data and the schedule of future release dates, or to subscribe to the monthly email alerts and RSS feeds, please visit www.adpemploymentreport.com.

The April 2022 ADP National Employment Report will be released at 8:15 a.m. ET on May 4.