Private Sector Employment Increased by 497,000 Jobs in June; Annual Pay was Up 6.4%

Friday, July 7th, 2023

Private sector employment increased by 497,000 jobs in June and annual pay was up 6.4 percent year-over-year, according to the June ADP® National Employment ReportT produced by the ADP Research Institute in collaboration with the Stanford Digital Economy Lab ("Stanford Lab").

 

"Consumer-facing service industries had a strong June, aligning to push job creation higher than expected," said Nela Richardson, chief economist, ADP. "But wage growth continues to ebb in these same industries, and hiring likely is cresting after a late-cycle surge."

June 2023 Report Highlights*

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

Jobs Report

Private employers added 497,000 jobs in June
Job creation surged in June, led by consumer-facing services. Leisure and hospitality, trade and transportation, and education and health services showed strong gains. Still, the market was fragmented, with manufacturing, information, and finance showing declines.

Change in U.S. Private Employment:     497,000

Change by Industry Sector

Goods-producing:     124,000

  • Natural resources/mining     69,000

  • Construction     97,000

  • Manufacturing     -42,000

Service-providing:     373,000

  • Trade/transportation/utilities     90,000

  • Information     -30,000

  • Financial activities     -16,000

  • Professional/business services     -5,000

  • Education/health services     74,000

  • Leisure/hospitality     232,000

  • Other services     28,000

Change by U.S. Regions

Northeast:     250,000

  • New England     77,000

  • Middle Atlantic     173,000

Midwest:     162,000

  • East North Central     83,000

  • West North Central     79,000

South:     -10,000

  • South Atlantic     10,000

  • East South Central     -12,000

  • West South Central     -8,000

West:     83,000

  • Mountain     3,000

  • Pacific     80,000

Change by Establishment Size

Small establishments:     299,000

  • 1-19 employees     162,000

  • 20-49 employees     137,000

Medium establishments:     183,000

  • 50-249 employees     171,000

  • 250-499 employees     12,000

Large establishments:     -8,000

  • 500+ employees     -8,000

Pay Insights 

Pay gains slowed again in June
Job stayers saw a year-over-year pay increase of 6.4 percent, down from 6.6 percent in May. For job changers, pay gains slowed for the 12th straight month, to 11.2 percent, the slowest pace of growth since October 2021.

Median Change in Annual Pay (ADP matched person sample)

Job-Stayers      6.4%

Job-Changers     11.2%

Median Change in Annual Pay for Job-Stayers by Industry Sector

Goods-producing:                                                       

  • Natural resources/mining     6.4%
  • Construction     6.7%
  • Manufacturing     5.9%

Service-providing:                                               

  • Trade/transportation/utilities     6.3%
  • Information     5.9%
  • Financial activities     6.7%
  • Professional/business services     6.2%
  • Education/health services     6.9%
  • Leisure/hospitality     7.9%
  • Other services     6.3%

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

Small firms:                                                                

  • 1-19 employees     5.4%
  • 20-49 employees     6.5%

Medium firms:                                                             

  • 50-249 employees     6.7%
  • 250-499 employees     6.6%

Large firms:                                                                

  • 500+ employees     6.5%

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

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

The May total of jobs added was revised from 278,000 to 267,000. The historical data file, and weekly data for the previous month, is available at https://adpemploymentreport.com/.

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The July 2023 ADP National Employment Report will be released at 8:15 a.m. ET on August 2, 2023.