ADP US National Employment Report: Private Sector Added 41,000 Jobs in December; Yearly Wages Rose by 4.4%

December Private Sector Job Growth and Wage Increase

In December, the private sector added 41,000 new positions, while average wages saw a 4.4% rise compared to the previous year. These findings come from the latest ADP National Employment Report®, a collaboration between ADP Research and the Stanford Digital Economy Lab. This report offers an independent perspective on the U.S. labor market, drawing on anonymized payroll information from over 26 million private-sector workers nationwide. Additionally, ADP's Pay Insights analyzes more than 15 million monthly pay change records, providing a detailed look at employment and wage trends.