ADP Says U.S. Private Employers Added 86,000 Jobs in October, Led by Services
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November 4, 2026
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U.S. private employers added 86,000 jobs in October 2026, payroll processor ADP reported on November 4. The report, produced by ADP Research with the Stanford Digital Economy Lab, showed that services accounted for most of the increase. September’s gain was revised down from 90,000 to 86,000, leaving the two months with the same increase.
CNBC reported that October’s figure was slightly above the Dow Jones consensus estimate of 75,000. ADP described a second month of solid hiring growth, while noting continued weakness in some industries.
Service providers added 82,000 jobs. Trade, transportation and utilities led with 39,000, followed by education and health services with 28,000, leisure and hospitality with 19,000, and financial activities with 15,000. Professional and business services lost 27,000 jobs, its third consecutive monthly decline, while information employment fell by 2,000.
Goods-producing industries added a net 4,000 jobs. Construction gained 13,000 positions, offset by losses of 8,000 in natural resources and mining and 1,000 in manufacturing.
Base pay rises 3.2%; gross pay increases 4.7%
ADP’s accompanying pay data showed median year-over-year growth of 3.2% in base pay and 4.7% in gross pay for workers overall. Base pay increased 3.0% for people who stayed in their jobs and 4.8% for job-changers. Gross pay growth for job-changers reached 7.6%.
ADP Chief Economist Nela Richardson said employers of all sizes hired last month. She said the data suggested job-changers were attracted by bonuses, overtime and additional hours as well as higher base pay. Their overall earnings growth was the fastest since March 2024, she said.
The report is an independent employment measure based on anonymized weekly payroll records covering more than 26 million U.S. private-sector employees. Its pay data compares individual workers’ earnings over 12-month intervals. ADP plans to release its November employment report on December 2 at 8:15 a.m. Eastern time.