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ADP report June 2026: Private sector adds 98,000 jobs
Fox Business • • business
Key Points:
- Private sector companies added 98,000 jobs in June, according to ADP, falling short of economists' expectations of 118,000 and down from May's 122,000 jobs.
- Education and health services led job growth with 48,000 new positions, followed by trade, transportation, and utilities (15,000), financial activities (14,000), and other services (8,000).
- Manufacturing added 5,000 jobs, while leisure and hospitality, professional and business services, and construction each gained 2,000 jobs; natural resources and mining lost 5,000 jobs.
- Wage growth was notable, with pay for employees staying in their roles rising 4.4% year-over-year and pay for those changing jobs increasing by 6.6%.
- ADP chief economist Nela Richardson highlighted a slowdown in job creation due to both labor supply constraints in some industries and longer job search times for workers.
