ADP Report: Private Employers Added 62,000 Jobs as Hiring Cooled From March

The construction sector added jobs while education and health services shed positions, as overall hiring cooled from March.

A 'Now Hiring' sign at a restaurant in Royal Oak, Mich., on Oct. 12, 2024. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

Private-sector payrolls expanded by an estimated 62,000 positions in April, down from a revised 147,000 in March, according to the ADP National Employment Report released on April 30.

Median pay for employees who stayed in their jobs rose by 4.5 percent from a year earlier, down slightly from 4.6 percent in March, while workers who switched employers saw a 6.9 percent increase, up from 6.7 percent.