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Macroeconomic Factors Impact

AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING INC · 2026-11-05 · Importance 17 · Surprise 24

ADP's October U.S. private payroll report recorded a net increase of 86,000 jobs, 19,000 above the estimate and matching September's pace. Services gains included 39,000 jobs in trade, transportation and utilities, 28,000 in education and health, and 19,000 in leisure and hospitality, while professional and business services lost 27,000 jobs. Goods-sector hiring was concentrated in construction, which added 13,000 jobs, partly offset by losses in natural resources and mining and manufacturing.

Key facts

• In Canada in October 2026, gross pay increased 4.5% for job-stayers and 10.4% for job-changers, according to ADP Canada Pay Insights. source
• In Canada in October 2026, base pay for job-stayers increased 3.0% year over year and pay for job-changers increased 6.0%, according to ADP Canada Pay Insights. source
• ADP reported that 86,000 private-sector jobs were added in October, 19,000 above the estimate and at the same pace as September. source
• In October, trade/transportation/utilities added 39,000 jobs, education/health added 28,000, leisure/hospitality added 19,000, and other services added 10,000, according to the sector breakdown in ADP's report. source
• In October, professional/business services lost 27,000 jobs and information lost 2,000 jobs, according to the sector breakdown in ADP's report. source
• In October, construction added 13,000 jobs, while natural resources/mining lost 8,000 and manufacturing lost 1,000, according to ADP's report. source
• ADP Canada Pay Insights draws on anonymized payroll transaction data for approximately 1.6 million Canadian workers each month. source