Next release Wednesday, 2 December 2026, 08:15 New York. Every release since 6 Jan 2016: 131 on record, actual against forecast. Medium impact for the USD. Updated within the hour of each release.
The last US ADP Employment Change (Oct. 2026, released 4 Nov 2026) came in at 86K, above the 69K forecast; the previous reading was 86K. The next US ADP Employment Change is due Wednesday, 2 December 2026 at 08:15 New York time (Nov. 2026).
Since 2016, US ADP Employment Change has come in above forecast 38% of the time and below 62% (129 releases with a forecast); over the last 12 it beat 58%. It has now come in above forecast 2 releases in a row.
The average miss against forecast over the last 24 releases was 43.92K: higher than expected is good for the USD.
| Released | Period | Actual | Forecast | Previous | Vs forecast |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Nov 2026 08:15 | Oct. 2026 | 86K | 69K | 86K | above |
| 30 Sept 2026 08:15 | Sep. 2026 | 86K | 70K | 36K | above |
| 2 Sept 2026 08:15 | Aug. 2026 | 36K | 48K | 44K | below |
| 5 Aug 2026 08:15 | Jul. 2026 | 44K | 70K | 95K | below |
| 1 Jul 2026 08:15 | Jun. 2026 | 95K | 118K | 122K | below |
| 3 Jun 2026 08:15 | May. 2026 | 122K | 117K | 105K | above |
| 6 May 2026 08:15 | Apr. 2026 | 105K | 99K | 61K | above |
| 1 Apr 2026 08:15 | Mar. 2026 | 61K | 40K | 66K | above |
| 4 Mar 2026 08:15 | Feb. 2026 | 66K | 50K | 11K | above |
| 4 Feb 2026 08:15 | Jan. 2026 | 11K | 48K | 37K | below |
| 7 Jan 2026 08:15 | Dec. 2025 | 37K | 47K | 74K | below |
| 3 Dec 2025 08:15 | Nov. 2025 | 74K | 10K | 20K | above |
| 5 Nov 2025 08:15 | Oct. 2025 | 20K | 28K | 88K | below |
| 1 Oct 2025 08:15 | Sep. 2025 | 88K | 50K | 49K | above |
| 4 Sept 2025 08:15 | Aug. 2025 | 49K | 65K | 77K | below |
| 30 Jul 2025 08:15 | Jul. 2025 | 77K | 75K | -1K | above |
| 2 Jul 2025 08:15 | Jun. 2025 | -1K | 95K | -24K | below |
| 4 Jun 2025 08:15 | May. 2025 | -24K | 110K | -23K | below |
| 30 Apr 2025 08:15 | Apr. 2025 | -23K | 115K | -53K | below |
| 2 Apr 2025 08:15 | Mar. 2025 | -53K | 115K | 14K | below |
| 5 Mar 2025 08:15 | Feb. 2025 | 14K | 140K | 140K | below |
| 5 Feb 2025 08:15 | Jan. 2025 | 140K | 150K | 157K | below |
| 8 Jan 2025 08:15 | Dec. 2024 | 157K | 140K | 102K | above |
| 4 Dec 2024 08:15 | Nov. 2024 | 102K | 150K | -12K | below |
| 30 Oct 2024 08:15 | Oct. 2024 | -12K | 114K | -21K | below |
| 2 Oct 2024 08:15 | Sep. 2024 | -21K | 120K | 46K | below |
| 5 Sept 2024 08:15 | Aug. 2024 | 46K | 145K | 120K | below |
| 31 Jul 2024 08:15 | Jul. 2024 | 120K | 150K | 104K | below |
| 3 Jul 2024 08:15 | Jun. 2024 | 104K | 160K | 201K | below |
| 5 Jun 2024 08:15 | May. 2024 | 201K | 175K | 44K | above |
| 1 May 2024 08:15 | Apr. 2024 | 44K | 175K | -103K | below |
| 3 Apr 2024 08:15 | Mar. 2024 | -103K | 148K | -107K | below |
| 6 Mar 2024 08:15 | Feb. 2024 | -107K | 150K | 240K | below |
| 31 Jan 2024 08:15 | Jan. 2024 | 240K | 145K | 282K | above |
| 4 Jan 2024 08:15 | Dec. 2023 | 282K | 115K | 105K | above |
| 6 Dec 2023 08:15 | Nov. 2023 | 105K | 130K | -29K | below |
| 1 Nov 2023 08:15 | Oct. 2023 | -29K | 150K | 37K | below |
| 4 Oct 2023 08:15 | Sep. 2023 | 37K | 153K | 116K | below |
| 30 Aug 2023 08:15 | Aug. 2023 | 116K | 195K | 269K | below |
| 2 Aug 2023 08:15 | Jul. 2023 | 269K | 189K | 483K | above |
| 6 Jul 2023 08:15 | Jun. 2023 | 483K | 228K | 360K | above |
| 1 Jun 2023 08:15 | May. 2023 | 360K | 170K | 91K | above |
| 3 May 2023 08:15 | Apr. 2023 | 91K | 148K | 76K | below |
| 5 Apr 2023 08:15 | Mar. 2023 | 76K | 200K | 150K | below |
| 8 Mar 2023 08:15 | Feb. 2023 | 150K | 200K | 187K | below |
| 1 Feb 2023 08:15 | Jan. 2023 | 187K | 178K | 191K | above |
| 5 Jan 2023 08:15 | Dec. 2022 | 191K | 150K | 269K | above |
| 30 Nov 2022 08:15 | Nov. 2022 | 269K | 200K | 251K | above |
| 2 Nov 2022 08:15 | Oct. 2022 | 251K | 195K | 339K | above |
| 5 Oct 2022 08:15 | Sep. 2022 | 339K | 200K | 365K | above |
| 31 Aug 2022 08:15 | Aug. 2022 | 365K | – | 409K | – |
| 31 Aug 2022 07:15 | Jul. 2022 | 409K | – | 538K | – |
| 31 Aug 2022 06:15 | Jun. 2022 | 538K | 288K | 303K | above |
| 2 Jun 2022 08:15 | May. 2022 | 303K | 300K | 685K | above |
| 4 May 2022 08:15 | Apr. 2022 | 685K | 395K | 598K | above |
| 30 Mar 2022 08:15 | Mar. 2022 | 598K | 450K | 584K | above |
| 2 Mar 2022 08:15 | Feb. 2022 | 584K | 388K | 471K | above |
| 2 Feb 2022 08:15 | Jan. 2022 | 471K | 207K | 947K | above |
| 5 Jan 2022 08:15 | Dec. 2021 | 947K | 400K | 858K | above |
| 1 Dec 2021 08:15 | Nov. 2021 | 858K | 525K | 679K | above |
| 3 Nov 2021 08:15 | Oct. 2021 | 679K | 400K | 714K | above |
| 6 Oct 2021 08:15 | Sep. 2021 | 714K | 428K | 597K | above |
| 1 Sept 2021 08:15 | Aug. 2021 | 597K | 613K | 573K | below |
| 4 Aug 2021 08:15 | Jul. 2021 | 573K | 695K | 212K | below |
| 30 Jun 2021 08:15 | Jun. 2021 | 212K | 600K | 72K | below |
| 3 Jun 2021 08:15 | May. 2021 | 72K | 650K | 46K | below |
| 5 May 2021 08:15 | Apr. 2021 | 46K | 800K | -68K | below |
| 31 Mar 2021 08:15 | Mar. 2021 | -68K | 550K | -199K | below |
| 3 Mar 2021 08:15 | Feb. 2021 | -199K | 174K | -83K | below |
| 3 Feb 2021 08:15 | Jan. 2021 | -83K | 49K | 188K | below |
| 6 Jan 2021 08:15 | Dec. 2020 | 188K | 88K | 227K | above |
| 2 Dec 2020 08:15 | Nov. 2020 | 227K | 410K | 219K | below |
| 4 Nov 2020 08:15 | Oct. 2020 | 219K | 650K | 220K | below |
| 30 Sept 2020 08:15 | Sep. 2020 | 220K | 650K | -357K | below |
| 2 Sept 2020 08:15 | Aug. 2020 | -357K | 950K | -842K | below |
| 5 Aug 2020 08:15 | Jul. 2020 | -842K | 1,500K | -1,542K | below |
| 1 Jul 2020 08:15 | Jun. 2020 | -1,542K | 3,000K | -1,828K | below |
| 3 Jun 2020 08:15 | May. 2020 | -1,828K | -9,000K | -1,455K | above |
| 6 May 2020 08:15 | Apr. 2020 | -1,455K | -20,050K | -187K | above |
| 1 Apr 2020 08:15 | Mar. 2020 | -187K | -150K | -129K | below |
| 4 Mar 2020 08:15 | Feb. 2020 | -129K | 170K | -65K | below |
| 5 Feb 2020 08:15 | Jan. 2020 | -65K | 156K | 80K | below |
| 8 Jan 2020 08:15 | Dec. 2019 | 80K | 160K | 54K | below |
| 4 Dec 2019 08:15 | Nov. 2019 | 54K | 140K | 39K | below |
| 30 Oct 2019 08:15 | Oct. 2019 | 39K | 120K | 51K | below |
| 2 Oct 2019 08:15 | Sep. 2019 | 51K | 140K | 97K | below |
| 5 Sept 2019 08:15 | Aug. 2019 | 97K | 149K | 78K | below |
| 31 Jul 2019 08:15 | Jul. 2019 | 78K | 150K | 92K | below |
| 3 Jul 2019 08:15 | Jun. 2019 | 92K | 140K | 139K | below |
| 5 Jun 2019 08:15 | May. 2019 | 139K | 180K | 95K | below |
| 1 May 2019 08:15 | Apr. 2019 | 95K | 180K | 102K | below |
| 3 Apr 2019 08:15 | Mar. 2019 | 102K | 170K | 229K | below |
| 6 Mar 2019 08:15 | Feb. 2019 | 229K | 189K | 215K | above |
| 30 Jan 2019 08:15 | Jan. 2019 | 215K | 178K | 173K | above |
| 3 Jan 2019 08:15 | Dec. 2018 | 173K | 178K | 210K | below |
| 6 Dec 2018 08:15 | Nov. 2018 | 210K | 195K | 109K | above |
| 31 Oct 2018 08:15 | Oct. 2018 | 109K | 189K | 76K | below |
| 3 Oct 2018 08:15 | Sep. 2018 | 76K | 185K | 174K | below |
| 6 Sept 2018 08:15 | Aug. 2018 | 174K | 190K | 182K | below |
| 1 Aug 2018 08:15 | Jul. 2018 | 182K | 185K | 207K | below |
| 5 Jul 2018 08:15 | Jun. 2018 | 207K | 190K | 153K | above |
| 30 May 2018 08:15 | May. 2018 | 153K | 190K | 174K | below |
| 2 May 2018 08:15 | Apr. 2018 | 174K | 200K | 177K | below |
| 4 Apr 2018 08:15 | Mar. 2018 | 177K | 205K | 263K | below |
| 7 Mar 2018 08:15 | Feb. 2018 | 263K | 195K | 205K | above |
| 31 Jan 2018 08:15 | Jan. 2018 | 205K | 185K | 179K | above |
| 4 Jan 2018 08:15 | Dec. 2017 | 179K | 190K | 179K | below |
| 6 Dec 2017 08:15 | Nov. 2017 | 179K | 185K | 111K | below |
| 1 Nov 2017 08:15 | Oct. 2017 | 111K | 200K | 172K | below |
| 4 Oct 2017 08:15 | Sep. 2017 | 172K | 125K | 181K | above |
| 30 Aug 2017 08:15 | Aug. 2017 | 181K | 183K | 190K | below |
| 2 Aug 2017 08:15 | Jul. 2017 | 190K | 185K | 221K | above |
| 6 Jul 2017 08:15 | Jun. 2017 | 221K | 185K | 156K | above |
| 1 Jun 2017 08:15 | May. 2017 | 156K | 185K | 138K | below |
| 3 May 2017 08:15 | Apr. 2017 | 138K | 175K | 106K | below |
| 5 Apr 2017 08:15 | Mar. 2017 | 106K | 187K | 176K | below |
| 8 Mar 2017 08:15 | Feb. 2017 | 176K | 190K | 192K | below |
| 1 Feb 2017 08:15 | Jan. 2017 | 192K | 165K | 327K | above |
| 5 Jan 2017 08:15 | Dec. 2016 | 327K | 170K | 254K | above |
| 30 Nov 2016 08:15 | Nov. 2016 | 254K | 165K | 204K | above |
The next US ADP Employment Change is due Wednesday, 2 December 2026 at 08:15 New York time (Nov. 2026).
The last US ADP Employment Change (Oct. 2026, released 4 Nov 2026) came in at 86K, above the 69K forecast; the previous reading was 86K.
US ADP Employment Change is released monthly by Automatic Data Processing, Inc.. CRTLAB has 131 releases on record since 6 Jan 2016.
Since 2016, US ADP Employment Change has come in above forecast 38% of the time and below 62% (129 releases with a forecast); over the last 12 it beat 58%. It has now come in above forecast 2 releases in a row.
The highest was 947K (Dec. 2021) and the lowest -1,828K (May. 2020). The five-year average is 180.27K.
Usually yes: a reading above forecast is the good surprise for the USD, and the bigger the surprise the bigger the move. On this page, green marks a release that was good for the USD against its forecast, red one that was bad.
The ADP National Employment Report tracks monthly changes in US private-sector employment. It is based on aggregated and anonymized payroll data from over 26 million employees and is produced by the ADP Research Institute in collaboration with the Stanford Digital Economy Lab, providing a timely and independent snapshot of labor market trends.