US Companies Add 62,000 Jobs, Led by Health Care, ADP Says

A jobseeker holds recruiting materials during the WorkSource North Seattle Career Fair in Seattle, Washington, US, on Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026. The January employment report has been rescheduled for February 11, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, after a partial government shutdown delayed the data. Photographer: David Ryder/Bloomberg Photo by David Ryder /BloombergArticle content(Bloomberg) — US companies added more jobs than expected last month, suggesting the labor market may be stabilizing.Sign In or Create an AccountEmail AddressContinueor View more offersArticle contentPrivate-sector payrolls increased by 62,000 in March after a similar advance in the prior month, according to ADP Research data out Wednesday. The median estimate in a Bloomberg survey of economists called for a 40,000 advance.Article contentWe apologize, but this video has failed to load.Try refreshing your browser, ortap here to see other videos from our team.Article contentThe advance in hiring was led by the education and health services and construction sectors. Education and health services have been responsible for the majority of job creation in the last year. Trade, transportation and utilities as well as manufacturing saw job losses.Article contentArticle content“Overall hiring is steady, but job growth continues to favor certain industries, including health care,” Nela Richardson, chief economist at ADP and a contributor to Bloomberg Television, said in a statement.Article contentTop StoriesGet the latest headlines, breaking news and columns.There was an error, please provide a valid email address.Sign UpBy signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.Thanks for signing up!A welcome email is on its way. If you don't see it, please check your junk folder.The next issue of Top Stories will soon be in your inbox.We encountered an issue signing you up. Please try againInterested in more newsletters? Browse here.Article contentThe report indicates the labor market remained in a “low-hire, low-fire” state in March. Tax cuts could be providing a boost to investment and job growth, though the Iran war risks impeding future hiring by driving up energy prices and denting consumer sentiment if hostilities continue.Article contentThe ADP report, published in collaboration with the Stanford Digital Economy Lab, showed workers who changed jobs saw a 6.6% increase in pay from a year earlier. Wage growth for those who stayed put was unchanged at 4.5%.Article contentJob gains in March were concentrated in establishments with fewer than 20 employees, according to the report.Article contentFederal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said this week that while policymakers don’t yet know what the economic effects of the war in Iran will be, “we do think our policy is in a good place for us to wait and see.”Article contentThe government’s employment report due Friday is expected to show hiring rebounded in March after a strike by more than 30,000 Kaiser Permanente employees and severe winter weather in February contributed to one of the largest employment declines since the pandemic.Article contentADP bases its findings on payrolls covering more than 26 million US private-sector employees. US private-sector employees.Article content—With assistance from Jarrell Dillard.Article content(Updates with chart.)Article contentTrending Snowbirds moving back home drives high demand for cottage properties Real Estate KPMG faces OSC allegations of blown audit in private credit collapse Finance Suncor reveals expansion plans as key oilsands mine enters its last decade Energy Terence Corcoran: Canada hates Trump but loves his economics FP Comment Chinese cars can’t cross from Canada to U.S., Trump’s envoy says Autos Share this article in your social networkCommentsYou must be logged in to join the discussion or read more comments.Create an AccountSign in Join the Conversation Postmedia is committed to maintaining a lively but civil forum for discussion. Please keep comments relevant and respectful. Comments may take up to an hour to appear on the site. You will receive an email if there is a reply to your comment, an update to a thread you follow or if a user you follow comments. Visit our Community Guidelines for more information. Snowbirds moving back home drives high demand for cottage properties Real Estate KPMG faces OSC allegations of blown audit in private credit collapse Finance Suncor reveals expansion plans as key oilsands mine enters its last decade Energy Terence Corcoran: Canada hates Trump but loves his economics FP Comment Chinese cars can’t cross from Canada to U.S., Trump’s envoy says Autos