ADP February 2012 Employment Report Shows 216000 Jobs Added to Private Sector

According to the February 2012 ADP National Employment Report® from Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (ADP®), employment in the U.S. nonfarm private business sector increased by 216,000 jobs from January 2012 to February 2012, and February’s increase marks the twenty-fifth consecutive monthly gain in private employment as measured by the ADP report. The February 2012 ADP National Employment Report is available at: http://www.adpemploymentreport.com/pdf/FINAL_Report_February_12.pdf. Of the 216,000 jobs added from January 2012 to February 2012, the February 2012 ADP Report found employment in the private service-providing sector rose by 170,000 jobs while employment in the private goods-producing sector increased by 46,000 jobs. Other highlights from the report include statistics on job gains in small, medium, and large businesses:

• Small businesses representing payrolls with 1 to 49 employees added 108,000 jobs from January 2012 to February 2012.
• Medium businesses representing payrolls with 50 to 499 employees added 88,000 jobs from January 2012 to February 2012.
• Large businesses representing payrolls with more than 499 employees added 20,000 jobs from January 2012 to February 2012.

Of the 108,000 jobs created in private small business employment, the ADP Small Business Report® – a subset of the ADP National Employment Report – found that 90,000 small business jobs were created in the service-providing sector while 18,000 small business jobs were created in the goods-producing sector. The February 2012 ADP Report also revised the gain in employment from December 2011 to January 2012 upwards from the initially reported 170,000 jobs to 173,000 jobs. The March 2012 ADP National Employment Report will be released April 4, 2012. The ADP National Employment Report – created by ADP and maintained by Macroeconomic Advisers, LLC – is derived from actual payroll data from an anonymous subset of roughly 500,000 U.S. business clients and measures the change in total nonfarm private employment each month. For more information about pre-employment background checks for job applicants, visit Employment Screening Resources (ESR) – ‘The Background Check Authority’ and nationwide background screening company accredited by the National Association of Professional Background Screeners (NAPBS®) – at https://www.esrcheck.com/ or call ESR at 415.898.0044 or toll free at 888.999.4474. Sources: http://www.adpemploymentreport.com/pdf/FINAL_Release_February_12.pdf http://www.adpemploymentreport.com/pdf/FINAL_Report_February_12.pdf http://www.adpemploymentreport.com/indexsbr.aspx About Employment Screening Resources (ESR): Employment Screening Resources (ESR) – ‘The Background Check Authority^SM’ – provides accurate and actionable information, empowering employers to make informed safe hiring decisions for the benefit for our clients, their employees, and the public. ESR literally wrote the book on background screening with “The Safe Hiring Manual” by Founder and CEO Lester Rosen. ESR is accredited by The National Association of Professional Background Screeners (NAPBS), a distinction held by less than two percent of all screening firms. By choosing an accredited screening firm like ESR, employers know they have selected an agency that meets the highest industry standards. For more information about Employment Screening Resources (ESR), visit https://www.esrcheck.com/ or call 415.898.0044 or 888.999.4474. About ESR News: The Employment Screening Resources (ESR) News blog – ESR News – provides employment screening information for employers, recruiters, and jobseekers on a variety of topics including credit reports, criminal records, data privacy, discrimination, E-Verify, jobs reports, legal updates, negligent hiring, workplace violence, and use of search engines and social network sites for background checks. For more information about ESR News or to send comments or questions, please email ESR News Editor Thomas Ahearn at [email protected].]]>