ADP Non-Farm Employment Change
ADP Non-Farm Employment Change
About This Event
The ADP non-farm employment change for February will be released.
Previous: 186K
Forecast: 140K
The ADP non-farm employment change measures the monthly change in private employment based on the payroll data of around 400,000 U.S. business clients, excluding the farming sector. A higher than expected employment change is bullish, while a lower than expected employment change is bearish.
Private businesses in the US added 155K workers to their payrolls in March 2025, following an upwardly revised 84K in February and above expectations of 105K. The services sector added 132K jobs, namely professional/business services (57K), financial activities (38K), leisure/hospitality (17K), education/health services (12K), and information (3K) while trade/transportation/utilities shed 6K jobs. The goods producing sector added 24K jobs, led by manufacturing (21K) ad construction (6K) while natural resources/mining lost 3K jobs. Meanwhile, year-over-year pay gains slowed to 4.6% for job-stayers and to 6.5% for job-changers. Thev pay premium for job-changers was 1.9 percentage points, matching a series low last seen in September. "Despite policy uncertainty and downbeat consumers, the bottom line is this: The March topline number was a good one for the economy and employers of all sizes, if not necessarily all sectors", according to Nela Richardson, Chief Economist, ADP. source: Automatic Data Processing, Inc.
Why This Event Matters
Economic releases such as ADP Non-Farm Employment Change are widely followed because they can shape expectations for growth, inflation, and monetary policy. Traders and investors often use these data points when assessing interest-rate outlooks, Treasury yields, and sector rotation themes. The scheduled timing is March 5, 2025 (America/New_York), subject to source updates.
Source summary: The ADP non-farm employment change for February will be released.
Previous: 186K Forecast: 140K
The ADP non-farm employment change measures the monthly change in private employment based on the payroll data of around 400,000 U.S. business clients, excluding the farming sector. A higher than expected employment change is bullish, while a lower than expected employment change is bearish. ...
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- What is ADP Non-Farm Employment Change?
- It is a stock market catalyst entry on Catacal—an event or release investors and traders may monitor. Details are summarized from the cited source and may be updated over time.
- When is ADP Non-Farm Employment Change?
- The calendar shows Mar 5, 2025 (America/New_York). Verify the exact time and any changes using the source link when planning around the event.
- Why does ADP Non-Farm Employment Change matter for investors?
- Macro releases can influence rate expectations, yields, and sector leadership. Market participants often reassess positioning after the data.
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