ADP: September private payrolls +90,000 vs ~70,000 expected; August revised down to 36,000
What happened
The ADP National Employment Report showed private employers added 90,000 jobs in September, up from a downwardly revised 36,000 in August (previously reported 38,000) and above the ~70,000 consensus (WSJ's survey said 68,000). ADP chief economist Nela Richardson said job creation rebounded 'after a three-month slowdown' and pay growth remained solid: base pay rose 3.2% YoY and gross pay 4.7%. Education and health services led with +55,000 jobs and leisure/hospitality added 22,000; goods-producing added 31,000 (manufacturing +17,000, construction +15,000). The weak spots were financial activities (-16,000) and professional/business services (-11,000). The report precedes Friday's BLS employment report (8:30 a.m. ET).
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- Broad market: a stronger hiring print complicates the post-PCE case for an October Fed pause, nudging rate-hike odds back up; rate-sensitive growth/equities exposed
- Treasury yields: 2-year-sensitive; a hot print could reverse the 5bp post-PCE drop in the 2-year to 4.84%
- Financials and AI-exposed services: the two weak sectors — financial activities (-16,000) and professional/business services (-11,000) — are seen as ripe for AI-driven job disruption