National Employment Report - August 2012

ADP National Employment Report® What's the latest on jobs? August 2012 201,000 Total Employment in U.S. nonfarm private business sector from July to August. Number of new jobs 16,000 per sector: Private, goods-producing-sector employment 185,000 10,000 Private, service-producing-sector employment Construction employment 3,000 8,000 Manufacturing employment Financial Services Current Employment Versus Prior Months last 6 months average current month 165,667 201,000 last 3 months average current month 182,333 201,000 Goods & Services last 6 months average current month 13,667 16,000 152,000 185,000 Goods vs. Services Gain by Size last 6 months average current month Small 81,000 vs 99,000 Medium 70,833 vs 86,000 ALAIALAIA Large 13,833 Vs 16,000 ALALALALA Gain by Industry last 6 months average current month 4,167 3,000 Manufacturing ***** 4,167 10,000 Construction 9,500 8,000 Finance For more information, please visit the methodology section of the ADP National Employment Report® website * All size data included in the ADP National Employment Report® is based on size of payroll. Small businesses represent payrolls with 1-49 employees. Medium businesses represent payrolls with 50-499 employees. Large businesses represent payrolls with more than 499 employees. at: http://ADPemploymentreport.com/met hodology.aspx. In some cases, small and medium-size payrolls belong to businesses employing more workers than indicated by the size grouping. ADP and the ADP logo are registered trademarks of ADP, Inc.© 2012.