US Economic Indicators: ADP Private Sector Payrolls Report Yardeni Research, Inc. August 31, 2016 Dr. Edward Yardeni 516-972-7683 eyardeni@yardeni.com Debbie Johnson 480-664-1333 djohnson@yardeni.com Mali Quintana 480-664-1333 aquintana@yardeni.com Please visit our sites at www.yardeni.com blog.yardeni.com thinking outside the box Table Of Contents Table Of Contents ADP Private Payrolls ADP Private Payrolls: Company Size ADP Private Payrolls: Total, Services & Goods ADP Private Payrolls August 31, 2016 / US Economic Indicators: ADP Private Sector Payrolls Report 3-4 5 6-8 9-10 Yardeni Research, Inc. www.yardeni.com ADP Private Payrolls Figure 1. 700 500 700 ADP NONFARM PRIVATE PAYROLL EMPLOYMENT (monthly change, thousands, sa) 500 300 300 Aug 100 100 -100 -100 Total (177.0) -300 -300 -500 -500 -700 -700 -900 -900 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 350 350 250 250 Aug 150 150 50 50 -50 -50 -150 -150 Service-Providing (183.0) -250 -250 -350 -350 -450 -450 -550 -550 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 100 100 50 50 0 0 Aug -50 -50 -100 -100 -150 -150 Goods-Producing (-6.0) -200 -200 -250 -250 -300 -300 -350 -350 yardeni.com -400 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 -400 2017 Source: ADP, Moody’s Analytics, and Haver Analytics. Page 3 / August 31, 2016 / US Economic Indicators: ADP Private Sector Payrolls Report Yardeni Research, Inc. www.yardeni.com ADP Private Payrolls Figure 2. 700 500 700 NONFARM PRIVATE PAYROLL EMPLOYMENT (monthly change, thousands, sa) 500 300 300 Aug 100 100 -100 -100 Total -300 -300 ADP (177.0) -500 -500 BLS (217.0) -700 -700 -900 -900 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 350 350 250 250 Aug 150 150 50 50 -50 -50 -150 -150 Service-Providing -250 -250 ADP (183.0) -350 -350 BLS (201.0) -450 -450 -550 -550 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 200 200 150 150 100 100 50 50 Aug 0 0 -50 -50 -100 -100 -150 -150 -200 -200 -250 Goods-Producing -250 -300 ADP (-6.0) -300 -350 BLS (16.0) -350 -400 -400 -450 yardeni.com -500 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 -450 -500 2017 Source: ADP, Moody’s Analytics, Bureau of Labor Statistics, and Haver Analytics. Page 4 / August 31, 2016 / US Economic Indicators: ADP Private Sector Payrolls Report Yardeni Research, Inc. www.yardeni.com ADP Private Payrolls: Company Size Figure 3. 250 200 250 ADP NONFARM PRIVATE PAYROLL EMPLOYMENT (monthly change, thousands, sa) 200 150 150 100 100 Aug 50 50 0 0 -50 -50 Small Companies (1-49 Employees) (62.0) -100 -100 -150 -150 -200 -200 -250 -250 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 200 200 100 100 Aug 0 0 -100 -100 -200 -200 Medium Companies (50-499 Employees) (44.0) -300 -300 -400 -400 -500 -500 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 200 200 100 100 Aug 0 0 -100 -100 Large Companies (over 500 Employees) (70.0) -200 -200 yardeni.com -300 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 -300 2017 Source: ADP, Moody’s Analytics, and Haver Analytics. Page 5 / August 31, 2016 / US Economic Indicators: ADP Private Sector Payrolls Report Yardeni Research, Inc. www.yardeni.com ADP Private Payrolls: Total, Services & Goods Figure 4. 55 55 ADP NONFARM PRIVATE PAYROLL EMPLOYMENT BY COMPANY SIZE (millions, sa) Aug 50 50 45 45 40 40 Small Companies (1-49 employees) 35 35 Medium Companies (50-499 employees) 30 30 Large Companies (over 500 employees) 25 20 25 yardeni.com 2005 2006 20 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Source: ADP, Moody’s Analytics, and Haver Analytics. Figure 5. 50 50 ADP NONFARM PRIVATE SERVICE PROVIDING PAYROLL EMPLOYMENT BY COMPANY SIZE (millions, sa) Aug 45 45 40 40 35 35 Small Companies (1-49 employees) 30 30 Medium Companies (50-499 employees) 25 25 Large Companies (over 500 employees) 20 15 20 yardeni.com 2005 2006 yardeni.com 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 15 2017 Source: ADP, Moody’s Analytics, and Haver Analytics. Page 6 / August 31, 2016 / US Economic Indicators: ADP Private Sector Payrolls Report Yardeni Research, Inc. www.yardeni.com ADP Private Payrolls: Total, Services & Goods Figure 6. 9 9 ADP NONFARM PRIVATE GOODS-PRODUCING PAYROLL EMPLOYMENT BY COMPANY SIZE (millions, sa) Small Companies (1-49 employees) Medium Companies (50-499 employees) Large Companies (over 500 employees) 8 8 7 7 Aug 6 5 6 yardeni.com 2005 2006 5 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Source: ADP, Moody’s Analytics, and Haver Analytics. Figure 7. 45 45 ADP NONFARM PRIVATE PAYROLL EMPLOYMENT BY COMPANY SIZE (as a percent of total ADP) Aug 40 40 35 35 Small Companies (1-49 employees) Medium Companies (50-499 employees) Large Companies (over 500 employees) 30 30 25 20 25 yardeni.com 2005 2006 20 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Source: ADP, Moody’s Analytics, and Haver Analytics. Page 7 / August 31, 2016 / US Economic Indicators: ADP Private Sector Payrolls Report Yardeni Research, Inc. www.yardeni.com ADP Private Payrolls: Total, Services & Goods Figure 8. 50 50 ADP NONFARM PRIVATE PAYROLL EMPLOYMENT: SERVICE-PROVIDING BY COMPANY SIZE (as a percent of total ADP Service-Providing) 40 40 Large Companies (over 500 employees) Medium Companies (50-499 employees) Small Companies (1-49 employees) 30 20 30 Aug yardeni.com 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 20 2017 Source: ADP, Moody’s Analytics, and Haver Analytics. Figure 9. 40 40 ADP NONFARM PRIVATE PAYROLL EMPLOYMENT: GOODS-PRODUCING BY COMPANY SIZE (as a percent of total ADP Goods-Producing) 38 38 Large Companies (over 500 employees) Medium Companies (50-499 employees) Small Companies (1-49 employees) 36 34 36 34 32 32 30 30 Aug 28 yardeni.com 2006 28 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Source: ADP, Moody’s Analytics, and Haver Analytics. Page 8 / August 31, 2016 / US Economic Indicators: ADP Private Sector Payrolls Report Yardeni Research, Inc. www.yardeni.com ADP Private Payrolls Figure 10. 150 100 150 ADP NONFARM PRIVATE PAYROLL EMPLOYMENT 100 (monthly change, thousands, sa) 50 50 Aug 0 -50 0 -50 Construction (-2.0) -100 -100 -150 -150 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 100 100 Aug 0 0 -100 -100 Manufacturing (0.0) -200 -200 yardeni.com -300 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 -300 2017 150 150 75 75 Aug 0 0 -75 -75 -150 -150 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities (26.0) -225 -225 -300 -300 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 40 40 20 20 Aug 0 0 -20 -20 Financial Activities (15.0) -40 -40 -60 -60 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 100 100 Aug 0 0 -100 -200 -100 Professional and Business Services (52.0) yardeni.com 2005 2006 -200 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Source: ADP, Moody’s Analytics and Haver Analytics. Page 9 / August 31, 2016 / US Economic Indicators: ADP Private Sector Payrolls Report Yardeni Research, Inc. www.yardeni.com ADP Private Payrolls Figure 11. 9 8 9 ADP NONFARM PRIVATE PAYROLL EMPLOYMENT (millions, sa) 8 7 7 Aug Construction 6 6 5 5 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 15 15 14 14 13 13 Manufacturing Aug 12 12 11 11 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 28 28 Aug 27 27 Trade, Transportation and Utilities 26 26 25 25 24 24 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 8.6 8.6 8.4 8.4 Aug 8.2 8.2 Financial Activities 8.0 8.0 7.8 7.8 7.6 7.6 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 21 21 20 Aug Professional and Business Services 19 20 19 18 18 17 17 16 15 16 yardeni.com 2005 2006 15 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Source: ADP, Moody’s Analytics and Haver Analytics. 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