/EINPresswire.com/ -- ROSELAND, NJ -- (Marketwired) -- 01/13/16 -- Private sector employment increased in all four major regions and all nine U.S. Census Bureau Divisions during the month of December 2015, according to the monthly ADP Regional Employment Report®, which is produced by ADP®, a leading global provider of Human Capital Management (HCM) solutions, in collaboration with Moody's Analytics, Inc. Broadly distributed to the public each month, free of charge, the ADP Regional Employment Report measures monthly changes in regional nonfarm private employment on a seasonally adjusted basis.

"Florida had its best jobs added number of the year and the state is something of a gauge of the broader U.S. economy," said Ahu Yildirmaz, VP and head of the ADP Research Institute®. "A record number of tourists visited the state during the first three quarters of 2015. Over 80 percent were domestic travelers, an indication of increased disposable income among U.S. consumers."

On January 6, 2016, the ADP National Employment Report® reported that total U.S. private sector employment increased by 257,000 jobs from November to December.

December 2015 Report Highlights

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Changes in Regional U.S. Nonfarm Private
Employment:                                 257,000 *

-- Four Major Regions
                    Region                   Jobs +/-      Monthly Change %
                                                             (Growth Rate)

                    South                     99,000             0.23%
                    West                      74,000             0.27%
                    Midwest                   46,000             0.17%
                    Northeast                 39,000             0.17%

-- By U.S. Census Bureau Division

                    Division                 Jobs +/-      Monthly Change %
                                                             (Growth Rate)

                    New England               12,000             0.19%
                    Pacific                   45,000             0.24%
                    Middle Atlantic           27,000             0.17%
                    East North Central        31,000             0.16%
                    West North Central        15,000             0.17%
                    Mountain                  28,000             0.33%
                    South Atlantic            60,000             0.27%
                    East South Central        12,000             0.18%
                    West South Central        27,000             0.19%

                    Total Employment:        257,000


-- By 29 U.S. States Tracked, plus the District of Columbia

                State             Jobs +/-                Monthly Change %
                                                            (Growth Rate)

        Alabama                     2,300                       0.15%
        Arizona                    10,700                       0.47%
        California                 30,500                       0.22%
        Colorado                    6,800                       0.32%
        Connecticut                 1,700                       0.12%
        Florida                    23,800                       0.34%
        Georgia                    10,400                       0.29%
        Idaho                        800                        0.14%
        Illinois                    5,900                       0.11%
        Indiana                     5,700                       0.21%
        Kentucky                    3,300                       0.21%
        Maryland                    4,700                       0.22%
        Massachusetts               5,200                       0.17%
        Michigan                    5,000                       0.14%
        Minnesota                   4,500                       0.18%
        Nevada                      4,300                       0.39%
        New Jersey                  6,200                       0.18%
        New York                   14,200                       0.18%
        North Carolina              6,900                       0.19%
        Ohio                        7,300                       0.16%
        Oregon                      3,500                       0.24%
        Pennsylvania                6,800                       0.13%
        South Carolina              2,800                       0.17%
        Tennessee                   6,100                       0.25%
        Texas                      26,500                       0.26%
        Utah                        4,400                       0.38%
        Virginia                    7,400                       0.23%
        Washington                  8,800                       0.33%
        Washington D.C.              400                        0.08%
        Wisconsin                   6,700                       0.27%

To obtain regional and state-specific results on the ADP Regional Employment Report, which includes job growth by sector, select industries and establishment size**, please visit www.ADPemploymentreport.com.

* Sum of components may not equal total, due to rounding.

** Employment by state is determined by the location where employees work. In most cases, this approach aligns with the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' measure of establishment employment, reflecting the state where an employee works. In some cases, a payroll located in a certain state may include employees from one or more states outside that state.

Additional data for the states above, including jobs data by sector and select industries is available at www.ADPemploymentreport.com.

The January 2016 ADP Regional Employment Report will be released at 9:00 a.m. ET on Wednesday, February 10, 2016. A full publishing calendar can be found at www.ADPemploymentreport.com.

About the ADP Regional Employment Report®
The ADP Regional Employment Report®, which is produced by ADP in collaboration with Moody's Analytics, Inc., is a monthly estimate of private nonfarm employment in nine U.S. Census Bureau divisions, as well as 29 U.S. states, plus the District of Columbia. The report is a measure of employment derived from an anonymous subset of roughly 411,000 U.S. business clients, which employ nearly 24 million workers in the U.S.

Each month, ADP issues the ADP Regional Employment Report as part of the company's commitment to adding deeper insights into the U.S. labor market and providing businesses, governments and others with a source of credible and valuable information. The ADP Regional Employment Report is broadly distributed to the public each month, free of charge.

About the ADP National Employment Report®
The ADP National Employment Report® is a monthly measure of the change in total U.S. nonfarm private employment derived from actual, anonymous payroll data of client companies served by ADP®, a leading provider of human capital management solutions. The report, which measures nearly 24 million U.S. workers, is published by the ADP Research Institute®, a specialized group within the company that provides insights around employment trends and workforce strategy, in collaboration with Moody's Analytics, Inc.

Each month, ADP issues the ADP National Employment Report as part of the company's commitment to adding deeper insights into the U.S. labor market and providing businesses, governments and others with a source of credible and valuable information. The ADP National Employment Report is broadly distributed to the public each month, free of charge.

The ADP Small Business Report® is a monthly estimate of private nonfarm employment among companies in the U.S. with 1-49 employees and is a subset of the ADP National Employment Report. The data for all three reports is collected for pay periods that can be interpolated to include the week of the 12th of each month, and processed with statistical methodologies similar to those used by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics to compute employment from its monthly survey of establishments. Due to this processing, this subset is modified to make it indicative of national employment levels; therefore, the resulting employment changes computed for the ADP National Employment Report are not representative of changes in ADP's total base of U.S. business clients.

About Moody's Analytics
Moody's Analytics helps capital markets and risk management professionals worldwide respond to an evolving marketplace with confidence. The company offers unique tools and best practices for measuring and managing risk through expertise and experience in credit analysis, economic research and financial risk management. By providing leading-edge software, advisory services, and research, including the proprietary analysis of Moody's Investors Service, Moody's Analytics integrates and customizes its offerings to address specific business challenges. Moody's Analytics is a subsidiary of Moody's Corporation (NYSE: MCO), which reported revenue of $3.3 billion in 2014, employs approximately 10,200 people worldwide and maintains a presence in 35 countries. Further information is available at www.moodysanalytics.com.

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