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ROSELAND, NJ -- (Marketwired) -- 05/10/13 -- Private sector employment increased in all nine U.S. Census Bureau Divisions during the month of April 2013, according to the first monthly ADP Regional Employment Report(SM). This new report is produced by ADP®, a leading provider of global human capital management solutions, in collaboration with Moody's Analytics, Inc. The ADP Regional Employment Report measures monthly changes in regional nonfarm private employment on a seasonally adjusted basis.

"During the month of April, all nine U.S. Census Bureau Divisions recorded private sector job growth of varying degrees," said Ahu Yildirmaz, senior director of the ADP Research Institute(SM). "The regions showing the largest increases last month were the South Atlantic region, driven by Florida, Georgia and Virginia, and the West South Central region, driven by Texas. Together, these two regions generated a combined total of 60,000 private sector jobs -- approximately half of all private sector jobs created during the month. Among the 29 individual U.S. states, plus the District of Columbia, tracked by the ADP Regional Employment Report, the states of Texas, Florida, Tennessee, Utah and Arizona recorded the largest job gains during the month of April."

On May 1, 2013, the ADP National Employment Report® reported total U.S. private sector employment increased by a total of 119,000 jobs from March to April.

April 2013 Report Highlights

Click here to access the ADP Regional Employment Report Infograph

Changes in Regional U.S. Nonfarm Private Employment: *

•By U.S. Census Bureau Division

•New England 3,000 •Pacific 12,000 •Middle Atlantic 4,000 •East North Central 10,000 •West North Central 10,000 •Mountain 13,000 •South Atlantic 31,000 •East South Central 8,000 •West South Central 29,000

•Total Employment: 119,000

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.

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

•Alabama 1,480 •Arizona 3,890 •California 2,690 •Colorado 2,350 •Connecticut 1,230 •Florida 9,570 •Georgia 3,090 •Idaho 1,770 •Illinois 2,060 •Indiana 1,860 •Kentucky 980 •Maryland 1,520 •Massachusetts 410 •Michigan 980 •Minnesota 1,710 •Nevada 1,030 •New Jersey 650 •New York 1,490 •North Carolina 2,180 •Ohio 3,020 •Oregon 3,500 •Pennsylvania 1,650 •South Carolina 2,720 •Tennessee 4,400 •Texas 23,390 •Utah 4,110 •Virginia 3,200 •Washington 1,860 •Washington D.C. 780 •Wisconsin 1,780