January 2026 Employment Report ADP (Sunny Expands Coffee to Go Carts)

(Ilustrative  Example Only)

Sunny has 25 coffee carts lined up
throughout the UP on
various snow trails, ice fishing 
mini communities, snow mobiletrails
 and all over the place. 🙃 

He thinks Escanaba would 
be a good base for his operations
and is thinking of having 
locals build his mini coffee
to go carts based
on his specifications 
instead of importing them. 
If they do well there will
be a global market
for such carts as in one
form or another used
all over the world (free idea
run with it!) 

In this example, Sunny would 
have improved his supply line, 
contributed to local manufacturing,
and hired employees
that would improve the tax
base and appeal of the area.

In this example, one would
want to increase the appeal 
of the area to entrepreneurs, shop
owners, etc. by having
investment pathways that
match people with downtown
and industrial places
for scaling their operations.

The job market hasn’t expanded significantly, with only about 22,000 positions added. Most of this growth came from small and medium-sized businesses, generally those employing between 50 and roughly 500 people. This pattern suggests that smaller and mid-sized firms are currently driving job creation. Their growth is important, as many argue that while large corporations play a major role in the economy, they often dominate markets in ways that can limit broader innovation and competition.

Health care continues to add the most jobs, reflecting ongoing demand in that sector. In contrast, manufacturing and professional services are seeing weaker hiring trends, which is not ideal for anyone hoping to strengthen domestic production or expand the manufacturing base. A more balanced distribution of job growth—especially with stronger gains in manufacturing—would better support long-term economic resilience.

January 2026 ADP Employment Report:

• The ADP National Employment Report measures monthly changes in private-sector jobs using real payroll data.
• January 2026 showed a gain of about 22,000 private-sector jobs.
• Health care added the most jobs, while manufacturing and professional services reported losses.
• Overall job growth has slowed compared with previous years.
• The report provides breakdowns by industry and business size and serves as an independent indicator separate from government data.
• Employers between 50 and 499 added most of the jobs.