Jobs News Small Businesses Are Cutting Jobs It S A Warning Sign For The Us Economy

32,000 jobs cut by US private employers—sharpest payroll drop since 2023

A sudden rupture in the U.S. labor market has put small businesses at the center of an emerging jobs downturn, intensifying pressure on the Federal Reserve just as it weighs whether to cut interest ... Read More

Private Employers Cut Jobs in November, the Latest Sign of a Slowdown

Data from ADP, a payroll processor, is getting added attention because of delays in official statistics caused by the government shutdown. Read More

1.1 million jobs lost in 2025: what’s behind the surge

It is not every year the U.S. loses over a million jobs before December, but 2025 has joined that short, unsettling list. Employers have shed more than 1.1 million jobs through November, up 54 percent ... Read More

Small businesses slashed jobs in November amid concerns about labor market

Payroll processor ADP said in its monthly report private employers shed 32,000 jobs last month in the latest sign of potential trouble in the labor market. It was a sharp slowdown from October, ... Read More

Small businesses cut 120,000 jobs last month, the latest sign of an unsteady labor market

The recent private jobs reports released from ADP also showed unsteadiness. Payrolls at private companies have contracted in four of the last six ADP reports, which are released monthly. Read More