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Private-Sector Jobs Report Hit With Seriously Brutal Revision

In the latest sign that the labor market is experiencing a serious contraction, the U.S. private sector lost 32,000 jobs in September, according to the ADP National Employment Report released ... Read More

The US economy added 42,000 private-sector jobs last month, more than expected

The latest — and only — comprehensive look at the health of the US labor market showed Wednesday that the economy added an estimated 42,000 private-sector jobs last month. Read More

The US economy lost 32,000 private-sector jobs in September

Private payrolls plunged in September, complicating the picture for the US economy as policymakers and investors struggle to assess the state of the labor market amid a government shutdown. The Bureau ... Read More

U.S. Private Sector Shed Most Jobs In Two Years Last Month

Employment in the U.S. private sector declined at a faster rate than expected in August, according to a report released Wednesday by the private payroll processing firm ADP, signaling further cooling ... Read More

How to assess the September jobs report in the absence of BLS data

If the Bureau of Labor Statistics were issuing its September Employment Situation report on Friday, economists were expecting a headline payrolls number rebounding some from August, but significantly ... Read More

Government shutdown delays jobs report. What data economists are tracking instead

The government shutdown delayed the Bureau of Labor Statistics jobs report, “arguably the most important piece of information” for the Federal Reserve to review before its meeting at the end of the ... Read More

There’s no jobs report today. So here’s what we know about the US labor market

On this particular Friday, at 8:30 a.m. ET, the Bureau of Labor Statistics was supposed to release the September jobs report. Instead, the agency behind the market-moving release — data that has ... Read More

If the government shuts down, there won't be a Friday jobs report. Economists say there is no substitute.

According to plans posted to the Department of Labor website, if the federal government shuts down later this week, the Bureau of Labor Statistics would not release scheduled data — including the ... Read More

Private sector added better-than-expected 42,000 jobs in October, ADP says

The figure reported on Thursday is above economists’ estimates of an increase of 28,000 jobs and higher than the prior month’s revised reading of a loss of 29,000 jobs. Read More

Shutdown has already delayed the jobs report. More critical reports could be held up

For economists who follow the job market, the first Friday of the month is usually like Christmas morning. That's when the Labor Department ordinarily delivers its closely-watched report on jobs and ... Read More