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ADP says businesses created 42,000 jobs in October — but the labor market is still not great

Privately run businesses created 42,000 new jobs in October — the first increase in three months — in a possible sign of stabilization in a weakening U.S. labor market. “The recovery [in hiring] is ... Read More

U.S. Has Recently Added About 14,250 Private-Sector Jobs a Week, ADP Says

The ADP's new report offers a labor-market gauge amid delays in other indicators due to the government shutdown. (Alexandra Citrin-Safadi/WSJ) The U.S. averaged a weekly increase of roughly 14,250 ... Read More

Labor-market weakness will push Fed to cut rates further, strategist says

The recent ADP labor report showed the private sector in the U.S. losing an average of 11,250 jobs per week in the four weeks ending Oct. 25. Meanwhile, some investors are nervous that official ... Read More

Companies in the U.S. added just 42,000 jobs in October, ADP says

Private companies added just 42,000 jobs October, payroll processor ADP said Wednesday, a fresh datapoint that highlights continued tightness in the labor market but one that is better than some ... Read More

U.S. Lost Average of 13,500 Private-Sector Jobs a Week in Latest ADP Report

Private-sector employers shed an average of 13,500 private-sector jobs a week in the four weeks ended Nov. 8, payroll processor ADP said in a new report. “Consumer strength remains in question as we ... Read More

U.S. labor market was expanding in mid-October, new weekly ADP report shows

Job growth was cooling prior to the government shutdown, which started on Oct. 1 and has delayed the release of the September jobs report. The U.S. labor market continued to expand through mid-October ... Read More

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

Companies in the private sector added 42,000 jobs in October, payroll processing firm ADP said Wednesday. The figure is above economists’ estimates of a gain of 28,000 jobs. The prior month's payrolls ... Read More

Jobs report blows past expectations, defying hiring slowdown

A long-awaited jobs report to be released on Thursday will offer the latest look at the health of the labor market at a fraught moment for the U.S. economy. Read More

Jobs report may be the last for a while: What this means for mortgage borrowers

Because of the government shutdown, which started at midnight on Oct. 1, the Bureau of Labor Statistics jobs report, a key indicator for the Fed and other analysts, wasn't published in early October. Read More

US labor market shock: ADP says 2,500 jobs lost every week heading into November & jobless claims hit 232,000 - what's happening

American companies are cutting jobs at a rate of 2,500 per week. This trend indicates a slowdown in the job market as October ended. High-profile companies like Amazon and Target also announced ... Read More